Suffolk and London

The Sugar Loaves pub, Suffolk, England

I'm back from my flying visit to England. I should have taken a coat because although the weather was fine, it was a lot colder than I'm used to. That aside, no major incidents to report. The dog and cat are sitting here next to me and not showing any signs of anxiety, so no problems there.

I spent two nights in Muswell Hill, London and commuted to Suffolk each day to photograph a house. I'm not at liberty to show the house photographs at this moment, but I can say it was impressive.

I've selected a few photo's from the trip for you to see and I'll comment on the pubs another day.

Woven fence, Suffolk

Woven fence detail, Suffolk

Wavy wall, Suffolk

John Baird pub, Muswell Hill, London

Florist, Muswell Hill

Muswell Hill, the land of a million shoe shops

My trip to Suffolk

Over the garden fence, Suffolk, England

I've got a busy day today!
I have to go to the post office this morning to post the photographs you keep buying. This is my favourite chore of the day as it involves stopping for coffee at La Mesquite. I'll make a detour on the way home and pay the dentist the 20 euros I owe her from yesterday. I'll also point at my mouth and say "muy bien".

When I return home I have to pack a few items for my trip to the UK, then have lunch. I plan to leave the house at 3pm, so I have to make sure the cat is in the house and lock all the doors and windows so he can't escape. At 2.30 I'll attempt to get him in his travelling box, I'll wrap him in a towel then bundle him in, head first.

At 4pm I'll meet the dog groomer who is going to look after my cat and dog. To save time we are meeting in a car park on the coast and I'll transfer the animals to her car. Eddie the dog is about 8 years old, he's used to this. Eddie's like an old jail bird who does his time quietly, a little like Morgan Freeman. The cat (Chico), never accepts his fate, he's not guilty and won't go quietly. In human terms, think of Chico as Phil Specter, anything can happen! These two are great travelling companions, but the change over is a tense time.

I should arrive at the airport at 6pm and walk straight through to departures. I've checked in on-line, so what could possibly go wrong. I'll be in London by midnight tonight and tomorrow I'm in Suffolk where I'll be staying until Monday.

I'll return to Spain and blogging on Tuesday with a bag of photographs and hopefully a dog and a cat. Have a great weekend and I'll see you next week.

Tim

Roses in Suffolk

Over the garden fence, Suffolk, England

It's un-naturally hot all over Europe this week. Yesterday it was 35 degrees in my part of Spain. In Great Britain they're also enjoying the sun.

I know from growing up in England that one week of sunshine becomes an historical event like the sinking of the Lusitania or the marches of the Suffragettes.

The photograph above was taken in Suffolk, England during the summer 1999, that blue sky is as rare as the White Rhinoceros. Available in in my Etsy shop as a signed original.