abandoned caravan
there was a couple of abandoned caravans in the paddock behind where we were staying in scotland:
i think this would make a great desktop picture:
click for big fun (but don’t blame it on the sunshine)
donning instructions
donning is such a great word. and it looks so good in print too.
dog sign
dog sign on Inchy Island
controlled walking
this bit of scotland has only recently become a national park if i understand correctly. they are so proud, yet so protective they’ve introduced a nice signage system along the footopaths saying “national park – caution do not cross”
follow the yellow brick road white tape:
Inchcailloch Island
right, back to the scottish holiday. still plenty of stuff to come all you scots-lovers !
One morning we went to Inchcailloch Island
we set off by boat from balmaha boatyard.
The girls loved it:
and so did my father-in-law:
the boat dropped us off at a jetty and went off:
I then walked up to the top of the hill with jane’s parents:
the views were fabulous and would have been even better if the clouds got out the way:
click for big
meanwhile the girls played on the sheltered beach:
then the boat turned up and we got back before the rain:
disturbing bollard pictures
here are a couple of bollards from regular contributor Dan. They are both slightly strange and worth a longer look.
this bollard seems to be levitating between the two junior bollard inspectors:
this pictures appears to show three bollards having fun in the sand. but don’t be fooled, it’s possible something more sinister has occured.
look at the traces of bollard blood near the front bollard, and the relatively unmessy nature of the two bollards in the background. one of the bollards at the back is obviously making a run for it too.
i don’t like what i see here at all.
bollard fact fans – note the double reflective stripes on these american bollards. a classic decoration for state-side bollards i believe.
found chairs
remember this abandoned chair in scotland ? well, here are two more abandoned scottish chairs with views. it’s interesting they are all the same model.
click to enjoy the view (and chairs)
old toys
when we were in scotland we visited jane’s aunt who excavated a number of old toys for esther and kezia to play with. it turned in to more of a trip down memory lane.
here are two generic people who most people our-ish age will probably recognise.
i’m not sure what kind of person this is:
but this is a playmobil one:
check out the playmobil site and observe the strange floating heads
the other place
what doesn’t go up must go down.
i’m loving this album
i’ve been listening to this album all day whilst doing some particularly tedious excel work. belle and sebastian are great. Totally mellow yet kinda upbeat and poppy too. and great lyrics. a true indie band in the olden sense of the foppish word.
if you don’t know them you should make it your business to find out.
by the way, Dan spotted a bollard on the site, which has now been confirmed
paddington station
commuting has been misery this week. too hot and too slow. average journey home has taken over 2 hours thanks to rain on the tracks.
it rained so much on tuesday they emptied a load of raw sewage in to the thames. see – in london even poos move faster than the trains. ho hum.
tonight was another signal failure so more delays. i nearly took a photo of the two policemen who were staring at me taking this photo but i decided not to. this terrorism thing is spoiling our fun
page 135
we haven’t had a numbered sign for a while. to be honest i’m a bit fearful for their future as a new breed of numberless signs have started appearing all over Paddington Station.
it’s the new management i recon. but i’ll keep looking. here’s one i found today. it’s page 135
press photo (do not take literally)
i did do an interview recently for a national magazine which i’m very excited about. i can’t tell you any more at present and i don’t want to get our hopes up too much. hopefully i’ll be able to tell you more next month …
when i did the interview they requested a nice photo of me ‘in action’, so here it is. it’s me with a local dog sign.
it’s not really me in action as i haven’t got my camera. luckily pete had it to take my photo.
two stomachs
see the twin storage compartments. how like a cow.
break glass for key
security is paramount in these modern days. i was surpised to see this key stuck on an outside wall protected only by a piece of smashable glass. the key looks like it allows access to the basement of the building it was attached to.
still running
look. it’s anotehr sort of slippery sign. this chap has fallen over but is still attempting to run straight up in to the air.
it’s no wonder he fell over with such a lack of appreciation for the basic rules of gravity.
cleaners
i felt a need to walk to work down Oxford Street today, so i did. i’m guaranteed more photos going that route, but it’s a bit noisier than my usual backstreet amble.
one thing you can be sure to see at this time of morning is street cleaners. here’s a water squirty one:
and here’s one being mended:
