Waiting for rest of group at Piccadilly Circus. Critical Mass happens on the last Friday of every month - meet under Waterloo Bridge at 18:00 for 19:00 departure.
26 February 2010
14 February 2010
30 January 2010
24 December 2009
Merry Christmas
Wishing everyone good health and safe travelling today, and all best for the New Year!
21 December 2009
Christmas Balls and Bike Horns
From Hackney's Lock 7 bike shop and cafe - it's a cyclist's dream - a big kitchen with a bike repair workshop, good drinks and food and warm sunshine through large windows to warm up on a cold day!
19 December 2009
Holiday Cheer in London Fields
LCC Hackney cyclists served up mulled wine, delicious biscuits and minced pies last night in the heart of London Fields. Cyclists are a hardy bunch - the temp was 0 C with a wind chill. Hackney has seen the largest growth in cycling over the past few years of any London borough.
21 November 2009
16 November 2009
Rainy Days for Royal Mail
Poor industrial relations have already degraded the quality of Universal Service. First class UK post is now taking three to seven days or more to arrive; I got a birthday card from my sister recently that took one month via air mail from the USA. Up until a year ago, that card would have arrived within 5 to 7 days.
Failing to address fundamental efficiency issues now and the continuing impact of electronic commmunications will make the difficult decisions Government is facing even more difficult following the general election. Will the iconic pillar box become a listed artifact of a bygone era?
Mordernise or decline - Hooper Report
www.berr.gov.uk/files/file49389.pdf
The report addressed modernisation in two phases - first, transformation, changing culture and breaking down resistance to change, and, second, diversification, finding new sources of revenue. This is a massive management challenge on the scale of modernising the telecomms trunk network by BT in the 1980s.
Failing to address fundamental efficiency issues now and the continuing impact of electronic commmunications will make the difficult decisions Government is facing even more difficult following the general election. Will the iconic pillar box become a listed artifact of a bygone era?
Mordernise or decline - Hooper Report
www.berr.gov.uk/files/file49389.pdf
The report addressed modernisation in two phases - first, transformation, changing culture and breaking down resistance to change, and, second, diversification, finding new sources of revenue. This is a massive management challenge on the scale of modernising the telecomms trunk network by BT in the 1980s.
07 November 2009
Rainy Day City
London's City on a rainy Sunday from the front of a double-decker bus (141). Camera phone set on macro to focus on windscreen raindrops.
11 October 2009
05 September 2009
Priority Crossing
Here's a chance for Hackney to score another first. Why not make this the UK's first priority crossing for bicycles. Move the give way signs to the roadway and install speed humps on each side of the crossing. This is a busy cycle route; let's do it!
26 August 2009
Albert Dock - Liverpool
From a recent business trip to Liverpool. This is the view from the bar / restaurant at the Holiday Inn Express - north towards the Royal Liver building. The massive buildings are a testament to robust construction quality; they are now protected by law as Grade 1 listed properties. The Tate Liverpool museum is at the far end of the block on the left side of the water.
11 August 2009
Church of the Panagia Paraportiani, Mykonos Greece
The church is comprised of five separate chapels linked together in the Cycladic style. The oldest parts are from the Byzantine era.
03 August 2009
29 July 2009
28 July 2009
Parthenon
The queen of all classical architecture - a wonder to behold up close. A classical ending to a perfect day in Athens!
22 June 2009
Sunset on the Lee Navigation
Swans and chicks on the Lee Navigation at sunset. Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England
05 June 2009
Hope
Sunlight was the star last Sunday morning in London's Abney Park Cemetery, shining through one of the largest horse chestnut trees I've seen. I caught a glimpse of the sun through the crown and wondered how digital capture would work - I used a full range of exposure compensation on my Nikon D40 - this frame is at +2/3 EV.
02 May 2009
Slow Down London Photo Exhibit
Show at Foyles Cafe, Charing Cross Rd London sponsored by the Londonist and Slow Down London.
http://slowdownlondon.co.uk/gallery/
My entry 'Taste and Chat' second from left, top row
www.flickr.com/photos/d1v1d/3315118693/
http://slowdownlondon.co.uk/gallery/
My entry 'Taste and Chat' second from left, top row
www.flickr.com/photos/d1v1d/3315118693/
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