“The Hidden Harmony is better than the obvious… Nature loves to hide”
Heraclitus
Disocactus ackermannii
First bloom from my Disocactus ackermannii in over 10 years, an orchid cactus native to the cloud forests of Mexico and Central America.
This single, fiery red flower will only last a day or two, A brief, spectacular visitor.
Junction
On Tooting Common
The White Hart Inn, Mitcham Cricket Green
A coaching-age pub on the old Surrey road, its steeply pitched roof and stuccoed frontage dating to the late 17th or early 18th century, refaced in 1747 as London expanded ever closer. The Doric porch and balustraded parapet speak to former ambitions.
Grade II listed, it shares this corner of London Road with almshouses, parish rooms and a war memorial - the old heart of Mitcham, still largely intact. TQ274684.