St James railway station on the City Circle. #TilesOnTuesday

A photo of the Porta Nigra, a massive Roman city gate in Trier. Constructed of sandstone blocks, featuring two large cylindrical towers with multiple arched windows and passageways. The weathered structure stands prominently in a modern urban setting, surrounded by buildings. Sunlight casts shadows on the stone facade, highlighting its intricate details and imposing presence.

The Porta Nigra in Trier is the best preserved Roman city gate North of the Alps. It was built around 170 AD and converted into a church in the Middle Ages.
The Porta Nigra was restored to its original state in 1804 at Napoleon's behest.

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Stained glass window in the former Elektra House in the City. #TympanumTuesday #StainedGlassSunday

Highgate tube station. #TilesOnTuesday

Drinking fountain in Hackney.

Home made sourdough

Work/loaf balance

Morris dancers

Put bank holiday Mon, May 4th, in your calendars! Brixton's first Jack-in-the-Green, created by the Tatterjacks, will be appearing at Brixton Windmill's MayFest!! It's going to be a fab family day, 1-5pm, Windmill Gardens! 🌿🔔
www.brixtonwindmill.org/events/may-fest/
#morrisdancing #morris #brixton

This Is Just To Say

I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update

and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize

Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying

Drinking fountain in Hackney.

It's going to be even worse the next time they appoint Peter Mandelson

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Banksia against wind whisked clouds

Hawthorn in Burgess Park. #WildflowerHour

Bluebells in Deptford Park. #WildflowerHour

The composer Robin Haigh with David Temple, after the premiere performance of Tearfloods, a homage to Miyazaki, at Cadogan Hall. Fabulous.

The Pool of London this morning, from Tower Bridge.

A stained glass window commissioned by the parents of Sarah d'Avigdor Goldsmid who was drowned aged 21 with two friends. When he revisited for the installation of the window, Chagall said, 'It's magnificent. I will do them all.' He went on to complete another 11 windows there. Sarah lies dead in the sea with grieving figures looking on, her mother to the left, holding her 2 daughters. Another grieving figure is lower right. Sarah is floating in a sea of brilliant deep blue, and is borne to the shore on the right. Above her a red horse (symbol of joy for Chagall) carries her to a ladder leading to a benevolent Christ figure on the cross, surrounded by angels. The window is in shades of deep to pale blue, with areas highlighted with glowing yellow, eg, angel wings and behind a ladder leading to crucified Christ, plus the red horse and ladder.

#StainedGlassSunday
Marc Chagall designed all 12 windows in All Saints Church, Tudeley Kent working w his glassworker in Reims 1962-85.
A Russian Jew, he initially agreed commission for only this memorial for Sarah d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, from her Jewish father+Anglican mother.
ALT for story+symbolism.

The Pool of London this morning, from Tower Bridge.

Two former chocolate factory copper bowls, now a font, in Norwich cathedral. The west window is by George Hedgeland. #FontsOnFriday #StainedGlassSunday

7 light east window at St Philip's, Church Hill in Sydney. (For those interested in such things, note the absence of 'graven images' in the stained glass, and the presence of a stool at the north end of the 'holy table'.) #StainedGlassSunday

Proud to be re-standing as a councillor for North Bermondsey with Patrickson Obanya & Francesco Guerrieri 🔶🔶🔶 We’ve been working as a team for a year & ready to serve in a strong @southwarklibdems.bsky.social team 🙌 Read our manifesto here: southwark-libdems.org.uk/manifesto

#VoteLibdem on 7 May 🔶

Bluebells in Deptford Park. #WildflowerHour

Uffington Day 2 of 3. I visited The Uffington Museum and saw some of my pics in their terrific "Myths, Moments and Memory" exhibition.

Visit to Laugharne today..home of my favourite poet. Happen to spot a nice postbox by the church!
#postboxsaturday

My final Bubb and sons Victoria Foundry receiving box from this trip to Australia. This one is outside Central Station in Sydney, but is sadly out of use. #PostboxSaturday

A Bubb and sons Victoria Foundry receiving box in Millers Point in Sydney, still very much in use. #PostboxSaturday

St Giles Cripplegate. #SteepleSaturday

The Holy Resurrection cathedral in Tokyo; it is the cathedral for the autonomous Japanese Orthodox Church. #SteepleSaturday

St Giles Cripplegate. #SteepleSaturday

My final Bubb and sons Victoria Foundry receiving box from this trip to Australia. This one is outside Central Station in Sydney, but is sadly out of use. #PostboxSaturday