Monday, June 20, 2005


dawn at the peace pagoda Posted by Hello

the singing monks Posted by Hello

soul music

unusually, there were other humans in battersea park this morning before five

two monks were chanting a mantra and beating a drum just as the sun had risen

as they circled the great "?stupa?", their song faded and then returned with a resonance that cleaved my heart like a burning spear and i wept for a few moments

partly for the beauty of their harmony, and partly from a sense that they existed in a oneness with beauty that i might not achieve

Saturday, June 18, 2005

a good day and a bad day

i went for a wonderful bike ride in the hush of a perfect summer morning, crossing putney bridge to fulham and exploring the thames path up to the next wonderful bridge at hammersmith, and back through the quiet meadows of barnes common ... then, back in putney someone nicked my bike ... i've bought another, with a bigger lock ... and its safe to say i was traumatised ... for five minutes ... and my credit card will traumatised for months

barnes common oak leaves early one mid-summer morning Posted by Hello

hammersmith bridge south portal Posted by Hello

hammersmith bridge chains Posted by Hello

hammersmith bridge giant coat of arms Posted by Hello

hammersmith bridge's giant acanthus and my bike, stolen later this day at putney high street Posted by Hello

the prettiest bridge in london Posted by Hello

Friday, June 17, 2005


the lanes of sussex are infested wiv 'em Posted by Hello

Thursday, June 16, 2005


tombstone at fawkham in kent Posted by Hello

thousand year old yew tree at west kingsdown in kent Posted by Hello

railway bridge at battersea, they don't make 'em like they used to Posted by Hello

old battersea skyscape Posted by Hello

new battersea skyscape Posted by Hello

Wednesday, June 15, 2005


first light in battersea park Posted by Hello

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

if ....

i said to her, if you really loved me then you'd have written a list of things for me to complain about when i've run out of ideas for things to complain about ....

on putney bridge at dawn Posted by Hello

on the way to work at dawn in putney Posted by Hello

Monday, June 13, 2005


on the way home from work ... battersea bridge Posted by Hello

on the way to work ... battersea peace pagoda Posted by Hello

Friday, June 10, 2005


charcoal ovens near warnham in surry Posted by Hello

looking out from a little church in kent Posted by Hello

on the way to work, wandsworth park Posted by Hello

Wednesday, June 08, 2005


makers of excellent medals, cast, patinated, and polished Posted by Hello

v at the foundry with the "blonde" medal Posted by Hello

v with the olive-coloured medal Posted by Hello

the medal is finished

my sister v came to london and we went to the foundry to collect the medals she designed in memory of colin and sylvia forward

above you'll find several pictures of the designer and one of the sign outside the foundry