horse in a field
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kissing gates
one of the great things about country walks are the kissing gates. here are jane and esther awaiting their obligatory (obli-gate-ery) kisses
dirty dogs with banjos not welcome
notice – no musical instruments, no dogs, no soiled clothing ?
i hadn’t noticed actually so i was glad they pointed it out to me.
hambleden
there’s a lovely village in south Oxfordshire called Hambleden. it’s where they filmed some of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Vicar of Dibley.
You can walk from this picturesque village down the valley to the River Thames. you should do it sometime.
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gloves
i got an email yesterday from annie of www.lostglove.co.uk asking if she could link to my glove collection.
of course she can, and to thank her, you can go visit her collection too. whilst i go for the non-interventionist approach (ie capture them in their natural environment and leave them be), annie takes them home and cares for them (rather like i do when i find a passport photo).
As a result i don’t think she’s got many of the rather clinical medical ones i seem to spot round the back of hospitals !
www.lostglove.co.uk also links to other glove sites and this rather interesting article.
it’s great weather for glove finding at the moment. here are a few i’ve found in the last few days:
pigeons
this sign is open to misinterpretation. i just haven’t done it yet.
stacked trollies
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a more wordy bike sign
this sign nicely explains what the problem is, it’s impact on others, and then goes on to offer a solution.
it uses the word ‘ATTENTION’ instead of ‘Notice’ which is the only slightly aggressive part of the sign. but generally i think this is a terrif example of ‘no bicycle’ signage.
hidden cathedral
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liz reads a story
here is liz reading ‘the hungry caterpillar’ to anna and kezia (who look slightly worried)
not cola on not a wall
this is a drink, which isn’t cola, on a wall, which isn’t a railing.
there’s a danger here i might start taking pictures of things which don’t fit any categories and aren’t even interesting
olympic lady
london is bidding for the 2012 olympics. here is part of an exhibition to celebrate the fact we’re in with a chance.
it’s a giant statue in trafalgar square. there’s a person in the foreground in the picture which might give you some idea of the scale.
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pain-ful disappointment
here was a pain au chocolat i had one morning last week. it’s only got one seam of chocolate which was a real disappointment at the time.
not a lot of people know this, but ‘pain au chocolat’ literally translated means ‘the pain of chocolate’, which means ‘chocolate window’.
a little bit of snow
we’ve been so close to having a decent bit of snow for the last week, but it didn’t materialise. or happen.
this was as good as it got in central london. oh well.
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daffodilly things:
