Jubilee Tea Party

There was a Diamond Jubilee Tea Party on Ham Common on 2 June 2012 and there is a plaque there to commemorate it. The plaque is set down in the grass and can be hard to find; the young tree at the top of the picture is a clue.

Sprucing up in Arlington Road

Last time I posted a picture of this very distinctive house in Arlington Road was just over a year ago (how did that happen?!) when I commented that it was looking tired. It would seem that the owners also thought that and now they are doing something about it.

I will try not to leave it another year before going back to see the finished results.

Guard rabbit

The choice of a rabbit to guard the front of the house is unusual and entirely justified by its cuteness.

That's better!

I thought that the two ends of the long straight path on Ham Gate Avenue had been repaired with ugly tarmac, and said so here, but I am very happy to be proved wrong. Some weeks after the original work looked to be completed the men have come back and put a neat surface over the tarmac and this matches the rest of the path.

Entrance to Orford Place

This is another one of my opportunistic pictures taken through gates that are normally closed. This is a new gate and behind it lies a new path to the front door of the old part of the house.

New paving stones in Ham Street

I am confused as to why this car was able to be parked within the barriers but that is not the story here, the new paving stones are. Ham Street is a busy thoroughfare, not least because of Grey Court School, so it is right that the pavement is in a good condition and it is nice that it looks good too. 

However, as councils everywhere are busy making more space for pedestrians and cyclists in response to the new travel patters arising from the covid-19 outbreak I would have liked them to have used this opportunity to make the pavement wider.

Flowers on Ham Village Green

One of the nice things about Ham Village Green is that its unusual shape and mixed planting produce some very different views from vantage points not that far apart. This view is from within the trees in the top-most corner (Woodville Road) and is looking almost due south toward the shops on Ham Street.

Modest yarn bomb

As yarn bombs go this example in Craig Road is rather modest and also rather lovely. I love yarn bombs for their colour, simplicity and cheeriness and even a little one like this brings me joy as I walk past.

SD10 VLN on the pavement

I was a bit annoyed to see this car parked up on the pavement as I walked down to the river one evening and was even more annoyed to find it still there the next morning.