A few years ago I sent letters to Germany with record cover stamps. I wonder if I will have to do the same with the Star Wars stamps about the be published by Royal Mail (via living geography)?
New Subways song
Sounds similar to what they have done before, but I don’t mind.
Monkey Marsh turf-sided lock
During a short walk along the Kennet and Avon Canal in Thatcham (where I also took the pictures of the tree in the evening light) I also passed a quite interesting lock. It is one of only two of this kind remaining, a turf-sided lock. It’s called Monkey Marsh Lock. Here are a few pictures of it in the September evening sun:
Most of the locks on the canal have been replaced with stone or brick sided locks, like the one I live close to.
Tree in the Evening Sun
A tree in a field near Thatcham in the September evening sun.
Nathan Rao is in top form again…
Apparently we’re all going to get blown away after getting drenched this week. But should we survive that there’s even worse to come: SHOCK WEATHER WARNING: Coldest winter for 50 YEARS set to bring MONTHS of heavy snow to UK (second link via Stephan Goldmann). We’re doooooooomed…