SPOTTY..

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...it's very hard to resist photographing a car bonnet after a shower of rain..

LOVELY...

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...walking along Stanstead Road the other day I came across this beautiful Wisteria, with a little blue sky behind it seemed perfect...

COLOURS...

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You may have seen the picture of the lights in the tunnel  running under the Central Line tube I posted a few days ago, you can check it out here. Anyway the completely opposite of the dark and gloom of that picture is this lovely metal sign at the mouth of the tunnel. I have no idea what it means but I expect it's something to do with the tube line, I was really drawn to the colours and the rust...very vintage I thought.. 

GUESS WHAT...

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I grabbed this picture a couple of weeks ago in our Gallery, any thoughts about what they might be? Bear in mind we also have a craft shop in the Gallery.....

KINDNESS...

             

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...it's often a rare comodity with not enough of it in the world these days. One exception are the owners of one of our local  restaurants here in Wanstead. As you can see by the notice on the front reading 'free food for homeless people' the patron of Turkish restaurant Gezi Park in the High Street really is one of the good guys...

HAPPY MONDAY...

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.....'happy monday' is that another song title? As a lot of people don't really look forward to returning to work after the weekend I though this picture might cheer them up. We have a beautiful cherry tree in our front garden, every year it produces wonderful blossom, as you can see there is also a nice bush next to it. The point is they never bloom at the same time.....except for this year, happy Monday....

ME AND...

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.....my shadow, I think that was the title of a song many years ago. Anyway you know I'm always fascinated by the number of string playing musicians I see wandering around Wanstead, well here's another I spotted wandering along the High Street. I really must find out why Wanstead is so popular with them, perhaps we have excellent tutors...

YES, BUT...

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....is it art?... Dunno..but I find it extremely difficult to walk past a can that has been squashed by a car or lorry and not photograph it, I have no idea why. I though there was a certain amount of irony with this particular squshed can as it has 'super' printed on the side obviously not super enough to stand up to a vehicle running over it...

AGLOW....

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You may recognise the above scene but in case you are not a Wanstead resident it's the children playground  on Christchurch Green. Due to the stirling efforts of the @WansteadPlay and Wanstead residents funds have been raised to overhaul the playground and replace much of the equipment. The sun was setting as I passed the other night making the cover of the new child sized car light up, it all looked rather splendid...

LIGHT AT THE END...

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of the tunnel well not quite but you know what I mean...a little indulgent this is one, it's of those pictures that just appeals to me, there's no real reason for it somehow it just works. It's the lights in the underground passageway that ducks under the Central Line tube and connects Eagle Lane with Falcon Way...

...by the way it's not nearly as dark as it looks..

ART HOUSE...

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Whenever I drive past this house I always stop and have a peek at the window. I don't know anything about sculptures but I do admire the work that is on display, it always looks great. Well done whoever the artist is, it certainly make for a more interesting street...

ps: I rather like the reflections in the windows of the houses opposite I think it just adds another dimension...

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SILHOUETTE...

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If you are a regular follower of this blog you will probably be aware that I find alleyways very photogenic. This one off George Lane in South Woodford is no exception. It's very short as alleys go but I have made several pictures of it already from various angles. The photographs I have taken there just seem to cry out to be black and white and this figure in silhouette I think confirms it....