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big nappy
a baby with a full nappy. full to bursting in fact (which accounts for the small 'nugget' on the floor !
hair by malcolm
it's true you know. in this shop they employ a number of people called malcolm to sit next to you when you are having your hair cut.
it's a lovely, but ultimately pointless idea.
gloves
here are some gloves from brother-in-law kev:
and here is another glove:
286 - the feline number ?
here is the number 286, but look at the serial number on the tickets. KA77 (which looks a bit like KATT) and puss which looks a bit like PUSS.
Both of these are words are catty words ?
just a coincidence ? i don't think so !
the holy in-laws
here are jane's sister's family outside their temporary vicarage residence in Nottingham. we went to visit them for the weekend and had a lovely time.
here is cousin thomas and kezia in the Denby Pottery shop. Thomas enjoyed dangling out of his pram grabbing cup handles and plates as he went past the stacks of crockery !
and here are cousin thomas, esther and kezia in a row by a wall
mattress with a view
see how this mattress has climbed out of the bin to get a better view of the tower.
who can blame him ?
puddles !
it must have rained over night as there were loads of little puddles drying out as i walked to work this morning.
i don't know if it was just lack of sleep, but most of them looked like people or animals.
i took a photo of a few for you
i think they look a bit like prehistoric cave paintings.
scarves
i saw a few scarves this morning, but this one was the best. it was like a giant knitted snake, snaking across the road.
giant satellite dish
i wonder how many people get injured with these things dropping off people's roofs and walls ? probably none. but that doesn't make it a silly question does it ?
i asked this question to Ask Jeeves and he suggested i went to a website on Iraq War Deaths. So perhaps it's a problem over there.
hat tricks
few people are aware but in addition to carpentry the young jesus also had a job as a street performer where he and his mum would balance flower pots on his head
more media
i went to a place where they were showing what the future would be like for a drinks reception as part of a conference i went to recently. it was too hot and stuffy and we were trapped because it was a bus ride from civilisation.
someone said it was like being trapped in an Dixon's warehouse, which it was.
there was some good points though. the food was fantastic and i got to see an actual 3D TV which was really showing proper 3D stuff without requiring magic glasses etc. it was totally incredible.
less impressive was this massive bank of flat screen tellies each showing a different program. i've seen the future but i couldn't find the remote control or the off button.
hotel chapel
here is a self portrait of me in the chapel in my beligish hotel a while back. it was set up for a wedding and looked mighty fine.
(you know what, this doesn't really look like me ! i set this to auto-update but i must have put the wrong photo in. never mind, this looks better than me. although the hotel chapel did look very pretty dressed up for the wedding)
dog in the street
dog signs on the pavement in Cottingham, Hull-shire.
to make this sign even better it's in Finkle Street. Finkle has got to be one of the best words ever hasn't it ? say it over and over to yourself. first softly then loudly, then slowly in a low pitched voice, then really fast in a high pitched voice.
now you've got it. here's kezia with the sign (and a balloon):
street biscuits
at this time of year it's quite common to see little piles of biscuits in the street such as these.
psychedelic seat covers
london underground has the most amazing seat covers. here's one from their transport museum (it was on an original district line carriage). is the idea to hypnotise travellers ?
door in the wall
it's a cupboard under a bridge with a rather attractive handle. very mysterious.
another bowl full
After the success of the last church band bowling outing the event was repeated. Anita (here with clipboard and lovely lampshade hat) organised everything most efficiently and ensured the person to fun ration was optimised for the occasion.
some people thought it better to dance than bowl. here is craig combining the two.
i took a lucky photo through a glass and ended up elongating Mark's nose. mark is a doctor and so is steve, seen on the right keeping a medical eye on proceedings.
finally, here is what it looks like to be a skittle. jane and craig thought they'd like to be in the picture to. so were.
Ed Byrne
i went to a posh work do last night and comedian Ed Byrne was the entertainment.
he was very funny and here's his picture.
and here is natasha someone or other (BBC morning newsreader apparently):
star
here is a reflection of a street light in a hideously windowed car park.
the beautiful star was in stark contrast to the surroundings !
restrictive signs from the barbican
i haven't a clue what some of these mean. the one with the chap hopping by the tree is particularly random !
charlie dimmock
It's Charlie Dimmock from Ground Force wearing a coat on Tottenham Court Road.
click to inspect this celebrity
sofa for sinks
sometimes even sinks wish to sink down in to a nice comfy sofa. even if it is outside under a tree by the main road.
sunrise
there was a smashing sunrise this morning as i came out of Paddington Station. The sky was glowing red, not that you can tell that from this picture !
barbican
the barbican towers always looks so big and square when you see them on the horizon across london.
but stand up close and they are quite a different shape
[insert comedy caption here]
for anyone who thinks their job is boring, then just think about this poor person who's stuck inside a sandwich all day.
there's got to be a fantastic joke here somewhere. but for now it escapes me.
i'm sure someone out there can find a suitable sandwich based pun for us ?
barley mow passage
how cool is this street name !
a christmas picture
this is a Christmas picture. but why ?
my true respect for the first to get the correct answer.
humped zebra or striped camel ?
i walk past this sign every evening, but it's only in the last week or so i've started looking at it.
last night i took a photo for you and here it is.
but i've been wondering - how do they know it's a humped zebra and not a striped camel ?
244
long exposure night shot of mini number 244:
submitted glove
here is a glove sent from brother kev. he's recently moved to Nottingham and can confirm that it's rich pickings up there.
i also got an email from Rebecca pointing me to these great sign photos:
mr robot
another robot has appeared near where i saw the other robot picture.
this one has an email address so i'll investigate further for you.
fruit tree
i wonder about the long term implications of genetically modified plants and stuff. but, like seedless grapes, these modified foods do have some benefits.
here is another example of a convenience franken-fruit. it's a fruit tree which grows its fruit in to a carrier bag.
saves time picking and bagging it.
the bag contained some plums and some bananas, so the tree must be multi-tasking too.
brilliant stuff. next we'll have generic animals which can provide a variety of different meats (vegatarians can look back now).
carrier bags
bags are brilliant for carrying stuff. that's why they are called carrier bags.
here are two bags carrying a plank of wood.
working from home
i was working from home today so jane went in to esther's school for lunch. kezzie and i had lunch together and then she decided she wanted to do her own work too so pulled up a table and chair next to my laptop.
when jane got home a few minutes later she told her to be quiet and not come in as we were both working.
i'm sure her book of nursery ryhmns were much more interesting than the