A Year in Pictures 11-18

Day 11 - 05/10/2010



The Lovely's Diner
(I liked the symmetry I achieved)

Day 12 - 06/10/2010



Devoured chocolate orange
It had gone off. Sort of (end of September) so it "needed" eating. It was good, I won't lie.

Day 13 - 07/10/2010



On Colmore Row
I spotted this while on my lunch time walk and thought that really its more of a reason to look up.

Day 14 - 08/10/2010



Friday Team Building

Day 15 - 09/10/2010



Mushrooms in the park
We went for a walk and there they were, growing merrily by the side of a tree. I think they may be poisonous, but they were still rather lovely

Day 16 - 10/10/2010



Part of the Lovely's birthday present (which was day 15).
We watched the entire thing in two days. Luckily there are two further series for our viewing pleasure.

Day 17 - 11/10/2010



Shadows on a wall
I caught them just as the light had them looking all glorious and autumny. Very nice indeed :)

Day 18 - 12/10/2010



The new Library.
Last week this was nothing but a concrete hole blocked from view. In less than a week its become a towering ediffice in the centre of Birmingham...

My word that was something of a bumper edition; I can't say that its been manic (except for day 15) but for some reason I just never got round to posting... Still, I'll be interested to see what the rest of my week is due to bring!

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A Year in Pictures 10

Day 10 - 04/10/2010



Cafe

This place is on my walk to and from the station and every day for over a year now it has made me smile. I love the bold text of the signage, the clear colours, the simplicity with which it lets you know what they sell and, most importantly, the fact that it very clearly shows where it is. American readers will (probably) not know this, but in the UK there is a divide between those who talk about "Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner" and those who talk about "Breakfast, Dinner and Tea". To put it simply, the first is said by soft southerners, and the latter is very much a northern thing. I've heard (and read) countless stories of people being confused when invited to tea or dinner, particuarly at uni which is normally the first time people get exposed to the "other" way of thinking. Personally its never really affected me, as I have a southerner for a Dad and a Welsh mum, which results in dinner and tea being interchangable on a regular basis.

But to get back on point, the very first time I saw this sign it made me smile. Here, almost more than anything else I've come across in Birmingham is something that says "Southern? SOUTHERN? We're the Midlands thank you very much, and don't you forget it!"

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A Year in Pictures 7-9

Day 7 - 01/10/2010

The sunset

I was walking from my house to a friend's for dinner* and the sunset was just phenomenal. It had downpoured pretty spectacularly for an hour before this [causing, unspectacularly a realisation that the drains may be blocked and three inches of gross in our yard. Luckily its all sorted now] and the sky looked as though it had just been washed out ready for the sun. Given that I was walking away from the sunset I still took about 10 pictures and turned round every 30 seconds just to gasp.

Day 8 - 02/10/2010

A corsage

This was made for me by my host at dinner last night as a favour. Yet more proof (if I needed it!) that that girl is a very clever stick indeed.

Day 9 - 03/10/2010

Brunch

Leftover vegetables and spaghetti soup = my favourite kind. This is just the sort of thing you want to eat when its drizzly, a little bit cold, and a little bit too wintry outside!

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*Dinner was: Baba Ganoush and flat breads, Lamb Tagine and Couscous, White Chocolate and Mint Mousse [divine!] and Chocolate covered Turkish Delight with Mint Tea