Ferris Bueller-ing a day off at Kew Gardens

One of the perks of being a freelancer, last Friday I downed my laptop like it was the weekend and headed west to Kew Gardens. It’s one of those London things that unless you’re a tourist you wouldn’t bother doing, but it’s a totally life-affirming thing. It came up as a ‘what’s a lovely thing we can do?’ idea. I was really busy and I considered postponing, but then you can always end up putting off the good stuff while life passes you by.

It was a lovely sunny day with a few spring clouds, but definitely warm enough for ice cream. The spring blossom is out in full effect, it was so beautiful I nearly cried because I’m that much of a baby. Honestly at this time of year when everything is just coming back to life and nature is waking up, it’s enough to make Ross Kemp feel emotional. There was lots of amazing things to see, like the awesome tropical flowers in Palm House and the slightly terrifying rooftop walk, but the best by far was a peacock just bossing it out round by the Temperate House. If you ever need to see a perfect example of a catwalk strut look at a peacock, they just ooze Naomi Campbell cool. Nature, man!