we had thunder & half an inch of hail earlier ... good job i haven't taken down the christmas decorations yet

a bit of symmetry at the bus stop

the best toy i ever had ... they are back on the shelves in woolworths

so grab your piggy bank and run all the way

john piper ... with thanx to bhikku

i never took a lot of notice of john piper

when i was younger i wanted my art to be clear and well-defined, nubile possibly

bhikku published this golden image last week and i'm grateful to him

http://www.bhikku.net/

flagrant pargetry in bank street, maidstone

those flagrant railings on worships hill at riverhead in kent, again

looking south from ide hill on thursday morning

some gave them gingerbread and drummed them out of town

thinning out the forest near kent college

new ivy engulfing tonbridge school

from the towers of arundel to the towers of nine elms

"it is thinking about raining"

vera the traction engine, asleep in ashdown forest

vera is pulling a residential trailer AND an old land rover which seems to be used as a shed on wheels for tools, firewood, coal, etc ... and why not ?

outside the british library

turning the pages at the british library web site

http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html

the "sacred" exhibition at the british library has some of the most marvellous books in the world for you to get up close to, but don't despair if you can't get there, just click on to their link and soon you'll be turning the pages yourself

life-sized figures on each side of the front door at the new "wellcome collection"

"she had a heart" from the excellent heart exhibition in the new "wellcome collection"

sorry to tell you it is a poor reproduction of a luminous & rather mischievous painting by a spanish artist, enrique simonet lombardo

the exhibition is worth travelling for, although you'll need an iron constitution to sit through the spectacular film of heart surgery, and it is just along the street from the fabulous "sacred" exhibition at the british library

both exhibitions are free

an abandoned gallstone

the gate of eastwell park near ashford in kent

peter tinniswood's last radio play, anton in eastbourne

if you are interested in anton chekhov and katherine mansfield ...

you should be able to find your way to it through this link to BBC radio drama

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/artsdrama_promo.shtml?link