This old sign in Essex is the only known Load Gauge one known in the country remaining plus its partner, they are warning of overhead electrical power cables on the level crossing and were replaced by new ones from 1964 onwards. The odd thing is that although the old design and format (although overhead and cable were usually on two separate lines) it's the first I'm aware of with a different font to the usual 1953-63 one. It's not older than that as none of them looked anything like it, but is similar to the usual font but for unknown reasons not the usual one. The current Transport font is universal officially although the odd error has been picked up but incredibly rare with this system, and previously unseen in the last although the examples are now few and far between.

The snow has gone but we are still getting frost. This was the local pond about 11.30am

Susie looking as though butter wouldn't melt in her mouth, about 30 seconds after she had been causing mayhem.

She looks soooo innocent, how could she do anything wrong with that face.

Incredibly easily is the answer to that one!

It turns out that because the sign was for a railway they were also able to make the signs and they had a different font to the roads. It's a rarely used option and the first I've seen but as it's 50 years too late for a decent sample set then I don't know how many others there were.

This is near Hertford on the way there. It's a good thing I took the photos when I did and a video today as we've just had even more snow since then than we did on Saturday and I've got to go out tomorrow evening.

Francis Drake and the English fleet set out to meet the Spanish Armada

Here's another one who manages to look innocent and sweet, whilst planning mischief and mayhem.

She looks like Rosie when she spots a chitchat or a spider.

This is my sort of house

We got a bit of snow overnight, and the temperature dropped too. Although she went for her walk this morning, and asked for her afternoon one, as soon as we got outside the second time, Precious stopped. She tried to shrug out of her harness, and when I put a stop to that she just sat there with one foot raised until I opened the door and let her back inside. Poor kitty!

Mother and baby sea lions -- Galapagos

What a lovely photo

I have always said the best countryside in England has to be in Kent, here is an example in Lullingstone

The church at Eton Colege

Birfday Flars and Birfday Bear

Oh, I was hoping you'd show us Birfday Bear! He's sweet!

On a recent trip into the country, we found a wonderful little bookshop in Donnybrook. Their counter is decorated with old book covers. Maynooth, coolcat90 and I all walked out with an armload of books.

Boveney brook on Dorney Common near Slough

Susie being a little less relaxed - looking for mischief in fact

Oh yes, Susie! The ears say it all.

The high Andes

A typical English country pub in Dorney, which is also a conservation area, just next to Eton.

Public Art Newcastle upon Tyne

Man with Potential Selves - Sean Henry 2003
Location - Lower Grainger Street
Materials - Coloured Bronze
Commissioned by - GTP in co-operation with
Sculpture at Goodwood

Sean Henry is one of the UK’s leading figurative
sculptors working today. The piece comprises
three views of the same man. One stands, one
walks and one apparently floats, horizontally, above the ground. Each figure is 2.5m tall.


This is the Man Standing

A view across Muswell Hill from Highgate