transport

last week we did a cycle ride. this week we did it again, only the other backwards. yes it was tricky.
at one point esther decided she wanted a break from sitting on the back of her tag-along bike so decided to sit on this fence instead.

this was a car bridge until a few weeks ago. now it’s a danger to those below

look ! they’ve painted flowers on it. lovely.

it’s tricky being a police man. all that running about and arresting people. luckily they have a catering corp who arrive at crime scenes and offer people a nice relaxing british cuppa.
“now you just sit down love, there’s a cup of tea on the way. there you go. now can you explain why you are carrying that blood stained axe ?”

another numbered mini

i went with jane and kezia to take esther to school this morning so i know what to do. on the way back we saw this abandoned scooter.
i suspect it was abandoned by some 4 year old joyrider. it’s lucky it wasn’t set on fire. or perhaps it was an insurance write-off and is waiting for the local scooter garage to come and take it away.

here’s a comedy thing. it’s two guys at either side of the road holding a piece of string between them. the string was a few centimetre off the ground a represented a significant tripping hazard.
i wondered if it was a cunning trick to make people trip over in the middle of the road (perhaps they work for the local funeral directors, or were resting paramedics).
they would have been better off doing this kind of thing on the pavement. if they had lifted the string high enough they could have knocked people’s hats off.
If they were trying to catch cars then i don’t think a piece of string is the answer. that’s like trying to catch an oil tanker with a kids fishing net. sort of.

ho hum. there’s been a security scare at a station outside london this evening so there are no trains from paddington station at the moment going home for me. so i’m trapped with only a free wifi connection and a carton of ribena for company.
it’s great for people spotting though. i just bumped in to an ex-colleague i haven’t seen for nearly 10 years.
here is a picture of lots of people from my lofty pirch. it doesn’t really convey the chaos down there at the moment:

i like to spot chairs. and cupboards. and here both are chained together.
a cupboard with castors can make an ideal urban vehicle.

26 questions

the usual two minis were parked next to each other and this one was just round the corner …

it’s been a while since i last reporting on the mad london milkman. with the warmer weather, he’s finally got himself a fridge for the back of his float. and a vacuum flask.
i’m still not convinced he’s totally right for the job.

26 questions

this canal boat looked quite vulnerable coming down the thames amongst all the big boats.

the upstairs of this shop in Fleet Street must have had some history associated with london underground. but what ?

this picture didn’t come out as nicely as i’d hoped, but here it is anyway. it’s about 50 joggers all running fairly slowly in single file through hyde park.
it’s a grown up game of follow the leader. when i took the photo i hoped the railings in the foreground wouldn’t cause a-fence (offence)