Monday, June 25, 2007

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



Sunday, June 24, 2007

turning the pages at the british library web site


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


Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Saturday, June 16, 2007

road blocks in lagartera



to the leadenhall market ... what did the victorians ever do for us ?




leadenhall market, all lit up on a wet and winday saturday morning




battered ornaments by saint paul's cathedral



on the road from navalmoral to guadalupe last monday morning



pilgrim's arrival looking down to guadalupe



the moorish-gothicky front of the cathedral at guadalupe



looking up to one of the three organs in the cathedral at guadalupe


guadalupe quiz ... your starter for ninety-nine points ... is there a special name for an equine sphinx ?




battered ornament on the door at guadalupe


not one green man, but five, at the door of guadalupe


ermita del humilladero ... in the pass above guadalupe


mombeltran


sierra de la paramera


above el herradon on the high road from avila to escorial