Tuesday 30 November 2010

Just a sprinkling

Princes Avenue 8am; only a little of the white stuff has fallen this close to the sea.

Sunday 28 November 2010

Magpies

One for sorrow, two for joy;
Three for a girl, four for a boy;
Five for silver, six for gold;
Seven for a secret, never to be told;
Eight for a wish, nine for a kiss;
Ten for a bird that's best to miss.

Thursday 25 November 2010

Doing it freehand

Straight sections of letters are painted with the help of a metal bar so the lines don't wobble; curves are done freehand.

Wednesday 24 November 2010

Repainting road signs

Work is under way locally to repaint faded and worn road signs - this is one of the disabled parking bays outside the Federation of Disabled People in Hove Street.

Monday 22 November 2010

A long autumn 2

Pembroke Crescent taken on the same day as yesterday's photo. According the the Met Office, temperatures are set to plummet later in the week - that should see off the last of the leaves.

Sunday 21 November 2010

A long autumn 1

Many of the trees near where I live haven't dropped their leaves yet in spite of some fairly appalling weather over the last few weeks. This is what the junction of New Church Road and Sackville Road looked like yesterday.

Friday 19 November 2010

Thursday 18 November 2010

Much the same

This photograph, looking down Hove Street towards the sea, was taken almost a year ago and the scene looks much the same today. Damp, cold and wintery, although the sea is calmer this morning (that's due to change because a thunderstorm is forecast for early afternoon) and there are roadworks near the traffic lights.

Wednesday 17 November 2010

Constantly changing clouds

The clouds were amazing yesterday; constantly changing shape, texture and colour throughout the day like a slide show. I took this photograph from my balcony at 11.20am and lots more during the afternoon.

Sunday 14 November 2010

Here's one we made earlier

Grey, cold and damp today; here's a lovely summer picture to cheer us all up....

Wednesday 10 November 2010

Glorious colour 4

The lower section of the window. Irritatingly, I didn't make a note of the dedication; I'll remedy that soon.

Tuesday 9 November 2010

Monday 8 November 2010

Sunday 7 November 2010

Glorious colour 1

I was here yesterday with the Brighton Craft Guerrilla. This beautiful stained glass window is across the stairwell on the first floor. I couldn't get a shot of the whole of the window because the stairs got in the way, but I did manage a few detail shots which should give you a good idea of the rest of the design. This is the central panel flanked by St Mark and St Luke.

Saturday 6 November 2010

Tuesday 2 November 2010