This is the road leading to the bottom of the road where I lived for 28 years, and my current optician is just over the main road from here which was why I was there myself.

I had a look for Eveready yesterday and found them for sale in my pound store, the packaging etc is red.

This is my new kitty



His name is Ben...I've had him for about a month and a half, now.

How lucky are you! He is just gorgeous!

Oh, he's adorable!

What a beautiful kitty!

From this morning's hike... This is the cornerstone of Shaw Butte Observatory, a Hohokam (Native American tribe) site from the 12th or 13th century. There are more petroglyphs on the stone in the right corner of the picture. It's a pretty interesting site -- found this on the Internet:

http://www.amug.org/~sbplum/Siteinfo.html

I want him!

Edit: Not the rock, the kitten!

The Pet Rock fad is over, eh?

Part of Grainger Town area of Newcastle where the some of the older buildings were cleared and replaced by modern ones

Ren is correct. In some parts it has become the generic word for batteries.

Toronto Island Airport taken from the CN Tower

I have been passing this building in the centre of Newcastle for the last 58 years and for a time in the late 50s visited it with my Dad as one of the companies he worked for had offices there. It was only when I looked at this picture I saw the clock on it

I love Op-shops! Paid the princely sum of five Australian dollars for this pram, which included an alternative stroller module. Now daughter won't have to bring her own when she comes here for a shopping trip.
Not a mark on it, not a safety clip out of place - all I had to do was polish the chrome and keep my cats from nesting in it!

That's interesting. The links I found were all abroad, but suspect that's a Channel Island thing as I would guess Energizer have individual contracts for each country and the UK can't use the old name but Channel Islands are independent. Update, I've just found this site selling them in the UK. They may be imports but am now on a search myself in the shops. It's a shame they changed the name though as Eveready isn't the same even if still available. Full range

Underground overground Wombling free, Wimbledon Common.


Wimbledon Parkside by satguru, on Flickr

A moth photographed today while walking the dog. The moth is a Burnet, possibly 5-spot,probably Narrow Bordered 5-Spot, Zygaena lonicerae.

These are verdin -- little chickadee-like birds native to the Southwest U.S. They are hanging upside down on a light fixture in our atrium at work.

I'm currently on the last full day of trip to New York, so expect a whole
load of pictures when I get back to the UK. One here to whet your appetite,
taken yesterday when I went to Coney Island. (Yes, I did have a hot dog at
Nathans! ) This is the famoUs Cyclone rollercoaster. (No, I didn't have
a go on it. I didn't want to lose the hot dog. )

St Giles, right in the centre of Oxford

Another insect found locally



I think this is the Common Blue Damselfly

A planned view in Hampstead Garden Suburb. Many more were planned but only a few ended up being created.

When out walking the dog yesterday I realised I had nearly stepped on something looking back this was what was nearly squashed

Lovely pics
Hoping that my computer woes and camera woes are getting better and I can join in again soon :p

Here's the view next to yesterday's

More nature



A Butterfly this time
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina

I've had my camera nearly six years, and only just found the "Fireworks" setting - Doh! I'm not convinced it's any better than my earlier method, though.

Canada Day Fireworks, 1 July 2011



(By the way, don't we need a July thread ?)

Great shot Liz.

This is a photo for the ladies, the perfect retail outlet for you.

June being done (How fast was that?) Here comes July.( Sumer is a-cumin in la-la-la)