With A Little Luck

This is the view from my window at work. I am disappointed the camera doesn't capture it really. I plan to get another of a winter sunset, which is stunning.

What I really wanted to display did not come out as well as I had hoped. In the second pic it is possible to see both Tower Bridge and Big Ben in the same eyeshot. I cannot think of any other place in London you can see both Tower Bridge and Big Ben in one glance. Westminster is far in the distance to the left of centre. With the naked eye you can just see the clock face but no way could anyone possibly make out the digits or the hands. Tower Bridge is a little closer but because the river winds around behind other buildings it is harder to make out at first. Anyway, didn't work out as I hoped but there it is - my beautiful London Town.

Looking around at other blogs it is easy to see that with all the horrible events going on around the world even friends do not agree on fundamentals. That is ok, there is certainly nothing wrong with disagreeing. Personally I value that because it makes me think. It can only strengthen my own convictions or force me to change them for the better. Either way it is a benefit. With a little luck, we can make this whole damn thing work out. I hope to do that in my little world, and I can only hope you strive to do that in yours. I have always found this to be an incredibly positive and reassuring sentiment.

Here Comes The Sun

It was a beautiful weekend. Too beautiful. July 15 is St Swithin's Day. Looks like we are in for another 40 days of sunshine and dry weather. I suppose many people would think that is good news but not me. We are in desperate need of rain. Perhaps it is true only love can make it rain. All the more reason we are in desperate need of rain.

Out On The Tiles

Many thanks to fellow bloggers Marietta, Mark, Jill, James, and Anne-Marie for a wonderful time tonight. It went by far too quickly. I was interested in hearing more stories and was only starting to warm up to contributing a few of my own. Didn't really have enough time to do that fully. Suddenly - it was time to leave! It was so great to get to know people in a more personal way. Of course it was a school night, and we really could not take full advantage of a completely relaxed and carefree evening. Not a true night 'out on the tiles' - not really - but a great deal of fun nonetheless. I hope we can all do it again. Soon.

One of the best things about a night out is the comforting feeling of the return home - (usually). That is why I chose a pic of my front door here. This is what I often see at the end of a long and winding road. Sometimes it is so late (early), I arrive after the milk bottles have been dropped off in the late early hours. Living in the past in more ways than one. A completely different world here, and I love it immensely.