belated leaves facts
the leaves have long since left the trees, but i noticed this new sign was on display at Paddington Station this morning.
it’s worth a read (click it for detail). i love how they’ve tried to make it as unreadable as possible by incorporated science and phrases like ‘non-stick type surface’.
it’s a shame they didn’t use the word ‘mulch’. i would have liked it even more then.
click to read
temporal comments
i’ve started a new category today which i’ve called ‘temporal comments’. These are a kind of graffiti but is simply piece of paper or card with a few words on it.
parking tickets was the first one, and this is the second (which was displayed on my train this morning).
of course it could be some sublimal advertising. but i doubt it.
pavement tomatoes
here are some sliced tomatoes sent from a different eye.
i suspect this was a blatant plug for his/her new blog, but it looks good, so far so happy to spread the word !
urban rug
another method of avoiding the congestion charge. fly by rug.
chained bikes
i’m sure we’re had this sign before but not for a year or so, so here it is again. and this time it’s got an interesting horizontal line background for you to enjoy.
i walk past this sign every day and often consider padlocking a bike to this fence, but first removing its greasy chain.
dressing gown
how now brown gown
a lost favourite
this toy looks highly loved and no doubt someone would have spent a very sad night without it.
the twin dummy bit is interesting though isn’t it ? Perhaps it belongs to (a) siamese twin(s)
protected television
there’s nothing more boring than digging a hole so workmen often listen to the radio.
but what do they do if they are addicted to Celebrity Big Brother (which is quite good at the moment [shame on me] ) ?
The answer is to take a telly to work and put it by the hole so you can watch whilst you dig.
perhaps it’s a sony workman watchman ?
two bollards
have these two guys just had a fight or is the red on a paramedic ?
disciple
how’s your daily walk going ?
i’ve tried to pick up the speed of mine to start preparing for the marathon. i arrived at work quite out of breath and eagerly looked at my pedometer to see what my average speed was (so i can get some feel for how long my marathon’s going to take).
unfortunately my pedometer wasn’t impressed and actually showed my walk was slower today than usual. i suspect technical trouble.
anyway, on my walk today i saw this little clothing label on the floor which made me think of how i’m doing on my spiritual walk.
the label says ‘M’ which could mean Medium. but i think it’s not as good as that. so i’ll pretend it means Male.
Recent world events have re-emphasised the fragility and uncertaintly of life. When things happen to others it makes us realise how any of our lives could (and will) just ‘end’ at any moment.
This little label on the street has really made me think about what i’m actually doing in life/death. Which is quite a healthy thing to do at the beginning of a new year.
what a lot of bins
a walk in the park:
upsway down (bin headstand):
heading back home:
only squares visit dirt piles:
how to amuse four children
we’re looking after our friends’ children this weekend so they can go off and have a nice quiet weekend. so the question is, how do you amuse 4 children for 2 days ?
i hadn’t got a clue, but luckily jane had. she suggested they all drew on a long piece of paper. which they all did, happily, for ages:
when it was my turn to suggest a plan i chose the telly. this too proved popular (as can be seen here):
gloves
looks like a pair but they were seperated by a few metres down the street
erk
i’ve just had my place confirmed for this year’s London Marathon.
i’ve committed to raise £1,500 for the Outward Bound Trust
i’ll do more of an appeal in a few weeks time, but those who wish to sponsor me now can go to my justgiving page.
i consider myself a lazy non-sporty type, so this is going to prove very interesting !