Okay, so we know that the weather isn’t quite as spring-like as we’d hoped, but hope, erm, springs eternal! So, here’s a quick spring round-up of what’s been happening in Tooting on Instagram...

 

• Maundy • Maundy is an odd word, one you use without thinking about it, part of a name. It comes from Old French and if you go back further, Latin, the root that gives us our more meaningful, contemporary word mandate. What was the mandate of Maundy Thursday? Love: ‘A new mandate I give you, to love one another.’ It’s one we’ve still not mastered. I listened to an article on a news bulletin this week about women who’ve created an app that created routes walking home that factored in and avoided parks and green spaces. At night, commons and greens, parks and canalsides feel unsafe. Without love the darkness is dangerous, threatening and fearful. With it, these places are magical. Last year I interviewed folk singer Sam Lee part of @nestfolk for @simplethingsmag who every year leads people into the darkness of woodlands to hear the nightingales sing. Closer to home, @WoodlandTrust lead people in bat walks and moth walks in the twilight. Whether you hear the birds sing or see the bats, just being in the woods at night in the darkness without fear would be a real treat. Sometimes I go through the Commons in the dark, hold my breath, listen carefully for the sound of someone following me. No one else is ever there. The only people I ever pass are other women, heads down, walking at speed, holding their breath. If only we loved each other enough to feel free to go where we wanted without fear. We could reclaim the darkness, sink into the noises and rhythms of nature at night. Feel the wonder and strangeness of it all. • I’ve started a monthly newsletter - what to look out for each month, what to forage and what to make with it, a bit more about me, and the occasional pondering about nature and life. Subscribe on the link in my bio if you’d like something more. • • • • • • • • #thiscommonyear #london #tooting #balham #aseasonalyear #thewildnesstonic #stayandwander #gowildlyandslow #inspiredbynature_ #ataleofseasons #embracingtheseasons #intentionalseasons #the_gentle_manifesto #awakethesoul #daysofsmallthings #gloomandglow #slowlived #aslowmoment #alittlebeautyeveryday #stayandwander #quietinthewild #slownaturemoments #thewildnesstonic #alovefornaturesbest #corne

A post shared by This Common Year (@thiscommonyear) on Mar 29, 2018 at 3:05am PDT

 

#sunrise #sky #spring #London #city #architecture #tooting

A post shared by Danny Bennett (@dpdbennett84) on Mar 28, 2018 at 11:13pm PDT

 

What is this thing called sun ☀️- behold 'tis an object of life and beauty.....until it starts chucking it again!!! ☔️☔️☔️☔️ #personaltrainer #pt #ptlife #tooting #streatham #balham #tootingtrack waiting for #spring #fitattitude #wafa

A post shared by We Are Fit Attitude (@wearefitattitude) on Mar 29, 2018 at 12:06am PDT

 

One year on & the dining area is finished! 💐 #spring #tulips #gettingold #priorities #diningroom #homesweethome #interiordesign #homedecor #homerenovation #tooting

A post shared by Suzanne Piddock (@suzi_hp) on Mar 24, 2018 at 5:47am PDT

 

#tooting #beautifulsky #skyisthelimit #london #kingdom #youandme #findinglove #kingofkings

A post shared by Zahir (@m_zahir) on Mar 28, 2018 at 10:24am PDT

 

I’m sure there’s a phrase about learning to dance in the rain ... 🌧💦💧☔️ . . . . #britishsummertime #sgiew_spring #thatwinterspringthing #facethespring #lifecloseup #igerslondon #snaphappybritmums #lookingforspring #figgesmarsh #tooting #macro #raindrop

A post shared by Truly Madly Kids (@trulymadlykidsuk) on Mar 28, 2018 at 3:59am PDT

 

Life's Better Together 💫 #tooting #tootingcommon #streetart #lights #londonstreets #londonstreetart #london #greatbritain #england #uk #unitedkingdom

A post shared by Mohini Chander (@mohini_toffee) on Mar 28, 2018 at 2:38am PDT

 

The see you later winter post might have been a bit premature 😬. Yesterday's sun has gone! . Off to a 20m pool for another rehab swim. #roadtoorta . #outdoorswimming #london #lidolife #tootingbeclido #tootinglido #tooting #outdoorswimmer #teammermaids

A post shared by Team Mermaids (@team_mermaids_uk) on Mar 27, 2018 at 5:56am PDT

 

End of the week, featuring sunshine 😂☀️☀️🌞🌞🚌🚒🚦 😀 . . . . . . #cryptonphotography #canon #teamcanon #canon750d #canon_official #igerslondon #southlondon #environment #tooting #cloudformation #concretejungle #afternoon #spring #perspective #rooftops #architecture #blue #inspirational #bus #outline #shadow #TGIF #morleys #warm #sunny #tootingbroadway #happyfriday #☀️

A post shared by Marshall (@cryptonphotography) on Mar 23, 2018 at 7:42am PDT

 

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A post shared by Get Juiced! Tooting (@getjuicedbar) on Mar 28, 2018 at 2:28am PDT

 

Glorious day for a #walk. #londonexplorer in #tooting this morning

A post shared by Kerry Baker (@kerryblala) on Mar 23, 2018 at 6:38am PDT

 

Inferno #earlsfield #southfields #tooting #wandsworth #sw18 #sunset #sunsets #instadaily #garrattlane #skyporn #cloud #cloudcover #instadaily #instasky #instamoment

A post shared by Whirl McGuire (@whirlabouttown) on Nov 13, 2017 at 11:12pm PST

 

Come through #spring we all really want you here #goodbyewinter #beastfromtheeastcandoone #springiscoming #tooting #southlondon #london

A post shared by Gavin O'Reilly (@powers_that_be) on Mar 22, 2018 at 7:37am PDT

 

“It was early summer. And everything, as it always does, began to heave and change.” ⠀ ― Helen Garner, Monkey Grip⠀ 📸 by @florence.england⠀ ➰ #tootingbec #tooting #tootinglife #wandsworth #swlondon #southlondon #london #streetsoflondon #londonlife #londonparks #streetphotography #londonphotography #londonphotographer

A post shared by Tooting resident (@tootingresident) on Mar 22, 2018 at 7:36am PDT

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