David Edmondson

Glad to hear the bench is keeping up with the times.
Two great views so close together.

A wooden bench with the words "REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL" CARVED INTO THE BACK RAIL.The bench is in front of a diagonal laid brick wall with an exotic fern in a planter between them. A much younger version of me is on the bench.

That reminded me of this photo from about 20 years ago:
The Ian Dury bench had a splendid view, his favourite I believe, and two solar powered MP3 players built into the arm rests. One played his Desert Island Discs, the other a selection of his music.

Thanks, I used to live very close to Richmond Park and spent many happy hours there.

Jackdaws seem to be taking over the cafe scrounger role from sparrows and chaffinches.

A sign saying “toilets, please use ice rink”, with icons for women, men and disabled and an arrow pointing left

So many scenarios…

A sign with the word Music and a right pointing arrow above Divinity and a left pointing arrow.

“The devil has the best tunes”

#music

Have you seen how much opera tickets can set you back?

The Yaris I drove to Gloucester gave me no such problems. I would definitely need to turn off the Jogger’s lane keeping assist if it was my car.

I drove a Dacia Jogger from Gloucester to Birmingham and back on wet/damp roads on Saturday.

It was seeing any sort of line on the road as a lane marking and trying to “correct” the steering. At times it was fighting me so much it gave me a “Maintain control” warning.
#dacia @motoringpodcast.com

A night view from a hotel up in the Malvern hill. Clear overhead but a layer of clouds in the distance

Overcast and a little misty in the morning.

Night and day at the Cottage in the Wood

Sigma 1600 in various Fords and my Morgan 4/4

Went to see H is for Hawk at the Picture House in Cambridge. Claire Foy and the cinematographers deserve awards. Had to go to the Eagle for lunch, since it features in the film.

#hisforhawk #theeaglecambridge

That's right. Shuttleworth is another option now that the Cambridge Flying Group are operating from there.

Happy Birthday. Great fun, where did you fly from?

A pair of goldeneyes in line astern. Pretty little ducks.

Goldeneyes at Paxton Pits. They sound like a love song, though if they were singular, they could be a Bond movie

#photography #birds #goldeneye

Is there a sweepstake on how many babies will be named Carnyx this year?

A cormorant in flight on a cold clear day. Its wings have just stroked down and the feathers on one wing are curled up by the force. It is glossy black with a red cheek.

Another from Paxton Pits. Great cormorant, or black shag, or black cormorant or ...

#photography #birds

Inside the workshop at Old Warden. The Spitfire, with its wheels up, almost looks like it is flying under the wing of the Westland Lysander

Winter maintenance. Spitfire Vc and Lysander undergoing maintenance ready for the next flying season at the Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden.

#Shuttleworthcollection #Oldwarden #aircraft #photography

A view across the partially frozen lake to the boathouse. The sky, far bank, boathouse and trees are reflected in the lake

Icy lake at Old Warden

#photography #landscape #reflection

Aurorawatch is a fabulous app for letting you know when it's misty or overcast.

An Alfa Romeo car transporter carrying a pre-war Alfa Romeo car. Photographed at Bicester Motion.

It's just months to the release of "Anarchy in the UK" and you can see why. #totp

"Get your coat, you've pulled"

So, @tessmachling.bsky.social, do you think he is any relation to Harry?

A redwing has just plucked a hawthorn berry

Redwing at Paxton Pits today
#birds #photography

A dunnock so puffed up it is almost spherical.

Dunnock in borb mode. Seen today at Paxton Pits
#borb #birds #photgraphy

The main gallery at Windermere Jetty. A sailing dingy, a luxurious steam launch, racing boats, racing powerboats, a water-launched glider and a wing float from a Sunderland flying boat.

A visit to the Windermere Jetty Museum. Must go back when they run trips in some of the boats.

#windermerejetty #lakedistrict #boats

Ham House by the Thames west of London. This as a view of the south side of the house flanked by statues

Ham House
#nationaltrust

I was expecting campanology, but it was just someone researching Dalek time units using Microsoft’s search engine

#spooner

A European goldfinch perched on a dance. It’s red and black face look like a mask of the Marvel character Deadpool.

Cute, but our goldfinches look like Deadpool.