skip to main |
skip to sidebar
How very 1980s. This is all Nipper gets; but it's still there, unscathed and in reasonable condition. The HMV shop is no longer on the site. Perhaps more important, and better, the alley where the Toilet Gallery stands, has been renamed Nipper Alley after full discussion by the town council. I apologise for exciting your expectations! But think of me: it was quite a let down after all the rat-like hunting and putting two and two together.
Back in March I showed the Toilet Gallery and mentioned the art exhibition around the theme of the famous HMV Records "dog listening to gramophone logo" which features the faithful Nipper.
It took some time and a small amount of effort, but at last I have discovered the site of Nipper's grave. It's down inside there - through the entrance archway between the shops. Tomorrow I'll show you. Meanwhile, enjoy a photo of a street of shops in Kingston upon Thames. Jilly in Menton loves dogs and wanted to see a photo of his grave. Keep looking, Jilly!
A clear sign of a healthy River Thames at Kingston. The proud fisherman displays his catch for a photograph before returning it to the river. The fish fought hard, and an excited crowd gathered to watch the show.
What can one do? At 10.30 the photographer sets off under brilliant, clear blue skies with one or two small, pure white clouds and bright sunshine, intending to get some "Kingston beside the Thames in the sunshine". By 13.20 this is what you have. A cool, in fact slightly too cool, wind and a sky like a tub of molten lead. There are in fact about three layers of cloud, from low down stretching to high, all guaranteed to make it really grey!! By the way, that's Queen Victoria up front of the market hall - no doubt thinking that this is an Indian monsoon developing.
Down there, at Shannon Corner, underneath the A3 Kingston Bypass lurks a piece of Americana. The Bar Fly ventured out alone at a lateish hour on a wet grey mid-summer English evening to survey the character of Shannon Corner at night and specifically to sample Krispy Kreme. He got a free doughnut added to his order so came away delighted, heavilly fortified by a massive sugar-rush and caffeine-high.
The doughnut style of the central light fitting pleased him, as did the excellent "daylight balanced" lighting which suited the camera and produced a nice fondant effect for a sugary photo.
The tree at the bottom of my garden.
