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i can't decide if this is spiritual or cosmic (like so many things in life). Is it a message for visiting aliens put there by interplanetary pacifists or a fight back by the eco-refuseniks ?
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towers
i like this picture. there's lots of towers and things going on.
jane did the bracknell half marathon
well done jane for doing the bracknell half marathon (in 2 hrs 10 mins)
oi, rabbits to the back of the queue
why is miffy's mouth sewed up ? i've been wondering that for the last 34 years (roughly)
holland fun in london
kezia and i had a dad and daughter day in london yesterday. we started with pain au chocolats in paddington station, then went to london bridge, walked down through borough market, spent a couple of hours in tate modern, then went to this.
My experience of holland has always been good, and this was no exception. nice cheese (made backwards of course). And plenty of clog related activities.
kezia and i danced like loons at the silent disco with music played by this chap (note the suite hanger). he too was a purveyor of fine quality cheese
the new tate modern turbing hall exhibition ?
the slides have gone - so what's next ?
hassock of the week
fishy handbag and bad colour coordination.
a severe warning
the penalty for parking your bike here is a beheading.
help me !
i've got a number of days off up to the end of June and i'm trying to think of some funkpancake-esque things to do. perhaps i'll have 'Urban One Day Adventures' which might involve me wandering around somewhere taking pictures.
London is the obvious place to go as that's quite good for photos. Russell's done a few cool things here.
i may not bother, but i might not not.
Also, next Thursday i've got a full day in Edinburgh for site-seeing fun, so any specifics for there would be gratefully received !
leave ideas in the comments or drop me an email blog@funkypancake.com
oh, and this picture was taken by me lying slumped down a little hill thing and turned upsway down
from here to infinity
rascle has a new camera so sent me this landscape photo which he calls 'from here to infinity'
bruggen pooping dog
mark sent me this sign of a dog doing its thing in bruggen (germany)
flooring works - but that's a good thing isn't it ?
shorely sent me this sign of the obvious. if it hadn't been true it'd have been a let down.
mark's mattresses
mark sent me these mattresses he found in ghent
big ben between lamp posts
i like how it looks like big ben's clock hands are broken.
hopskotch 2.0
what's this fancy street witting all about ? hopskotch 2.0 for the new generation ?
particularly puzzling
i do the occasional sudoku on the way back home (on the train, not driving. that would be a bad move). here's last night's puzzle page from the Evening Standard.
i found the mensa quiz particularly puzzling. you might have to click the picture to read it properly.
prown coktial
prown coktial anyone ?
if you get in you need to go round
life is just so confusing.
saying things simply
this first sign says it all. perhaps a bit patronising, but it doesn't take much to understand what it's getting at.
meanwhile this one, at a building site across the road, is very confusing. makes you think (probably)
a deliberately uneventful evening
i saw this giant foot floating around trafalgar square on the way to a reception at 11 Downing Street (nice name dropping hey?). Number 11 is where Tony Blair lives (because he did a house swap (and job swap) with Gordon Brown.
when the formal part of the event finished, i had to rush back out of downing street to a meeting at church and so i went without the free house of commons wine, and the free pint of beer given away with the london evening newspaper to celebrate saint george's day (they know us English too wel).
it turns out i missed this fantastic record attempt in trafalgar square which i'd have seen if i'd done more adventuring before. but i did get to go to downing street and the refreshments at the church meeting were mighty fine.
a funny old day, which could have been slightly funnier. but that's most days isn't it ?
glove out the car window
thanks to tiddly tom tom our sat nav we ended up going down some country track. we soon turned round but spotted this glove at the point of no return.
thames path - part 10 bablock hythe to godstow
this is the lovely swinford bridge which is a toll bridge (cost 5pence and the owners don't pay tax due to a deal with King George III !)
anyway, we were back to the thames path yesterday and this stretch was the 8 miles between bablock hythe to godstow. we came across this sign at the point where we thought we were halfway (but obviously weren't!)
here are jane's parents and the others behind
thames and associated path
here's kezia and a popped dora the explorer balloon i found in a ditch (!)
here's the A34 from underneath (not quite as attracted as swinford bridge)
and here's the thames again
and this is where we ended up
twin hats
where two hats at once is the ultimate in fashion he(a)donism
posh picnic
we've recently got a fancy posh picnic kit which involves proper plates, knife and forks and a table cloth (and a few other bits and bobs).
