Wednesday 28 October 2015
Rubbish heading down the river towards the City
Rather than rubbish coming out of the City and being sold to us as the latest financial wheeze.
https://carousel.dropbox.com/photos/cc/V1PTjz6ojOiBG0Z
Tuesday 27 October 2015
Not quite Autumnal tree on the Southbank
Just really like the colour of the leaves in the bright sun light.
https://carousel.dropbox.com/photos/cc/Qs4raFJRk3QPbN0
Sunday 25 October 2015
Interesting building in Aberdeen
Courtesy of Bridget's 3 day stint in the wilds of Scotland.
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Thoughts on lunch in Bristol and sunset photos when leaving Bristol
I was visiting Bristol yesterday to see my children, well at 18 and 19 and much taller than me I sometimes struggle to see them as the two little boys of just a few short years ago (when they were much much shorter - height ed)
We usually go to an Indian restaurant (Tikka Flame - voted best Indian restaurant in Bristol for 2015) next to @bristol but yesterday for the first time the full menu was unavailable, so we went elsewhere, to Las Iguanas just a few yards away (surely metres - metric ed).
It was quite a different experience to Tikka Flame, mainly it was very busy and very noisy.
First thing noticed was that the table was sticky, never a good sign, but as I told the boys, "we will be eating off plates, and they will have been through a dishwasher".
The service was ok, the food was ok, nothing special, Latin American style food. The only thing that was outstanding was the churros, fresh out of the fryer, with a rich dark chocolate dip, second best that I have ever had. So well done to them for that.
Below are photos taken on the way home from Bristol.
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Saturday 24 October 2015
Artisinal wooden bus shelters in Hampshire
Seen a number of these appearing along the Worthy's road between Winchester and Arlesford.
Not sure who commissioned them but excellent choice. They do stand out a bit at present, though the wood will age.
Unfortunately this one didn't appear to advertise the woodworkers firm. Will stop next time and photograph that to promote their work.
https://carousel.dropbox.com/photos/cc/XWMsAbgpZiISoEK
Dinosaur sign
That goes hand in hand with the photos of the dinosaur posted a few days back.
Didn't enjoy the film "Jurassic Park N" at all. I've never seen such an inappropriate wearing of heeled shoes in my life (though Quantum if Solace does give it a run for its money). At least the screaming quota was done from the 3rd film in the series.
https://carousel.dropbox.com/photos/cc/lSlM0y2JHwhz9E9
Amusingly altered sign on Stamford St
Maybe only amusing to me!
https://carousel.dropbox.com/photos/cc/uvMWxcMowYVOyXk
What a great article....
The Guardian: Obfuscation: how leaving a trail of confusion can beat online surveillance. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIws-_u2yI
Tuesday 20 October 2015
Alton station aglow at sunrise
Day glow orange?
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Monday 19 October 2015
Dinosaur eating shark on the Southbank
Seen some odd things on the Southbank, but this takes the biscuit (or even shark)
https://carousel.dropbox.com/photos/cc/XeeRusx5TqpGGMy
Saturday 17 October 2015
Burning wheel of fire - London Eye at sunset
Some would say that it pays to keep a camera to hand. However not made a penny so far!
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Friday 16 October 2015
Indebted to Phil M Light
For a reminder email that I had failed to update my blog for a month.
My explanation, visit from our Australian friend Emerelda Blenkinsop, was admittedly the cause of part of it.
But on reflection (put the mirror down - reality ed) I hadn't realised that I hadn't.
My early verbal musings on this blog , have slowly morphed into a trail of blogged photos of the places and things that I see from day to day, with little or no comment. (Good thing too, you might say - as a picture (photo) paints a thousand words or so they say - just who are they and why do 'they' seem to have the best lines?).
It's not that I don't have a lot to say. It's that I have so much to say on so many subjects and I can rant at length on them all (yes he really can - reality check ed)
5p on plastic bag is a case in point, or the ever changing pensions situation, the government in one breath saying they are removing red tape while generating more and more ludicrous laws on everything....
Oh and then...income inequality, taxation, software development, climate change, legislation, our unfair voting system, the House of Lords, immigration, the NHS, transport , a new runway in the South East, our security, the situation in the Middle East, the rise of Putin and his use of Russian nationalism to impoverish the people just as each and every previous ruler, Scottish independence, understanding the great recession, economic forecasting .... and he's off....
