Bees and fruit
People may be tapping on their smartphones throughout it but the Jardin du Luxembourg is very traditional with boules, a carousel and old fashioned swings. I’d never noticed these traditional … Read more
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But if you don’t have an iPhone…
There’s a TV ad in France at the moment which shows everything you can do with an iPhone – do your shopping, check cinema times etc. It ends with: ‘But … Read more
The Olympic site
I went to Stratfield today – not to go to Westfield with the masses, but to the Olympic site. I donned a hard hat and hi-vis jacket and was shown … Read more
Becky’s garden
Also on the E17 Art Trail we passed this little gem, which belongs to Becky Wynn Griffiths and her partner. From the Art Trail map we weren’t sure whether the … Read more
The street of blue plaques
This weekend, I had a legitimate reason for ogling at other people’s front gardens. It was the E17 Art Trail and my friend Danny had transformed his road into the … Read more
Reach for the sky
This overgrown cordyline makes me smile every time I walk past it. Somehow it keeps going in just a few centimetres of compost. Maybe it gets by on positive vibes … Read more
Petal power
I walk past this doorway a lot and always think how pretty it is. I’ve tried photographing it several times from various different angles, but have never got it quite … Read more