Visit to Affordable Art Fair and home again

I am blogging again as l am now feeling a lot better. Although it is still quite chilly, the Plum tree has started to blossom..lovely.

The next image is to show the world that the UK can have beautiful " blue sky" days!

As people who know me will be aware, l love cranes and scaffolding. Just down the road on Putney Hill they have knocked down the old college and are putting up a block of flats.

Don't skeleton leaves look so beautiful. Nature is an amazing thing.

Oh boy..this purple is just so intense. Would love to find something that would dye this colour naturally! Now that would be a find.

Last week, l had a sudden urge to go and get my hair cut. In Putney there is a hairdressers called Tomato, isn't that a wonderfully random name? Just before l decided to do this l saw this guy and thought he was wonderfully dressed! Then, imagine my surprise when l am introduced to my hairdresser ...it is the same guy, great fun and he is Polish.

Is there no stopping this man!!As my next door neighbours said..."Look out Jane Asher". For those who only know her as an actress, she also makes and decorates amazing Cakes !

Tony and l were not feeling that good on Friday but we went to The Affordable Art Fair (AAF) because we wanted to compare prices etc. for my own Art Practice. Having used the "Overground" route, it was only a few mins walk to Battersea Park, were the Fair was being held. This is one of the doors we saw on our walk to the Park......good house keeping going on here! Ha!

This statue is in the Park...A War Memorial but for some reason it really freaks me out. Not sure why. I think it might be something to do with the eyes!

The sign to tell you where the Art Fair is! Not exactly small is it?

This "Green" sculpture was at the entrance to the Fair. I really loved watching the wheel spin  and the spheres twist in the wind.

Urban Nature along The Thames.

Bird in flight in front of Chelsea Bridge, London. If you click on this image, l hope you can see the iconic Red London Bus on the right-hand side of the bridge?

Can you see the ducks on the shingle beside the Thames?

I thought these flowers were so delicate and the colour is just so rich. Must find out the name of the plant in case l  ever have a garden!

As we were walking along the Thames we saw this Refuse Barge slowly coming towards us.  It came up to another barge and we just thought it would carry on but we were a bit concerned when they appeared to be getting VERY close to each other.

Then the Refuse Barge started to turn round and go back in the direction it had come from! It was not the easiest manoeuvre but was carried out with great skill, in my opinon.

If you look closely you will see one of the men, on the Refuse Barge, throwing a thick rope to a man on the stationary barge. That is quite a throw!

Two barges now connected. I was fascinated to watch this whole operation and now l  am wondering how long they will stay here and then where will they go?

I have never seen Battersea Power Station from this angle before but was only able to get two and a bit of the four towers in!

We have large rats in London..hence the size of this trap!

Interesting front door and love the letter-box.

On our way home.."Mind The Gap!"

Sorry!

Sorry have not been here for a few days..have a rotton cold and don't feel like doing much except sleeping! hope to be back tomorrow..fridayxxlynda

Just a walk....

A quick visit to my bundles...looking interesting..only a few more months to go!

I really don't like rain, l know we need it for the plants to grow but when l saw the raindrops on the leaves ...l realise l don't hate it that much!!

Also rain means that the oil or petrol mixed with the rain..really brightens the roads up!!!

Walked past this car that really is what l would call a baby carrier! There were toys stucked to the window, toys stuck to the back of the chair, toys hanging from the ceiling and books on hangers from the door handles!! A very well entertained baby....and l bet it still cried!Hax

Saw this pair of trainners at the bus stop...l bet you could see him in the dark..bet he doesn't need a torch!

Love this hat! I think it is called a Pork Pie hat....are they meant to be that small on a normal head?!

These are the beautiful tiles that are laid in a part of our Libary floor, funnily enough they are only out side the toilets!

As l was walking  l saw these shadow on a house.  Really spooky but beautiful.

I think the shadows and lines on this plastic roll down blind look like writing.

Spring has started....Hooray!!!!!!!

Cutters, puddings and Art!

Yesterday, after our two hour collecting session for Marie Curie Founation at Richmond Station (catching the Rugby lot), Tony went home to watch the Wales/Italy match (yeh we won..Wales that is) and l went of shopping. I finally bought myself a Rotary Cutter and l was wondering if being pretty makes the cutting easier or faster? Just a thought!!

I was not feeling too good today and, when Tony came from his wanders, look what he came back with for both of us! Pudding in a box to cheer me up! He is so sweet but it doesn't help my waist line - who cares?! Life sometimes is too short to worry about such small things. They were full of almonds, marzipan and apples..divine my dears!

For those of you that don't follow or visit my Art blog, this is the latest thing l have made. It is one of the small "pockets", as l call them, that l add to each other to make up my wall hangings. This one is ending up somewhere slightly different, it is going to be come a brooch, as l have become rather fond of it!

Bits and pieces!

Before l start, just heard from my Dad that my Mum is not too good. Get well soon mum - we are thinking of you x

While walking home from Putney, l was thinking about an article l read the other day. It concerned City Life and how Nature has changed to enable it to survive in the City. The first image shows you how "Nature" is learning to cope in London. It is coping very well here in Putney, as you can see from this image of a 6inch concrete wall!

I had to laugh when l saw this group of rubbish on the grass verge.  For those of you who do not know, "Bulmers" is a cider drink, which means Apples! Now do you see why l laughed?

And l must boast again about my wonderful husband's attempts at laying his first wooden floor! This image is when it was not quite ....it's finished now and l am so proud of him and my studio looks fantastic!!

Noticed this writing on the telephone box next to The Green Man pub. Is it a Tag? or, just some-one wanting us to know that this box is actually level? Ha! Why do people do it?

Last week we went to the big shopping centre Westfield, which l have to admit, l do not go to if l don't have to. It is a beautiful place but l feel it has no soul. I have seen the roof many times but today was the first time l could take an image without a security guard telling me to stop. I think it is great to be able to see what the sky looks outside and you are not so surprised when you go out and its dark now!

As we came out of the centre l noticed this house opposite. It appears that the curtain in the window is a design, NOT just hanging there! um..novel!

Saw this design on a wall ..wonder what it means?

When you think we have so many places to put "Rubbish"...why abandon this on the side of the road? Really annoys me the amount of "non household rubbish" that is now being just left on our roadsides and open spaces. End of rant..sorry!

I don't know if numberplates are not secured to cars as well as they used to be or maybe there are more accidents around here. Anyway, there seem to be so many more discarded number plates on the road or grass around here lately.  Here are just two of them .

At the bus stop l saw this young girl. It struck she appeared almost transparent..do you know what l mean? Love the colours though.

You are never too old to learn about  technology and accept it into your life!

This graffiti seemed to appear overnight on a bus shelter window near me. I know most people don't like it but l have to admit, l do; and, I love taking images through it.

I also like taking images through non scratched glass too.

These snowdrops made me smile and think maybe Spring is not too far away..l hope! Oh..as l wrote that  the weather report on the TV is making comments about frost and more rain!!!! Not happy!

And just to prove we do still have blue skies every few days or so..took this image...just after it had stopped raining..again!

Sorry this blog is a bit bitty today but sometimes that is just how it is!x Night