Stepping aside from the sport today, to share a few pictures of the Olympic Park. They've really made an effort to plant out mature trees and scatter wild flowers, rather than overtly landscape and manicure it. I think it looks like an English Country Garden, and is therefore very apt.
From this point in, you will note that I am useless with the identification of flowers! Apologies.
The Olympic Stadium, from the Greenway Gate.
A couple of views of the Orbit, from south and north.
A possible sighting of a multicoloured shrubbery (Roger The Shrubber just out of sight) in front of the Basketball Arena.
The riverside nature walk.
One of the knowledge panels, facing the Riverbank Arena.
Another Olympic Stadium shot, from the river bank on the north side.
A different angle from the riverside nature walk.
Well done to all concerned with getting the Olympic Park to this shape (I saw it two weeks before, and I know there was a huge amount of work put in very late to get it looking so good).
From this point in, you will note that I am useless with the identification of flowers! Apologies.
The Olympic Stadium, from the Greenway Gate.
A couple of views of the Orbit, from south and north.
Ginger AND Villa-coloured flowers on the bank up to the Stadium from the Aquatic Centre... obviously planted for me!
A possible sighting of a multicoloured shrubbery (Roger The Shrubber just out of sight) in front of the Basketball Arena.
The riverside nature walk.
One of the knowledge panels, facing the Riverbank Arena.
Another Olympic Stadium shot, from the river bank on the north side.
A different angle from the riverside nature walk.
Well done to all concerned with getting the Olympic Park to this shape (I saw it two weeks before, and I know there was a huge amount of work put in very late to get it looking so good).
