found stuff

here is a little bit of photo. i looked around and couldn’t find any more so it won’t make it to davescollections

this poor chair has been abandoned outside a restaurant. its front legs are missing.
the other chairs sit and laugh from the window of the restaurant. they think they are so prim and proper.
but they too could be so easily cast out in to the street.

but i look again and i see that i was mislead. the chair outside is kneeling and bowing its head in homage to the king and queen chairs through the glass.
it is a scene of respect and not pitty. how wrong i was

this incivility (is that a real word) is spreading

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.

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.

if you are interested, i’ve just updated my found photo website to include the latest find and an old thing which i forgot to put up last year !

www.davescollections.com

yesterday – another photo from the middle of hyde park. will add to davescollection in due course.

a biker boot on a metal square

z-beds are ideal if you need an extra bed temporarily. i wonder why people of the street haven’t been making better use of this technology ?

there’s a sofa next to my office which has been thrown out. i noticed it had computer monitor and a carrier bag on it. it’s next to a skip and has been there all day so it’s obviously for the bin.
in the carrier bag was a load of scalextric track:

john went on a mission to get it:

let’s hope ebay can come up with a few cars, power supply and controllers …

dan, from san francisco-shire (that’s in america you know) found this photo outside his place of employment.
within hours of finding it he jumped on a plane with his family to hand the photo over in person:

and here is the photo (it’s quite small and dark so this is as good as it can be):

jack straws. pick up sticks. station stirrers.

here is a slightly threatening post-it note. it says “next time something is going over”. is this a note from hit man to a client regarding a contract to throw someone off a bridge ? should i phone the police or investigate myself ?

a large scourer or perhaps it’s an astro turf divert from a roof top london golf course.

here is a washing machine outside a laundrette. business is growing at a greater rate than their accomodation. they should put up some rotary washing lines instead of the electronic driers.