Pizza weekend 2

Simmering away.

Pizza weekend 1

The makings of a fine pizza sauce.

Photo Friday - Sombre

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Paschendaele, Belgium. April 2001.

Cranes

Red, white and blue cranes, Hounslow.

Potato flowers

Another crop of potatoes on the way.

Window dressing

The Mr Pringles' moustache window design just about sold this house to me.

Rotten Row

Rotten Row, Hyde Park.

Flower stall

The flower stall at busy Embankment Station.

Washing

Wind and sun drying a sheet.

Red wine

A bargain at £2.99 a bottle.

Archives - Madeira

[From the archive] Last year's very wet holiday in Madeira.

Carousel

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I was travelling back from Heathrow on Thursday when I heard about the latest attacks. The Underground was closed, so I walked into Hyde Park, ate my lunch and continuing walking to Victoria Station. I came across this carousel which seemed incongruous.

Poppy

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Poppy died last year. I miss the soft old thing.

Herbs

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Home grown basil

Midland Mainline

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Train spotting at Leicester Station.

Apples

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Time for scrumping next door's apples.

Tube Map

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Gaps in the network, but the Tube goes on.

Billy Buster's Cafe, Streatham Hill

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I'll have the veggie soup.

London stops

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People congregate in the Strand, just before midday's two minute silence.

N.B. - the Solidarity march has been cancelled in light of today's vigil in Trafalgar Square.

Condolences

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Visited the Memorial Garden in Victoria Embankment Gardens and signed the condolence book.

Why?

Did it make me feel good? Was I doing my part? Is my conscious clear? Am I suffering from mass hysteria?

Probably most or all of the above.

It's odd. I didn't see myself having the feelings I'm having. After all, I was not directly affected.

Ok, an old work contact was on the Piccadilly Line train. Normally he travels in the front carriage, where the bomb was. For some reason he walked to the back of the train. It saved his life.

Yet, I'm feeling what could only be described as bereavement. There is also intense anger that people would seek to destroy life on such a scale in the name of medievalism. Sadness too that young people could be reduced or so gullible to be reduced to such a pathetic act.

Signing the book hasn't driven away any of the feelings. Honestly, it was something I did as a heartfelt gesture in respect of 50 dead and hundreds injured solely because they were going about their business.

Still, we are not afraid.

We are not afraid

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Mum and Dad lived through the Blitz. Dad's house was bombed twice during the Blitz. Mum and Dad are not afraid!

We're not afraid!

London goes underground

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Headlines from today's Evening Standard at Embankment station as London goes back to work.


Northern Line train leaves the station at Embankment.

Nematods

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Slug control.

Mum & Dad

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A visit to Mum & Dad.

Clematis

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Clematis in the back garden.

The long wallk home

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Today's bombings in London shut down subway and buses forcing thousands of commuters (me included) to find alternative ways home.

I walked over the Thames to Waterloo station to pick up a train.


Walking across Jubilee Bridge.


Jubilee Bridge.


Walking commuters.

F@ck the bid

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Love sport.
Love the Olympics.
Just don't want them here.
Still don't want them here, won bid or whatever.

Anyway, I went along to Trafalgar Square to watch the bid result. It was very difficult to see anything, butI caught "the moment".


The scene in Trafalgar Square around 12:15.


Rogge about to make the announcement.


Cameraphones ready.


The cheer goes up.








Loads of confetti fills the air.


Time to get back to the office.

Hats off to the bid team. But, I'm still to be convinced that this is good for Britain, good for London or, most importantly, good for the London taxpayer.

Balham

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This is the rather odd Millennium bas relief at Balham Station taken from the 315 bus.

A walk in the park

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Sorry there's no 4th of July theme, but it's a nice park.

Wheelbarrow

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No need to re-invent the wheel.

Make Poverty History

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I made a small contribution to Oxfam back in January in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami. All very well. But, what about other parts of the world and what about after January? So, I also make a small monthly contribution. Oxfam inundate me with post, including a free Make Poverty History white wrist band.

Nice fashion statement. But, I'd like to think that beyond that facile level (and I'll include ageing rock stars warbling in the park in that), the campaign has I hope and believe raised awareness. Rasied awareness of poverty, imbalance, unfair trade and the ability that we have to help make a change.

Or, am I naive?

Photo Friday - Used

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In our house we compost about a third of our waste, by weight. We recycle another third. Leaving one third, probably less, that we throw away. We try to minimise all our waste. We compost clean, non-shiny paper and cardboard.

How's your household's waste management?

No2ID

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The campaign against unecessary and costly ID cards.