The Elephantree.. a gloriously mature Beech in front where the palace where Queen Elizabeth 1 stood for 3 days refusing to die.. It has a belly, eyes, and a life of its own.

Even tho it is well known, it is not well understood. Richmond's uniques aspect and postion lend it a unique flora and fauna.
Certain vulnerable species survive only in this borough's protected idyll, as they appear to find the wider 'real countryside' too abrasive and hostile.
Visually, Nature pulls out the stops to make a spectacular show...

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cameraderie > Cone Topiary Art {[Madness perchance?}
Or Some Strange Coned Game

cameraderie > The Elephantree.. a gloriously mature Beech in front where the palace where Queen Elizabeth 1 stood for 3 days refusing to die..
It has a belly, eyes, and a life of its own.

cameraderie > ... the city on the hill
Alpine Albion

cameraderie > Cafe No More.
Traditional Cafe bulldozed to make way for the German Beer and Sausage bar

The Elephantree.. a gloriously mature Beech in front where the palace where Queen Elizabeth 1 stood for 3 days refusing to die..
It has a belly, eyes, and a life of its own.