South Bank revisited

Almost on my doorstep, the South Bank carries its charm through the seasons even in the depths of winter. It's a good opportunity for back-lighting at a low angle. The elegant arches of Waterloo Bridge are ever-present and and the bookstall is coming back to life.

Slightly upstream, the Covid memorial wall is constantly being updated, with the hearts of last year already fading, to be replaced by memories of the recent departed. The final picture with the red roses makes a particularly poignant statement.

As I write this, regarding the C word we are in a much better place than this time last year. But those who didn't fall ill or die somehow survived punishing lockdowns and the fear of infection. And now there's war raging in Europe. Let's hope we can all learn from what's gone wrong.

It is 2 years to the day since the return from my last long-haul trip, so it's perhaps a good moment to close this blog, for no other reason but that I spent 9 days in Spain recently. More of that later........Read more