Tag Archives: London

The River Thames flooding in Weybridge, January 9th 2024 update

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Barbara

Every so often I get a notification from WordPress that my stats are booming. I used to blog on a daily basis for a few years as I was suffering with my chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, and struggled to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Boats, Photography, Water, Weybridge, Winter | Tagged D'Oyly Carte Island, flooding, London, Photo Challenge, Photography, River Thames, Weybridge, Winter | Leave a comment

The Walkie Talkie Building

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Barbara

One of the buildings that my dad wanted to see when he was here in London last week was the ‘Walkie Talkie’ building, because of its unusual shape This building has a major design flaw however, and it’s not that … Continue reading →

Posted in Bridges, London, Photography | Tagged Architecture, Building, Burnt Car, Converge, Jaguar, London, Melted, Mirrors, The Walkie Talkie, Walkie Talkie, Weekly Photo Challenge | 14 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge; Converge

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Barbara

Once again I feel like the daily Post has been following me around as I take photos! I took these pictures while I was walking around London with my Dad last week. The water running down the middle of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bridges, London, Photography, Water | Tagged Architecture, Converge, London, Tower Bridge, Weekly Photo Challenge | 19 Comments

The Palace of Westminster

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Barbara

This week I have been uploading lots of photos to my Redbubble account and iStockphoto, but for some silly reason when I saw this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge; Monument, I went blank!! I started looking through my photos from last … Continue reading →

Posted in London, Photography, Water | Tagged Big Ben, Elizabeth Tower, England, Houses of Parliament, iStockphoto, London, Monument, Postaday, Redbubble, The Palace of Westminster, Weekly Photo Challenge | 7 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: The World Through Your Eyes

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is The World Through Your Eyes As a foreigner (although I have lived more of my life in London than in Dublin) I always get a thrill from going into central London and seeing iconic … Continue reading →

Posted in Boats, Dublin, England, London, Photography, Water | Tagged London, london eye, Postaday, thames barrier, the world through your eyes, Tower Bridge, Weekly Photo Challenge | 18 Comments

There are some fruitcakes out there!

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Barbara

Passengers left stranded on bus after driver refuses to board because of gay rights advert on the side of the bus Passengers spent 20 minutes stranded on a bus after its driver refused to board because of a gay rights … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Human Rights, London, Travel | Tagged Anti-Bullying, gay lobby group, Gay Rights, Homophobia, London, Some people are gay Get over it, Stonewall, X87 Bus | 4 Comments

Vigil in London @4pm Irish Embassy for Savita Halappanavar. Wear White

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Barbara

There is a Vigil in London tomorrow, November the 17th at 4pm outside the Irish Embassy for Savita & her family. White is the Hindu colour for mourning if you can, please wear white, to vigils/marches/protests. We can not change … Continue reading →

Posted in Death, Human Rights, India | Tagged Hindu Mourning, Irish Embassy, London, Savita Halappanavar, Shame, Vigil, White for Mourning, White for Savita | 5 Comments

And now for some poetry….

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Barbara

No sun – no moon! No morn – no noon No dawn – no dusk – no proper time of day No warmth – no cheerfulness, no healthful ease No comfortable feel in any member – No shade, no shine, … Continue reading →