downtown victoria

 

even further north than watford gap ... turn on, tune in, drop out !

 

why did masons carve grotesques on churches ?

 

the clock on oakham spire is splendid, but four hours fast !

 

rutland water ... nearly full again

 

rarther a narsty surprise as i wait for the lights at the bottom of the A5 near marble arch

background to battersea dogs home

 

battersea iron work

 

ten lemons

 

steyning church ... beneath the sussex downs

 

steyning church ... vigourous late twelth century ornamentation

 

a dark day on the south coast ... he was showing her his tai-chi moves by hove lagoon

 

thirty-six portraits in preston road, brighton

 

battersea wood craft

 

battersea brick graft

 

above the entrance to the v&a is a quotation from sir joshua reynolds ...

"... the excellence of every art must consist in the complete accomplishment of its purpose"

i couldn't have put it better myself !

 

saint william morris in his best trowzers

 

... left-overs from a golden age when fine wimmin were two-a-penny

... we could cut out the best bits, dear, and carpet the whole flat ...

 

... 'twould look nice in our bathroom ...

 

... and if its sunday, then it must be bath night !

 

a wonderful book, from a wonderful bookshop

i've been hooked since i read the heading of chapter one ... "never talk to strangers"

the image on the cover of bulgakov's novel is said to be graffiti that was photographed on the stairway to his old apartment

it doesn't give you a clue about the treasure trove within the covers

 

every painter in the world must be jealous at this time of year

 

no cycling after twisting my knee at work ... so a nice sunset at clapham junction after a thirteen hour day

 

home early ... computered, drank, dozed ... woke to find the daylight fading