Category: Local

Goodbye, Mr Chips

Much has been written about Chips’s lack of political judgement, moral turpitude, snobbishness, vanity and hypochondria. All I can add is he was devoid of any sense of humour.

Don’t Tell Sid

The title of this post is an inversion of the slogan used when British Gas was privatised in November 1986.

Black Redstart

This is a Black Redstart. It is about the same size as a Robin.

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A Corpse on the Roof

  According to the Prime Minister, Peppa Pig is the key to unlocking productivity in the UK. Bertie isn’t.

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Death on the Thames

Margravine Cemetery is all things to all men, women, children, fauna, flora, birds of the air and creepy-crawlies.

On the River Bank

The London plane trees in Bishop’s Park provide a shady walk along the Thames upstream of Putney Bridge. The oldest were planted in 1893.

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Spot the Difference

This is the view looking north from the rear of our house. Note the BP car wash, bottom right, and the Ark building on the left as they will appear again. The trees will not appear again so give them a clap now.