a shady tree in snowy cuckfield

... and a short walk around cuckfield churchyard ...

of course, burly truckers renounce pathos

... and of course, work goes on, and whatever the weather, the cheese must get through ... especially to our redhill customers

i've long been intrigued by this glimpse of saint katherine's church at mersham ...

... and having just finished the last of my drops ... i parked the truck on the main road and ventured in ...

... and on entering the empty church, was astonished to find this lovely portrait on show ...

it turned out there was about to take place the funeral of a notable gentleman named geoffrey van-hay ... and here he is on the order of service ... as portrayed by wally fawkes

( very many thanks to stuart kuttner for the tip )

Harveys Brewery at Lewes

http://www.harveys.org.uk/

the meteorological radar for the united kingdom ... which you can animate retrospectively

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/


and ... for the european view

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/satpics/latest_IR.html

and for the best global picture i can think of ...

http://www.daylightmap.com/clouds/

on my way to work ... then desperately trying to find my way home again ... and with great relief, arriving home in time to reassure the cats !

train spottin'

i've been waiting for months for an opportunity to photograph this pussy cat near gatwick airport on this kind of a morning

the old chelsea power station from battersea reach

glorious mud

one of this season's more disturbing cards ... photographed during an anxious first half of this afternoon's west ham v arsenal fracas

stop press: local dog discovers fossilized crocodile on clapham common

one thousand and one uses for ... primark's "y-fronts"

business as usual (i) ... interiors by the loved one, of course

business as usual (ii)

business as usual (iii) ... first oxymoron of the new year ... canadian democracy

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/dec/31/stephen-harper-prorogue-parliament

empty champagne glasses wilting in the serious moonlight

thankfully, life is so much more complex and intriguing than death ... happy new year, everyone !

vouet's "father time overcome by love, hope, and beauty"

the norbury at four in the morning ... a shangri-la on the A23

http://www.thenorbury.com/

brrrr!

the antique shop in eccles road early on a frosty morning

there ain't no postcards for sale, and they still won't allow you to take photographs, but i've just discovered they have a remaindered book in the shop ...

http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/history/sculptures-and-mosaics/

http://www.nationalgallery.co.uk/shop/product_display.asp?ProductID=525323

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Anrep


i took these pictures surreptitiously before the official finger was wagged

compton pauncefoot

not yer average barrister

window by hugh easton

... and son ? ... no, nephew !

WILLIAM MURRAY MASON, Flight Sergeant (Pilot) 932002

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died on Monday 23 March 1942 . Age 21 .

http://www.larigan.com/graves/mason.htm

presumably, the windows were commisioned by William's father, the second baron ...

Lt.-Col. Glyn Keith Murray Mason, 2nd Baron Blackford1

b. 29 May 1887, d. 31 December 1972

http://thepeerage.com/p14370.htm

window by hugh easton