flying skip
here is a skip full of stuff, in the air. but how is it managing to fly ?
i suspect it’s got something with crane it was attached to.
February 2004
moon through broken windows
it was dark when i left home this morning (as usual) but it was light by the time i arrived at paddington which is great. summer is on its way.
i was struck this morning by the gradual introduction of colour to the day. it started off black, then came the introduction of dark blue, then some reds were added and before you knew it, colour had stretched down from the sky and lighted up the world.
oh yes, i forgot to say. this photo is of the moon through the windows (some paneless) at my local train station
celebrity chains
here’s an interesting celebrity-interest thing. i feel i know you well enough to share this now.
i’m just 3 people away from Michael Jackson. ie he’s a friend of friend’s friend’s dad.
Michael was once the most famous person on the planet – so in theory i could get a message to anyone in the world.
let me know if you’ve got anything important to say and i’ll pass it on.
top pop
there’s a thing on every sunday in february in reading called 5:14 and it’s run by Reading Vineyard church. it’s most excellent.
the band contained a couple of friends and a singer called suzie.
here is an interesting link to a thing to amuse you for a few seconds (needs sound). probably only makes sense to british viewers.
cat update
wee commerce
this is one for all you scottish people who say “wee” rather than “small”.
update: after i posted this kezia did her first ‘wee’ in the toilet today. it was her idea and we thought we’d just go along with her plan. we thought it was probably just an excuse to extract large quantities of toilet roll and do the flushing.
anyone who’s got children will know the implications of this:
good – the end is in sight for nappies
bad – the next few weeks will be quite damp for all involved and going out for day trips will get more tricky.
the signs of death
here is a sign of death. i like the teeth. i used to be a goth you know.
christian coffee sachets
the devil might be in the detail, but Jesus is on the sugar.
here is the sugar sachets in a regular cafe we went to today. they are by “Kingdom Coffee International” and contain a Bible verse.
this reminded me of my plan for ‘litter evangelism’ which involved throwing leaflets explaining about Jesus all over the street so that people might pick them up and read them. this concept remains untested.
i also had a plan for ‘whistle evangelism’ which involed whistling well known christian songs to subliminally influence members of the public in to believing the truth about Jesus. this wasn’t very successful as not many people know christian songs these days.
sign on a tree
i think this sign means this trees days are numbered.
this tree must die so that others near it might live. that’s how forests work apparently
the lookout
we went to the lookout in bracknell today with our friends Ian and Carolyn. it’s a forest and used to be a major Roman settlement and is very nice (if you like trees, which we do).
and here’s a view from the top of the viewing tower:
The viewing tower told us that Paris was 200 miles away, which is nearer than Lands End. It also told us that Australia was 8,800 miles away and the Great Wall of China was 6,400 miles away.
Ultimately it made no difference as the trees had got too high so you couldn’t see Paris, let alone China.
picture of a dog
it’s been ages sinces i’ve found a new sign of a hound. so it gives me great pleasure to present you with one today.
who’s that on the phone ?
here is a lad on a bike on a phone box. a bunch of them had their BMXs and were bunny hopping up benches, across flower beds and up walls in the name of fun.
they were wearing crash helmets which was a little dissapointing. if they were in to danger and destruction they should have gone all the way.
the lad in the picture hopped (whilst still on his bike) off the phone box on to the grey box and then on to the black bin before dropping to the floor and cycling off.
busker
here is a man playing an instrument which just had one string and a funny thing to wiggle to make the note go wobbly.
it was like a theremin without the electronics. i was very impressed. i asked what it was called and he told me. i was none the wiser as it had a chinese name.
crazy roofs
esther and i spent a lot of time looking at the sky this morning. here is a building we saw with a roof like stairs (according to esther). on the ground level it was very boring shops. the downside to our amateur architecture event was that we kept bumping in to each other.
inflation hits pound shops
pound shops were so 1980s. inflation has taken it’s toll and nearly a quarter of a century later, we’re got £5 shops in the high street.
another china tea cup
here are three photos sent to me from cousin mike.
the chap with kermit is probably my wife’s mother’s sister’s husband. but might not be. spot the china cup which i becoming a regular feature. the other is a dog i think.
and here are some pebbles. i hope they were shadow-proof.
