terrace views
i was lucky enough to be invited along to a reception at the House of Commons on the Terrace overlooking the river. it was mad weather which made for a good rainbow and a nice sunset.
April 2004
more paddington pages
pages 57 and 136
pages 85 and 78
page 44
is it or isn’t it ?
there’s a photo on the shelf behind this man’s head. but is it a lost photo ? i don’t know. and i didn’t ask. everyone loves a mystery.
horses for courses
this canal boat looked quite vulnerable coming down the thames amongst all the big boats.
security gates
here is a concreted-over door a set of gates attached.
it’s a double security feature.
an underground history ?
the upstairs of this shop in Fleet Street must have had some history associated with london underground. but what ?
great names
this is a good street name:
and this is the world famous london shoe library:
correct sign
remember the incorrect sign. well, the cafe has obviously employed a reading-expert who has now put jacket potatoes in the space marked jacket potatoes.
the same shop also has a nice picture menu. i like picture menus. you can see what you’ll be getting. saves visualising.
i especially like how they’ve crossed one of the plates out. or perhaps they serve it with lines on.
road sign obsessive
i like obsessives. here is a particularly good one.
it’s a study of road signs
plinth
we are meant to report anything suspicious to the authorities in these hyper-sensitive times. but where do we draw the line ?
this morning, whilst walking to work, my path was blocked by this plastic stone plinth. it wasn’t there on friday.
it could be packed full of manure (as favoured by the modern day incendiarist i believe). but i strongly suspect it isn’t.
page 30
another paddington train station sign with a page number. page 30 this time.
it’s interesting to note there is a glove thief about in paddington station. it’s not me. i only take photos of gloves.
wherever i leave my hat …
there’s always the problem of where to leave you straw hat. it’s not always easy.
esther’s preaching practice
esther got up to preach her sermon only to discover she was slightly too short.
rainbow in henley
it was a wet, cold and miserable day in henley (weather wise), but we were rewarded at the end of the day with an amazing rainbow.
my camera hasn’t got enough of a wide angle to get the full crescent and hasn’t enough zoom to get the full detail. ho hum.
here’s a close-up
big time media
i’m mentioned in passing in the Observer newspaper today:
how exciting ! (thanks to dan for finding this)