well, this year i didn’t win the trophy for the best photo in show, but i did get a few first, two seconds, a third and two ‘highly commendeds’, with only my portraits failing to get anything. still, after 3 years it’s good someone else wins isn’t it 😉
we spotted this strange vegetable (and its friend) at a National Trust place on holiday. Any idea what it is ?
answer here (though i was none the wiser): View image
here’s a new photo category – charity collection vessels. some of these are classics (and very old).
this is a starter – it’s a dog and two cats, all looking very sad. the dog is grey and there’s one white can and one black cat which is interesting. perhaps he’s their dad ?
yesterday we had a very successful walk along the Thames Path from kelmscott to tadpole bridge. it was probable around 7 or 8 miles i think and kezia managed to walk nearly all of it (and esther did it all). progress indeed.
Parts of the Radcot Bridge date back to the 12th century bridge making it the oldest bridge on the thames
Rushey Weir is a ‘rare example of an old Thames paddle-and-rymer weir
basically you ram these paddles down in to the weir to stop the water (and vice-versa)
tadpole bridge
our destination for the walk was an idilic looking pub at tadpole bridge, but it was shut when we got there. which left a bad taste in our mouths. or at least a dry taste.
instructions for a lock
did you spot the bit about being aware of bollards ?
(on the same day as this was reported)
this is a weird plane we saw flying over our heads by the thames path. any idea what it is ?
update: thanks to phil, it turns out this was a U2 spy plane ! i love you guys. whether it’s insects or military aircraft you sort me out each time !
the first time i went to bethnal green was 8th june 2005. here’s a photo of the tube station
i often forget london has a really nice canal running through it. occasionally i stumble upon it when out on manoeuvres, such as this occasion when i’d just been to an art gallery preview
a pub for the traditional family – 2.4 children, married parents etc.
we’ve been on holiday for a fortnight so we’re back to manual updates now (rather than the random selection you’ve been having for the last ages). i’ve got tons of holiday photos, but for now, here are some from yesterday when jane and i went to Reading festival for the day.
by the end of our holiday i had quite bushy sideburns and hair, so jane cut me a comedy old person’s festival haircut involving a long strip of hair down the centre of my head and my sideburns.
