Train Trip in First Class Carraige!

The other day while l was wandering around Putney, waiting to catch a train up to Waterloo for work, l found a few things l had not noticed before! The image below, is one of a pair of winged females, that stand guard on a gateway to a house on The River Thames. This one had been altered with the use of blue paint!

The next image is through the front window of a house on the River Thames, beside Putney Bridge Tube Station! You can see right through their lounge, and the dining-room and straight out to the river and railway line bridge...bliss. I must admit, l would do something, maybe put up blinds, to stop people (like me!) looking through the house. No privacy is there?

As l went over to the train station, l noticed these two woman with red hair, the girl on the right's hair really glows!

The image below is something l have never seen before and l don't think it happens often!!!! The sign on the 4 sides of the famous clock, hanging  down from the ceiling in Waterloo Station. People have always used it as a meeting place and stand under it until their friend turns up!

Nothing unusual about a First Class sign on a train you say.Well....there is, so listen! It was rush hour and although the train was not crowded, l asked the guard what the proceedure was for using First Class Carraiges, when you have a second class ticket. It's ok today he said, this train was a general in service train, so that it was ok for me to sit in it and enjoly the comfort for the 20mins of my homeward journey! Sheer bliss!

The image below of the London Eye, was taken in the train,  from the now redundent Euro Star Terminal! What a waste of money! You can also see the London Eye in the distance.

Have you been on the eye? Well, it moves so slowly, that you don't realise you are actually moving. Even the people who are normally afraid of hieghts, soon forget that fact and love it. Can you see the capsual that has been removed from the wheel for maintanence?

The above image is of offices by London Bridge. They are so close together, l would think it would be awful to work there. It must be quite dark in certain windows and being overlooked by so many people must be awful, in my eyes anyway!

I took the above image, hoping to be able to show, that you could look right through the windows to the otherside and hoping to catch the sun! I am pleased with the results, hope you are too!

The image above is one from the train, as l saw the gorgeous white blossom that had come out over night.

 Last image is of the iconic Battersea Power Station. Just thought that as a silhouette and the light shining through from the setting sun, it could look quite spiritual. By that l mean, it is such a huge almost over-powering place and yet to me, it feels as if it could be a place of worship. Does that sound strange to you?

A trip to Wimbledon Park.

The other day, Tony and l went to see what Wimbledon Park was like. We had read about it on the internet and decided it was worth investigating. It is in a REALLY nice area and just to proof it..look at this amazing house and the garden few doors down!! Yes it is a whole house and not flats!

The park has amazing children's play areas but for obvious reasons l couldn't take images of the children or the play area. Each area is gated off and is beautifully kept and was full of children, parents and grandchildren. The Park also has public tennis courts and the lake you see in the images below has ducks and geese on it and also they sail on it. Too cold and choppy today for any action. In the image below on the left handside, you will be able to see a moorehen's nest. 

And here is mum on her nest. As l approached the dad tried to attack me, so l took image and quickly left so as not to frighten them any more. i was surprised to see how much rubbish was in the nest as well as twigs and leaves.

The image below, a pontoon, is where the boats would be  launched from. At the moment it is occupied by ducks, moorhens, geese and pigeons! I have put images up of the birds around the lake.

The area where the boats, canoes, windsurfers and all the other kit is kept, is fenced in and locked but l have to admit the security looks very flimsy!!! 

The next image , is of my husband, being happy watching a game of bowls in the Park. Tony has his granddad's woods (name for balls!) and l think may very soon join to play. One of the things l saw at this club which made me smile, was there were several youngsters playing, as well as the "elderly"players.

As we were walking towards the exit, l looked up for some reason, and there on the roof of one of the out buildings was this young lady!! Strange place for a statue...interesting though!

Can you see the sleeping monster in the below image?!Ha!

The fungi in the image below, was tucked up in the roots of a tree, at the entrance/exit to the Park. I wandered round to the other side of the tree, to see if there were anymore...and got a surprise.

In a crack in the trunk, which in it's self l thought was interesting..was a fungi trying to grow and getting quite contorted! After you have look at the fungi, look again at the wood....isn't it amazing?