A Windy Day with Gales in Places

Today has been blustery but not as bad as the weather forecasters would have us believe [as usual]. At least round here. This was taken on digital compact camera because it was to hand. I still managed to convey the wind I hope. This is actually two photos blended together.
Other photos were taken today at the U3A meeting for use on the web site later.

The storm is due and this was the scene over the race course at noon.This was found in the woods near by.

A couple of Grotesque stone carvings that I found on an old building in Harnham [OLD SCHOOL, 2 NETHERHAMPTON ROAD]. This building is listed as Grade 2 by English Heritage. See HERE for more details and a photograph.
They are described as dogs in the listing!

A strange selection today. The first one is of two women chatting on a bench in the Old George Mall in front the Accessorize shop.The second one is more daffodils - this time contre jour. Pure white daffs are difficult to expose correctly but I think I have managed it here more by luck than judgment.
Finally a close up of a bit of London Plane tree bark. It struck me as a bit like a monster of possibly some embroidery as in the second version. This was made from the top one by using the tachyon filter. It is good to find a use for such an obscure thing.

Taken on 6th March. A straight abstract of a rear light cluster of a Citroen C4

A BIG day today. I was up and off early [i.e. 8.10 am] and walked to the station to catch the 8.45 to Waterloo and then on to St Pancras and then walk to Greys Inn Road for a meeting. The meeting was for Subject Co-ordinators for which I represent the Photography part.
Anyway it was a grand opportunity to take a few photos in the refurbished St Pancras station. What a superb place it is now. International trains leave from here now. The platforms for these trains are behind the glass panels behind the man admiring the Sir John Betjeman statue.

Today we went to the Bell Inn in Wylye. Below is the church in infra red.
Whilst there we went into the church. This is a detail of the Pulpit. Beautifully carved. This a kaleidoscopic version of it.