I've had a late change of mind on which black and white photos to share today after my walk into Blackheath yesterday. I needed to pop into the Village to collect a parcel and as it was a nice day, that wasn't such a bad thing - though I've still no idea how I managed to miss the postman when he called...
I posted the colour-version of this shot yesterday on Instagram and as I did I wondered how the sunlight would look in black and white. I think it works well with the sun on the last two houses and those in the foreground darker and the columns highlight the curve of the building. Plus the "lacy" tree in the foreground, well I think you know my feelings on trees in black and white!
I've also realised I'm quite partial to a picturesque fence* - this one provides a boundary between The Paragon and the Heath. In the distance there's the duck pond, and even though I hadn't promised them any bread I nipped off through the side streets to take the more direct route to the Post Office and my parcel.
* For other recent examples of this obsession see (i) the heather and the railings shot in Greenwich Park at sunset and (ii) the multiple railing shots in A November update on "my" Pawlonia Tomentosa - I rest my case!
Black & White photo 20: Bircham windmill
This week my B&W photo is a look upwards from the bottom of Bircham windmill in Norfolk. I popped along for a visit in September and I'll share more photos from that visit during the week.
In this photo I like the textures of the tiles, the wood and the sails (if that's the correct terminology?) and yes, that blob is a bird also admiring the view! It's perhaps not the view you'd expect of a windmill, but it's one each of us would take if we were stood at its base...
To see more photos and to learn more about the windmill pop back on Tuesday - see you then!
Love this 50: Yellow Submarine tea infuser
I'm a child of the 70s and when I saw a yellow submarine tea infuser while browsing the web it brought a smile to my face as I thought of a favourite childhood toy. That childhood toy was a metal yellow submarine so not so good for brewing tea, although back then I probably didn't like a nice cuppa as much as I do today!
I still have my old metal yellow submarine too, somewhere. I'm sure I have. Even though I've been unpacking boxes I haven't unpacked that yet. I know it was a well loved and well played with so it's unlikely to be of any monetary value as while it's not in OK condition, it's not pristine. The value for me is in my memories, so all together now...
"In the town where I was born, lived a man who sailed to sea, and he told us of his life, in the land of submarines...
...We all live in a Yellow Submarine, a Yellow Submarine, Yellow Submarine...."