Broken window.

Back at work after two weeks and I am slowly getting back into the swing of things.

One thing I have noticed are that there are a couple of large plate glass windows near work that have broken. Not from people throwing stones or the like but just suddenly failing.

It makes for some interesting pictures!

Bexhill

We visited the Charleston farmhouse, the country home of the Bloomsbury group today. It was a wonderful place to visit and we had a fantastic guide who took us round, talking for an hour and a half without notes. after we left we drove down to Bexhill. V was keen to see the Sovereign Light Cafe, which we found. We also visited the De La Warr Pavilion. The light was fantastic and I got all my images of the day here.

Cambridge

We visited a couple of places around Cambridgeshire, ending up in Cambridge around dusk.

Pain

No Pain no gain!

I should gain lots of something quite soon. 14 miles on a bike with half of that against the wind delivered pain in buckets full.

The trip included a visit to the Turner gallery at Margate.

Paralympics

It was hot, very hot, and there were crowds and crowds. At 7pm the stadium was full to capacity, and there was a great atmosphere all around. We saw lots of races, field events and medal ceremonies.

The whole day was amazing great organisation, food was good and not mega expensiveIt was easy getting in and easy getting out. Long day, a very hot day but an amazing day!

Thursday

I am still a day behind, so here are the pictures from our slow trip back to Gravesend.

Avebury, Basildon park,  Farnham and home just in time to see the Paralympics 100m final.

Yesterday

I never did find time for an internet connection last night so here are the pictures from Wiltshire from Wednesday.

Off Grid

Found I was 'off grid' as far as internet connection went, last night. So here are the images from the day yesterday.

Chickens

It's been a very busy month with very little chance to take pictures.

The hen and eggs were from a visit with a friend today. Trying to get hen pics with an old point and shoot with limited iso range and a shutter delay of about a week gave for a frustrating time.

Kings Cross

Yesterday when I was in London I had a wander around the Kings Cross area. Going north from the Kings Cross station brought me to the area around the new Central Saint Martins art school. Near the fountains some trees had been planted and tables had been laid out around them.
The way the shadows were falling across the area really caught my eye.

The Hardy Tree

Before he became famous as a novelist and poet. Thomas Hardy trained as an architect. In 186s he joined the firm of Covent Garden based architect Arthur Blomfield. 

At this time the development of London was pushing ahead fast with new housing and railways. At this time that an older part of St Pancras Churchyard was designated for redevelopment in order to make way for a new railway line. The Bishop of London gave the contract for this work to Blomfield who passed responsibility on to his student, Hardy.

Hardy oversaw the removal and reburial of the bodies, and a number of the headstones were placed in a circular pattern around an ash tree. The stones and tree have never needed to be moved since and now the ash tree is slowly consuming the stones into its trunk.