Victoria Park in 2024 - Between Seasons
w/e 08 September 2024
All of this week's pictures were taken with a Nikon D3300 or a
Galaxy S20 Mobile Phone.
A month by month look at Ilkeston's
Victoria Park in 2024 - Part 09 September.
Is it the end of summer or the beginning of autumn? The green
leaves on the trees tell us one thing but those on the ground
are saying something else. Meteorological summer ended on August
31st but astronomical summer doesn't end until September 22nd
so actually we're in the intermediate period between the two.
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For our walk through the park this month we started on Drummond
Road and accessed the park near the children's play area via
the car park. The number of vehicles parked suggested the play
area would be busy with parents supervising their children in
the last few days before schools reconvene but that was not the
case. With charges recently being increased on the town centre
car parks and this one being free of charge, I'll let you make
you own deductions.
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Only a very few children were in the play area but the late summer
foliage made for an attractive setting.
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Less attractive were the weed filled raised beds. Whilst I can
sympathise with the objectives of "Rewilding Erewash"
surely parks and public gardens deserve better than this.
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I've no objection to the creation of wildflower beds though,
that can add some much needed colour to the surroundings.
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The central area of the park is also devoid of colour - apart
from green - where the newly planted grass in the former flower
beds is creating patterns with the older turf.
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At least one tree in the central area is already showing tinges
of its autumn colours.
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We did find some colour in the long border and a welcome sight
it was too.
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And the purple leaved plum tree on the Bristol Road side of the
park was living up to its name.
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Before leaving the park we sought out a Rowan tree we had passed
earlier near Drummond Road. Also know as a Mountain Ash, it was
covered with red berries. Next month we expect the autumn colours
to be everywhere in the park and just hope we're not disappointed.
And talking of disappointment, this is the first month this year,
we haven't seen any dogs in the park! Now that is unusual.
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