the day before the boat race

practising the start ... see how the oar bends

 

church of st mary magdalene at cowden in kent

i spotted this church some time ago, way off the main road but intriguing with it's pale and slightly twisted steeple

today i really needed a second break during the slow drive back to london after a long week, so i stopped, and was glad !

 

cowden church, roof shingles

immaculately fitted to a twisting and ancient oak frame

 

cowden church has plenty of posh glass

 

cowden church has plenty of good post-war stained glass

 

cowden church restoration steeplejacks

sorry about the distortion ... the picture was copied hand-held & using flash in the dark interior of the church

 

cowden church, commemorating grace and lionel norbury

 

cowden church, green man high above the organ

 

cowden church, window commemorating their survival through world war 2

 

cowden church world war 2 window detail

 

i'm in anorak paradise again ... the bluebell line at sheffield park

 

bluebell line loco 1875

 

bluebell line loco 55

 

bluebell line loco 3209

 

signalling controls at sheffield park

i was peering through the glass and standing with my head bent over at a funny angle

sheffield park station roof

 

butter that will never melt in your mouth

the french must be bonkers

they send over these 25 kilo blocks of the best butter that money can buy, but pile them up on wooden euro-pallets which are way too small for the job.

as a consequence, the packaging on the overhang gets damaged and small fortunes are being junked

 

waiting for the grass to grow near heathfield

 

magic the dog, c.1974

if ever a dog had more wit and intelligence than it's human acquaintances ...

 

the magic beach 1993

afterwards, i made a magic wave of painted driftwood, it's in storage now