Shirley Ann Edwards

Two weeks older than me. Is this the tall elegant woman I went to school with?

Camber Sands Holiday Camp

This is me in the boating lake at Pontins Holiday Camp, Camber Sands, in about 1967. Click on the picture to see larger versions. The original is a tiny transparency in a keyring.

Windy last night!

Windy
Originally uploaded by jovike.

Our fence is down. Still quite gusty, no point in propping the thing up today. On the plus side: the neighbours' sundial may start working.

Click on the photo and then "All Sizes" to see larger versions of the picture.

You'll notice I'm hosting this photo on Flickr. I've posted lots of photos of my doings over Christmas and the New Year.

In fact I look at and upload new pictures on Flickr more than I read blogs or news now. It's a great community, with comments, groups, favourites, pools, contacts, tags, sets, slideshows, messages, profiles and some impressive creativity from people like selkie.

I've got 406 favourites on Flickr now!

I really hope Apple announce their iPhone on Tuesday evening (9 am US time) and it has a decent camera so I can upload new stuff constantly.

How not to decorate a Christmas tree

How not to decorate a Christmas tree
Originally uploaded by Joie de Vivre.

My Christmas was good with Espe at home and also at my Mum's - see my Xmas photos!

Others were not so lucky: From Sir Arthur C. Clarke regarding the recent tsunamis in South and Southeast Asia.

Christmas gets political in the USA. You will need muscle relaxant to get to the end of this message thread.

Manger madness.

Creepy Christmas photo group: "scary santas, rabid reindeer, sinister snowmen, gnarly gnomes, frightening fairies...".

Scared of Santa photo gallery

Amazon was most content.

Let's not forget Christmas Past: TV Cream's Top 100 Toys.

Yule log now in HDTV standard.

New Barnet Fire Station

New Barnet Fire Station 4
Originally uploaded by jovike.

This picture is part of a photoset on Flickr.com.

New Barnet Fire Station was linked to nearby houses: apparently the homes of firemen had bells that would ring when the alarm went up.

The building is due to be knocked down in January and replaced by a block of flats, just like the four fine detached houses that have also been knocked down in Station Road, so if you want to see the old fire station, it's at the bottom of Leicester Road where it meets Lytton Road.

Two things that Barnet Council are doing wrong in one photo. They are knocking down the best of our built environment and forcing ugly turquoise signage on the residents at our expense!

Update: I've just read that demolition of the Red Lion Pub is planned. So Red Lion Hill will be called "Uninspired Three-Storey Block Hill" now.