WANSTEAD DAILY PHOTO: GROSVENOR ROAD

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Saturday, 26 September 2015

THATS IT THEN....

....summer is definitely over. That's what ran through my mind when I came across these flowers in Grosvenor Road a few days ago. Although they are well past their best in the late afternoon light they still looked lovely if a little sad...

Monday, 17 August 2015

CANARY YELLOW...

McCartney's garage at the top of Grosvenor Road is well know for it's immaculate restoration of vintage Japanese cars, quite a few celebrities have made a purchase there. As I passed the other day however I spotted this wonderful old Citreon 'deux chevaux' in bright yellow on the forecourt, even better it was the van version which is quite rare I understand. I look forward to seeing it fully restored and cruising around Wanstead....

Tuesday, 30 June 2015

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN...

...well perhaps not quite. These two sets of steps in Grosvenor Road are having a good try though if you like flowers. They always look attractive, obviously someone cares a great deal. The stairs on the left lead to flats, I'm not sure about the ones on the right, attractive but a bit tricky to navigate I would have thought...

Monday, 15 June 2015

LINE UP...

If you are interest in photography you may have heard of 'the rule of thirds'. That's exactly what sprung into my mind when I spotted this grass, pebbles and bark combination in a Grosvenor Road garden. Not that the composition of this picture bears any relationship to the photography 'rule of thirds', that's quite different...

A few people have been kind enough to contact me about the black and white picture of the Cutty Sark that I posted a few days ago. If you would like to know the technical stuff and perhaps more importantly the thinking behind the picture please just just click on this LINK...

Thursday, 30 April 2015

BLUEBELLS..

I found these beauties in Grosvenor Road the other day. Despite it being a rainy and overcast day these bluebells really shone out in the gloom.

Thursday, 19 March 2015

IN HIDING..

I spotted this tiny flower as I returned to the Gallery from the post office yesterday. As you can see from the smaller picture it was in a stone wall in Grosvenor Road, hidden unless you really looked. It was only about half inch across, when I got in really close I could see the tiny stamens, such a delicate and beautiful little flower.

Saturday, 8 November 2014

BY THE LIGHT...

Fabulous moon the other evening as I came out of the Gallery. It was bonfire night, November 5th, and the moon had just risen and was hovering over the houses in Grosvenor Road, not often it looks that perfect. I just couldn't make up my mind which picture to show you so here are all three, you can choose which one you like.

Saturday, 11 October 2014

SIDEWAYS..

I seem to have baffled everyone with my post last month about the location of Grove Mansions. Well it's is at the top of Grosvenor Road immediately behind Barclays Bank . As I passed there the other day I spotted this door on the pavement outside, building work in progress no doubt.

Tuesday, 9 September 2014

FLOWER POWER..

I spotted these colourful flowers on a window ledge in Grosvenor Road the other day. They aren't real of course, they look a lot like a childs toy to me, they brighten up the house though on an otherwise overcast day..

Saturday, 14 June 2014

CLINGING ON..

Walking back to the Gallery from the High Street the other day I passed along Grosvenor Road. I was really struck by this little plant growing over the brick pillar supporting a garden wall. I just like the contrast between the plant and the texture of the bricks. How do plants manage to climb and hang on?

Tuesday, 18 March 2014

"A HOST OF GOLDEN DAFFODILS"....

Wandering down Grosvenor Road yesterday and seeing this profusion of daffodils brought to mind the famous William Wordsworth poem. A walk in the Lake District was not necessary, it is all here in Wanstead.

Tuesday, 13 August 2013

SILHOUETTE....

Waited in the garden last night for several hours on comet watch. I saw about 5 or 6 and it was an impressive sight, I am so glad I saw them. Photographing them however is a very different story, as far as I am concerned they were very camera shy. No matter which way I pointed the camera they appeared from a different direction, very frustrating, still there's always next year. I am so glad I got the photograph of the sky and clouds on Monday night.

I was walking along Grosvenor Road earlier today looking for pictures when I noticed these metal fire escapes. I really like the stark shapes that they form particularly silhouetted against the sky. Interesting shapes in the most unlikely places.

Monday, 20 May 2013

THE SHRUBBERY

This complex of apartments 'The Shrubbery' is at the top of Grosvenor Road. Every time I pass I am reminded of a Hollywood film set in Los Angeles in the 'thirties', unfortunately the name of it escapes me, any suggestions welcome. Bathed in morning sunlight this Grade 2 listed 1935 building is a real Wanstead gem.

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