Picking Wild Violets

A Memory of Dorney.

My friend Jean and I used to pick wild violets in the wood just along the towpath on the right hand side of this picture.  The wood was a carpet of yellow celandines in Spring and the scent from the wild violets was reward in itself.  We lived in Dorney Reach so most of our childhood was spent by the river Thames.  Further back from this picture on the other side of the riverbank was Monkey Island Hotel.