it had its first outing yesterday. we had cloudy lemonade (made from real clouds)
and strawberries and cream
major road works expect delays
why do major road works have to be delayed ? that's the british way unfortunately it seems
helicopter convoy over london
there was a convoy of helicopters flying around london yesterday.
very strange
head in a book (or has he ?)
looks studious doesn't he ?
but the shocking truth is revealed - he's headless !
readers help needed !
our friend stephen loves this tree, but doesn't know what it is. can anyone help ?
here's some close ups of the blossom which might help. drop me an email or leave a comment if you know !
possibly wendy richards
possibly wendy richards
funkypancake is 4 today !
(thanks to Tony and the other chap off the recent portrait course for letting me post these photos)
and thanks to everyone else for all your fantastic encouragments !
funkypancake flickr
As a special treat to you i've sifted through the funkypancake archives and chosen some choice photos from each month to add to my funkypancake flickr page. i'll attempt to update this each month with the best photos.
if you've got a flickr account i'd be delighted to add you as a contact - do the online thing (possibly here if you are logged in).
the funkypancake family
continued thanks are due to my lovely family for putting up with my funkypancake activities !
free beach advertising
beaches are great for free temporary blog advertising
people spent ages reading it, trying to work out what it means (rather like the blog itself perhaps)
thanks to my lovely wife jane for project managing the urban scrawl
Waddesdon Manor
we had a day out at Waddesdon Manor yesterday and it was very nice. whilst there we remembered that this was the place where esther learnt to walk (and she can still remember how to do it so it's obviously a good place to learn)
definitely worth a visit if you are in the area
hassock of the week
fish knot
rhossili beach
how fantastic is this place ? it's rhossili beach and you really should visit (especially during a heatwave!)
down at the beach
i had some time off work last week so we spent three days in wales. the weather was fabulous and we spent everyday on the beach.
here are the girls in sand holes (safety precautions were observed at all times)
kezia playing 'hoppity' on the beach
do you know how to play hoppity ? i didn't and still don't. jane does though. and so do the girls.
ian's strange french trees
ian sent me these two pictures of strange french trees. one with wheels and the other with a zimmer frame. perfect examples of plants on the move.
andy reading funkypancake
here is andy demonstrating the problems he has reading funkypancake on his pda.
more belgian dog signs
belgian's make the world's best dog signs. take this one:
the dog looks slightly bonkers
ot how about this one randomly stuck wonkyways on the window ?
enjoying the view
(i wasn't sure which one of these i liked best ! once again, i'm greatful for any advice - i think the one with the bike in feels nicer but i don't know why !
man carrying traffic lights
no doubt he was heading here and was going to climb up this wonky ladder
commute by boat whenever possible
one of my colleagues said the best way to get to our office near St Catherine'd dock was by using the Thames Clipper. i caught it from Savoy Pier (which is a short walk from Embankment,
which is on the Bakerloo line from Paddington), and it was fantastic. much better than the tube and comparable speed wise
model and her fiance
the model's boyfriend wasn't quite so sure about this photography lark.
good friday
in the days before neon they used nice gold wire to make their eye catching signage
yellow glove
i still consider myself a beginner in this photo lark. here are two different crops of the same photo. which one do you like best ?
parrot outside liverpool street
i haven't seen many people dressed up as animals for ages, so i was delighted to see this chap yesterday
saga discotheque
is this really a disco for the elderly ?
where's toby
my work colleague toby is on this bridge. can you see him ?
here he is
and here he is with his cosmic head-dress
european parliament
last week i spent a few days in brussels, including giving a talk at a breakfast meeting in the european parliament. brussels was surprisingly sunny and i found the city quite enjoyable for a change !
thames path - part 9 newbridge to bablock hythe
it's been a few months since we walked any of the thames path, mostly because of the madness of the wet winter meant it probably wouldn't have been safe. on saturday we headed back to newbridge to pick up the path where we left it last October
usual suspects outside the pub (which we went back to at the end for cheesy chips)
here's a footbridge over the thames where there used to be a weird
and here's the thames looking nice
and here we are at the finish - ferryman's point at Bablock Hythe
this was a relatively short stretch - about 4 miles - but kezia managed to walk all of it herself without being carried or dragged (or moaning)
hassock of the week
cats and birds of forde abbey
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