Don't Sit Down!!!!

Today just a bit of Local Council Lunacy from my local area, Wanstead. It amused me.

I'm on holiday for the next week, but pictures will continue (if Blogger doesn't play up).

London Community Life

I've mentioned in the past that I'm fortunate to live in an area with a great sense of community - something all too rare in London and most other modern cities. Saturday was one of the highlights of the year - Music in Wanstead Park - a day of fun and music for all the family. These ladies were helping out at one of the food stalls, supporting the local Primary School PTA. When Diamond Geezer walked through on his Redbridge foray, he commented "this fascinating park ought to be seen and enjoyed by far more than an audience of local dog walkers" - well, I'm pleased to say it is. Another photo here.

Staying Local

Don't we often take our own immediate environment for granted? Where I live is steeped in history, as is so much of London. The building you can see has been there for 300 years, and seen a lot of changes. For a while, it was the Conservatives local HQ, and hence the bust of Churchill who was the local MP. Diamond Geezeer walked the walk and talked the talk here, too. The stone plinth was made out of a bit of the old Waterloo Bridge.

But the real reason I took this photo was as part of a test reel to try out another £5 special from eBay, after fixing it. It's an Agilux Agifold, a late forties/early fifties camera made in London (Croydon). In case anyone is interested, it has a 90cm f4.5 lens, here stopped to f/8, shot on Fuji Acros processed in ID-11.