Could we do it now?
Make such great statements of faith?
Worlds are in retreat
picture and haiku copyright Francis Barker 2020
Haiku: Could We?
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Haiku: Prague
City of beauty
a culture par exellence
astride Europa
picture and haiku copyright Francis Barker 2020
Old Toys, Old Services – The AA and The Royal Mail
The AA and The Royal Mail are two mainstays of British cultural life, services that, generally speaking, can be relied upon.
We still belong to the AA and the number of times they have ‘dug us out of a hole’ are too many to count. Yes, it is perhaps fairly expensive if you go for bells and whistles membership, but is it worth it? Yes, I think it is. I love the emphatic yellow of the organisation and particular that of this toy.
If anything The Royal Mail is just as iconic and with that special monarchical and historic link, coloured by a similarly strident red. I think the two vans go well together.
copyright Francis Barker 2020
The Only Lamborghini I’ll Ever Own… Probably
It’s funny what you find in your loft sometimes.
Toy cars are fun when your young and still fascinating when your not so spritely. They bring back a lot of memories, most of the fond ones anyway.
I’m not sure whether this Lamborghini was ever actually my toy – it was probably my son’s. Nevertheless there’s something nice and classical about these Matchbox models. I won’t be parting with it.
This one stems back a decade or two but it’s just lovely and sleek, a bit like the ‘real thing’ one would suppose.
Beautiful, and it sets your imagination going too, You know – Monaco, St. Tropez, the Ligurian coast, Amalfi, Sorrento. Ah well.
copyright Francis Barker 2020
Pictures of the Day: An English church, Whaplode, Lincolnshire 1
Inside views of Whaplode Saint Mary church flower festival, south Lincolnshire, England.
There were a series of displays representing all the countries of the world.
copyright Leofwine Tanner 2019
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