It's the approach to London, yet again, and the unsecret gardens under the Hammersmith and Shepherd's Bush exit from Westway. These include all manner of excitement, but today I was more interested in the concrete pillars, so you only catch a fast glimpse of bushes and graffitied walls in the vernacular yardspace.
It's the gardens glimpsed over walls here that really excite, though. From the top deck of the bus, you get privileged glimpses of a great deal of privilege:
The leisured sports-space which shares this under roundabout zone, all climbing walls and horses, has its own style; poppy bright colours, smart screening trees, vast mid-grey walls:
Westfield's big green wall creates the impression of greenery being dominant here, but this is almost the only greenery visible from the road:
Yes, that tiny sprig on the roof there. Notting Hill is way leafier; here's a typical frontage. Nice concrete pineapple there.
It's the gardens glimpsed over walls here that really excite, though. From the top deck of the bus, you get privileged glimpses of a great deal of privilege:
Not everywhere is so greenery friendly. Look at this balcony. Could you even grow anything on it?
And from here on in, almost all the greenery is in parks, municipal trees of stature against green backgrounds...
...and construction and cranes dominate the skies:
And from here on in, almost all the greenery is in parks, municipal trees of stature against green backgrounds...
...and construction and cranes dominate the skies:
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