adetorrent; photography, lifestyle.

I love trees.  No, I'm obsessed with trees .  Talking of which, I selected my Christmas tree today, so I suppose that's the rest of Sunday planned :)

The title says he's the coolest dog in Shoreditch , but really, he's probably the coolest dog in the world. Anyone that has spent any time in that part of London would have spotted this canine suaveness chilling out in random places alongside his human companion.  To be honest, I was a little shocked to see him without the usual sunglasses;   yes, the dog wears sunglasses . I guess it wasn't that sunny on the day, and he was just popping round for a drink.

We are accelerating towards Christmas at an alarming rate.  So many things to do before it gets here. I was going to do a countdown project, but I've apparently run out of time.  Maybe I'll plan for Christmas 2015 instead :) In the mean time, these days when I look up into the sky I'm having problems ascertaining whether it's the sun or the moon I'm looking at.  Yesterday morning they were both up there at the same time. Kind of reminded me of the tricks the sun played on me on my commute when I worked on the bank of the river Thames.

At first, it looks like Christmas came early for these trees.  However looking at the other trees, you will notice their leaves are still rich green.  That's because it was summer still.  For whatever reason, someone set fire to these trees in the middle of this very natural park in East London. The reason notwithstanding, it would have made one heck of a great photo at the height of the fire. Luckily these trees are quite isolated.  There could have been a bit of a disaster if the fire had spread.

We're having a sunny Sunday so far, and it makes me think of the lazy summer days just gone past. As summer morphed into autumn, we squeezed out every drop of sunshine we could find chilling by the ponds, watching ducks, drinking fruit juices.

They don't make 'em like this anymore.  Strong, bold and built to withstand the test of time.  I was thinking this when I took this photo with my little Olympus 35 RC.  And then I saw the analogue.

Today a new chapter begins for me.  In reality, it is a huge step, and a big change.  A paradigm shift even, though you wouldn't know it by looking at me - my demeanour and all.  I'm like a duck on a pond, apparently calm and smooth sailing, but on closer inspection, under water, paddling for dear life. Approaching full-time entrepreneurship at full speed.  Facing all the obstacles head on.    

In Bury St. Edmunds once stood an Abbey so grandiose that King  Henry the 8th himself on beholding it declared "A monastery more noble, whether one considers the endowments, largeness, or unparalleled magnificence, the sun never saw..."   The Abbey is no more.  Scanty ruins remind of what once was.  However, in it's magnificent stead stands what is possibly the most awe inspiring drinking establishment the eyes have ever seen that on beholding it I, like Henry before me, declared "Blimey! that's massive innit!".