james watt ... beautifully modelled in majolica ... maker unknown

an eureka moment !

he's holding a spoon against the spout of a kettle ... note those undone buttons on his weskit ... the face is angelic & the hands so gracefully articulate ... a very fine piece of work

couldn't sleep, so i caught the night bus up to piccadilly and photographed some of the fortnum and mason christmas windows before the crowds gathered

 

alice at fortnum and mason (2)

 

alice at fortnum and mason (3)

 

alice at fortnum and mason (4)

 

alice at fortnum and mason (5)

 

alice at fortnum and mason (6)

 

hearts are trumps at fortnum and mason

 

a gratuitous juxtaposition

 

i wish they'd play kay starr on the tannoy !

two of the nation's great entertainments

 

looking from hungerford bridge towards the city ... the bridge was shaking with the steps of hundreds of homegoing workers

 

looking towards hungerford bridge from the south bank and beyond it to the savoy hotel ... where monet used to paint "atmospheres"

 

excuse me while i kiss the sky !

 

harvey nichols christmas windows ...

 

... at four o'clock this morning

 

grey matter

 

bracklesham ... a little sticker by the coin slot says "still only 20p"

sloane square at four this morning

the ubiquitous magritte

... et ce ne sont pas des cheminees ...