A Walk in the Park

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Nearly forgot to post these - I walked home tonight via Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens (it's not the most direct route but I need the exercise), got some nice pictures of squirrels and the newly refurbished Italian Gardens; they've cleaned up beautifully, and I've just realised that they contain the only memorial to a scientist I've noticed in the park.



Squirrels - although they look red, they're actually American grey squirrels, not the native British red squirrels. They were really out in force tonight, I must have seen at least 20-30 along the way. They look amazingly cute but they're actually really destructive little buggers, do a lot of damage to trees and plants, and can seriously damage your house if they get into the loft or something.













The Italian Gardens, built for Queen Victoria and refurbished thanks to a grant from the Tiffany foundation

http://www.supporttheroyalparks.org/explore/tiffany_fountains

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They get a LOT of people throwing them food, it's one of the reasons why there are so many - another is that there are lots of oak trees and nothing much else that eats acorns.