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and here is one with a number which was too far to get to. but i will track it down and find its number:
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things behind glass
i walked past the box last march (!) and this time it was empty as the actors were having a break. or perhaps they had just given up and gone home.
and here is a Bible in a glass box outside a church:
a man on a stick
he thinks the sun shines out of his ...
unlucky fashion
you spend all morning thinking what to wear and you walk out in to the street and there's someone wearing exactly the same computer advert as you. ho hum.
easter is coming
you can tell easter is on the way. i spotted my first easter card growing wild in a flower bed this morning.
a different page 150
here is something very interesting. it's ANOTHER page 150 but looks different from the previous page 150.
cloaks
does anyone actually wear a cloak these days ? they're all probably packed away with monacles and cravats in a box marked 'dandy'
theatrical treat
we took esther to the west end last night to see joseph and his amazing technicolour draincoat. it was very good. tuesdays are half price.
first we had some food
then we went to the theatre
baby poo and tiny baby
here are two of kezia's babies: poo and tiny.
(i took this on my negative day but forgot to post them)
tasty
people ask why i don't drink tea or coffee and prefer to stick to hot water.
it's not easy and sometimes i really crave for a nice blend of glucose syrup and vegetable fat to whiten my drink. instead i use tippex (or another generic brand of white paint based correct fluid)
what is vegetable fat ? sprout blubber ?
underscope
why not invent a new device and call it an underscope ?
rubber glove and rubber tubing
a budget home medical kit ?
more minis
i saw the minis again this morning. they've got unique numbers on. today's were 33 and 265. let's see if we can find all 350.
belgian gloves
traditionally more famous for chocolate than gloves, belgium offers a wide variety of glove poses. these pictures were sent from Dan near San Francisco.
the glove next to the wedding dress is particularly poignant.
go slow-mo
there seems to be a new fitness craze in london. it involves 'running' with giant steps, but the object of the exercise is to go as slow as you can with the biggest steps as possible !
these people looked like clowns trying to run through treakle on the moon. i wanted to go closer and see if they were talking really slowly to each other like a slowed down vide tape.
instead i hid in the trees and stalked a photo.
the queen's lawn
remember the turf ? it's still looking lovely.
the other side of big ben
as seen from the inside (secure side) of the houses of parliament. you'll be pleased to know my bag didn't fly off the security conveyor belt this time.
caged fruit #2
it's a while since we've had some street food. here is an orange, an apple, some cheese biscuits and a french roll. and some barriers.
caged fruit #1
it's very popular to put people in glass boxes in london. here are the latest ones.
they are actors in a bullet proof box in Trafalgar Square. they are reading all the year numbers spanning a million years or something. it's very good.
i didn't have time to stop and watch it all (it runs 24 hours until friday i think).
if i find a link i'll post it for you.
who ?
following last week's appalling attempts (and spellings) at finding famous people, here is a group of people who MUST be in a band.
they were standing outside my office looking all pop-starry. but who are they ?
walter and the firefighters
to lighten the mood, here is a picture of walter showing us how firemen put out fires (by blowing on them).
with his headset telephone he looks like he could be a contender for the next pop idol.
blood views instead of good news
as i mentioned earlier, i went to see the Passion of The Christ last night. I didn't think it was much good actually. but that's my opinion.
the music in the cinema was funky, the seats were comfy and the refreshments were plentyful. there was an advert for 'paradise poker' before the film which was a nice touch
here's me with my flagon of coke giving a nice 'post passion' wave:
but what did i really think ? here's my review for those who like to read words:
window undressing
i spotted this in a shop window this morning. i think it might be subliminal advertising.
do you look like this ? if so, you need clothes. and arms.
passion of the christ
i saw the passion of the christ this evening.
i felt sick about 20 minutes in to it and haven't stopped feeling sick since. mostly because i had a gallon of coke and loads of chocolates.
i'll do a proper review tomorrow (posted here) when i've thought about it a bit more. it's not a pretty film but you knew that already.
international gloves
i love email. and blogs. and life really.
here are some gloves from america. Those travelling from the south of england should turn left on the way up to scotland and keep going. don't be sidetracked by the funny-speaking people on the way - you will meet lots of funny-speaking people when you get there.
