I don't often ride my bike to work. Usually I can find some reasonable excuse from the following list:
- It's raining
- It might rain
- I'm going out tonight
- I might go out tonight
- It's too far and I can't be arsed

But when I do bike it, I never regret it. I take a great route down to Kew Bridge and then beside the Thames, past Kew Gardens, Syon House and The Old Deer Park in Richmond and out to Twickenham. Comming home is even better: I do the whole route along the river to Hammersmith. It's a long way (or at least it seems like that to me!) but if the evening is free and it's a sunny day it's great.

Finally I've taken my camera along with me so that you, dear reader, can share this delightful rus in urbe.

In the morning - it's never crowded..


Mind you it's not crowded on the way home either. I usually see more herons than people.


Opposite Kew Gardens is the London home of the Dukes of Northumberland: Syon House.


And further along, just as outside Richmond I cross the original Prime Meridian (before it got moved to Greenwich) and there's a great view of the old Royal Observatory:


I must say if ever work anywhere else I would miss this journey.

Heron closeup..