LS66 LJC blocks crossing

Under other circumstances I may have chosen to show the van because of its distinctive paint work but LS66 LJC gets featured here because it is parked across the dropped kerb that marks a busy pedestrian crossing place.

If that was not bad enough, there were two policemen queuing for Rowleys who did nothing about this. A quick word with the driver would probably have sufficed, doing nothing did not.

Parkleys window box

This pretty window box is in Tennyson Court which while it faces nicely into the development is also forced to have its back looking on to Upper Ham Road.  

Broughton Road refurbishment

This house in Broughton Road has obviously been left to fade in recent years and even an untrained eye can see that the windows, door and porch roof are in need to repair (or, more likely, replacement). The scaffolding suggests that the house can be hopeful that it is going to be refreshed soon.

New wall at Ormeley Lodge

The best thing about the new wall at Ormeley Lodge is that it looks very much like the old one. It is only by looking at old photographs, such as this one from 2014, that you can be certain that anything has changed.

LD18 JYR double parks dangerously

This is possibly the most awkward and dangerous place that some motorists choose to park badly, just as the northbound traffic reduces from two lanes to one along Ham Parade, but the driver of LD18 JYR obviously thought that what they were doing was more important than other people's safety.

Rocking chair skeleton

Presumably allowed out in to the garden for Halloween, this skeleton was still enjoying his/herself in a rocking chair in the front garden of a house in Buckingham Road a few days later. They look happy and not at all scary.

The start of something small

This is the end house of another little spur in Wates Estate that abuts Riverside Drive. The cement mixer is the main clue that a little building work has just started here. It is probably going to be a porch and I will go back in a few weeks to be sure.

It is good to see the compost bin there too. I have one like that and two smaller ones and they are brilliant for most food waste, potato peelings and the like, and also prunings from the garden.

Metal porch

This porch on Petersham Road is not typical of the area but it is close enough to not stand out in a bad way and it is pretty enough to stand out in a good way.

My sort of path

There are many paths winding through Ham Common Woods which means that you can visit it many times without repeating a route. Some of these paths are busy and well trod but I prefer the paths like this one that are rarely used and which disappear into the trees, destination unknown.