Fricking lasers

After a few weeks indoors installing for work in sweltering heat, it was nice to get up on a roof top in the pouring rain and fit a laser link once more!

Long range Olympics

With the Olympics well under way now I managed to get another glimpse of the park, this time from Highgate, several miles out!

Very late Christmas presents

Our old next door neighbour Carole, who we still keep in contact with. Is a fan of the daytrip as a gift idea, so stealing it from her we decided for Christmas last year to take her to Highclere Castle, the place where Downton Abbey is filmed. She is a big fan of the series and was very excited by the prospect. Fast forward nearly eight months and we finally had a dry (to start with) free day to go. I use to look after the security system in a former life and have been all over the building, but it was interesting to go back having watched a few snippets of the TV program to see the set.

Lily Lomo

After a very late night  (for us anyway) watching the opening ceremony, we had a lazy start and Lily had a play in the garden. With bright sunshine and having not tried it for a while I loaded up a fresh roll of 35mm into my DianaF+ and took a few shots. Lily even had a go to. I have no idea what they'll come out like but once they are back we'll see.

Pitstop for The King

On route to Bedford today I pulled off the M1 at Toddington services. Santa Pod was obviously holding an American meet as the car park had several muscle cars and in the truck stop a few drag cars on trailers including this replica of Richard Petty's Superbird.

ART DRIVE!

In the build up to the Olympics, the London 2012 Festival is putting on a massive cultural celebration all over the place. From plays and family days to art exhibitions. I'm not normally one for galleries, but when they are built inside an old multi story car park and the works on display are 16 of the 17 BMW Art Cars that are rarely together at the same time, I make an exception. I read about it on Retro Rides and as I had to drive through London to get from Greenwich to Watford I would be passing right by the door. I afforded myself half an hour off to nose around. Really I could have done with a few hours to take it all in but it was enough time to be amazed at seeing these masterpieces in the metal.

Is there some sporting event on?

After yesterdays barge full of rings I thought I better give BP a nod for this monster hoarding, spread over half a dozen billboards at Earls Court Corner and normally reserved for massive films, its truly epic with a massive torch making the centrepiece.