The other problem (Houston, we have a problem, bleep - space ed), is that to truly pontificate on these subjects I have to do investigation, which generally means lots of reading to try and get to what are the actual facts rather than what is being reported (if the facts aren't relevant to you then I suggest you read the tabloid papers) by the media.
The reports about the child sexual exploitation in Rotherham being a case in point very tough reading that saps your faith in any authority to be make a right and common sensical decision.
Reading the laws, reading reports, looking into the government statistics, reading books (Russian history, 5 on the great recession alone, neuroscience, big data, AI, psychology, military history, geography, history of science), let alone reading novels for pleasure (not many if them of late, just the facts ma'am)
So you can see, finding time to put an even mildly researched opinion on an important subject out onto this blog is a time consuming task (any excuse - circulation ed).
What I need is more time, but probably a decent small computer with a good keyboard to enable me to type on the train rather than sleep (but the cat keeps waking me in the middle of the night). Will see what I can do.
Anyhow, toodle pip, just off to take Bridget out for a Birthday lunch.
Under the stairs at The Summer of Love
On the Southbank, London
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Southwark Cathedral
For my Alaskan reader, you pronounce it Suthurk. For my UK readers you pronounce it Mannering (Dad's Army reference for those in the know)
https://carousel.dropbox.com/photos/cc/dHipDgR1E6AD0Au
Boat being washed on the Thames at low tide
It's really not something you see every day.
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Monday 12 October 2015
Matthew Parris on Jeremy Corbyn in Saturday Times
I like Matthew Parris' writing.
The other Saturday, 19th September he analysed Jezza's runaway victory of the Labour leadership under the title "Corbyn 's car crash is a gift to the centre left" he came out with a couple of masterly paragraphs that had me in fits. Sadly I cannot link to the Times website as it is behind a paywall.
But I happily give attribution to The Times and Matthew Parris and request permission to quote the couple of magnificent paragraphzs, below:
"Corbyn is deeply connected with Labour: he reaches back into the party's history and its soul. He may be a caricature but caricatures convey deep truths. This bearded, reality-hating ideologue is a ghastly reminder of much that has always been dear to the people's party. Corbynism is not a revolution, it's a counter-revolution. Labour is reverting to type in a manner so spectacular that the party may now choke itself to death in one , last magnificent spasm of authenticity"
The whole article is a relatively reasoned view on the current and near future of the Labour party and Matthew lets rip with the gusto of a joyous Tory on a political high due to the self destruction of its main opponent.
Hats off to you Matthew, "spasm of authenticity", I keep having to wipe away the tears. Simply brilliant.
Interesting placard on a flagpole
Did I read that right? Interesting and flagpole in the same sentence, surely shome mishtake?
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What, another lurkin Gherkin
Pop up cardboard ART on the Southbank near Gabriel's Whaf
https://carousel.dropbox.com/photos/cc/Eo8mdEJMjKMT53L
Jo amongst the allotment vegetables
No don't say it... ok ok spot the vegetable, or in fact name some of the vegetables as I struggle to.
https://carousel.dropbox.com/photos/cc/nqYOJTAUZ1CVD6x
Fiery sunset
Strangely, from the back garden rather than anywhere near Alton station.
https://carousel.dropbox.com/photos/cc/N6snzvHe2ZbTAml
Roses fron the garden
Been picking flowers from the garden over the Summer and putting them on the mantelpiece, as otherwise we don't get to enjoy them (obviously in a vase with water, not just lying on the mantelpiece - pedantic ed)
https://carousel.dropbox.com/photos/cc/qCP1gS4OeocSyg2
Stunning, multi petalled flower
Bizarrely enough, spotted on the way to Alton station.
https://carousel.dropbox.com/photos/cc/Ym9su4nXh107izi
September sunset
Where might that be, errm probably Alton
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Watercress Line platform at Alton
No sign of the Fat Controller, though.
https://carousel.dropbox.com/photos/cc/DWxbEhRgXJEpk0W
Yet another sunrise
Yes, Alton station again (yawn)
https://carousel.dropbox.com/photos/cc/4C8XtNSZBYamqxt
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