when you do get there, go to a place called Phoenix Arizona, and ask for Jason of what's THAT about
he found these gloves whilst out cycling. you can see his tyre on the left
he writes "I've been putting together a collection of 'shoes' in the road images..it always amazes me that there will be one lonely abandoned shoe in the middle of the road and I wonder how it got there.. I wrote a haiku about it. it's on my site."
go find.
paris and beyond
great news. i've managed to walk to paris. i walked over 80km last week. marvellous. last time i updated you was here if you want to check back on my progress.
me
here's a photo of me taking a photo. just so you know what you are looking for if you are stalking me in london.
kezia and some sand
it's cold and not sunny. but kids love sandpits. and sunglasses
now wash your eyes
can you see clearly ?
things of the day
ferret
buffalo
tony
found photo
yesterday - another photo from the middle of hyde park. will add to davescollection in due course.
skyline
don't go to the building on the right of big ben unless you want your bag to fall off the security conveyorbelt.
rugby in a pub
i think this might be slightly ambitious. a small pub in london is proposing to host all the rugby games.
i don't know much about sport, but i do know that rugby platers are quite large, and just fitting them in this little bar would be hard enough, let alone letting them run around and bash in to each other.
perhaps it's got a large cellar bar.
i suspect the landlord might be even more deluded if he/she thinks they can avoid serving the players beer by enforcing this policy:
i suspect there may be a lot of dissapointed people in this pub. both on and off the pitch.
photoshop fantastic
here's an excellent website of pictures. Some of the farside ones are especially good
alternative route
i got sent this lovely sign from Hampton Court from EasyRew. It made me laugh.
incorrect
i walked past this shop earlier in the week and it was full of jacket potatoes. i should have taken a photo but i didn't. but today the sign shows bacon and sausages where once the potatoes were.
very interesting.
boot
a biker boot on a metal square
sofa
a sofa but no scaletrics track this time.
lost cat
here is a sad story. someone has lost their cat. we lost one of our cats when esther was little and we had to put signs up all over the village and it was very sad. it never showed up our other cat died a few weeks later. now we are catless. oops. that was a sad story.
anyway, esther has a Richard Scary book about a girl's baby doll getting accidentally baked in to some bread. the bread then says "mama" and they find it unharmed
when the baker mews, i suspect the cat may have gone the same way.
page 75 and 93
i was delighted to spot two more pages from the Paddington Station sign book this morning.
Interestingly there was another page behind page number 93, but the paper was just to thick to read its number and message.
mouse out of its box
here is a little message left in our church hall. it says "there is a mouse eating biscuits not in a box".
i suspect we can interpret this message in different ways.
another unknown celebrity
i haven't a clue who this celebrity is. and i suspect you won't either (even Tim who seems to know all the celebrities). you can be forgiven for your ignorance which is due in a large part to my poor photography.
i need a camera with a bigger zoom and more pixels. If you are reading this Mr Christmas then please put that on my Xmas list.
this filming involved fake snow which was blowing all over the place and causing the presenter (seen here with white boots on) to get plastic snow in her eyes and to eventually storm off). i got some snow on me. it was plastic.
just what london needs
more moody streetlights.
who is this ?
i walked past this chap earlier and realised he was being filmed. i had ruined it by walking past him. oops. but it did give me a chance to go to the other side of road and take these photos.
who is he ? i vaguely recognised him.
here is his head:
fancy building
i'll return to this building on a sunny day for some better photos. i like how they have hidden their airconditioning.
confession
is this result of a corporate makeover for the Catholic Church ? Management speak has converted congregation confessional boxes in to 'client admission centres'.
world breakdancing competition
this is a fine sign. watch your step if you are in the breakdancing competition.
turning the tables
the oft-unviewed side of a picnic table
tug-o-war
there was a massive struggle this morning involving three men pulling on a massive rope which was also attached to a massive lorry. the middle of the rope went down in to this pub basement and by some cunning means they were lifting a barrel.
fight against terrorism #2
on a comedy and terrorism related theme, i went to a very high security government building for a meeting this morning. i put all my valuables (camera, pedometer etc) in my bag before i arrived so they could all go throught the x-ray machine.
reconstruction
the man loaded my bag on to the conveyor belt, turned and looked at me, then turned back, pressed a button and ...