Wet colours

Another change that the new owners at Fox and Duck have made is to introduce colourful tables and chairs outside. They seem a little at odds with the traditional style of the rest of the pub but they seem to be quite popular and that is all that matters. 

The reasons the tables are empty here are because it was raining and I was the last person to leave the pub that night.

New signs and lights

The Fox and Duck changed hands recently and the new owners have made a few tweaks, including new illuminated signs at the front and side. I chose to prioritise the one at the side simply because the sun was shining on it at the time.

Fallen trees

Two trees have fallen down in Cut Throat Alley (off Ham Street) but they are being held up by the high wall to The Palm Centre so the path is still easily passable on foot.

This is dangerous

I can only assume that people ignore the No Dogs signs at Petersham Meadows because they think that they are there to protect the cows whereas it is to protect them. 

Walking through there with dogs is dangerous, getting close to the cows is madness and doing so with children is reckless stupidity. Only this week the BBC has carried the story. "Woman took cow photo before trampling death".

This was the worst example I saw this day but there were several other people in the field with dogs and previously I had pointed out the signs to a posh mother with a young child and her immediate response was, "I don't care".  

The rules are there for a reason and ignoring them does get people killed and injured. The BBC goes into some depth here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-54268160.

Sixteen

Sixteen Sandpits is another house sign that passes the readability test with some style. 

I've tried to identify the font and one website has suggested Betm Rounded Regular which seems to be a good fit judging by the unusual "t" with the top left section filled in and the "S" with a larger upper section.

Red cascade

Every autumn the ivy on Langham House, on Ham Common, creates a stunning display of cascading reds.

The Legless Frog lingers

While The Legless Frog has long gone (and become The Hand and Flower again) this barely readable sign on Ham Parade remains as a reminder of what once was.

CYCLE FiRST is comming

The former Ashburn Carpets unit in Ashburnham Road was not empty for that long. The plastic sheeting keeps some of the shop a mystery for the moment but early signs are good with a clean look, clear signage and a neat logo.

Badger

I was walking along Dukes Avenue just after 10pm (I had been in Teddington for some beers and a meal with friends) when I came across this badger. Normally badgers scuttle away when they see me but this one seemed to be too engrossed with the leaves, and what they might contain, to notice me and having taken a few photographs I crept away in a different direction.