Chatiryworld

Martin Parr meets a cameraphone

GORGEOUS website, even if it is just to sell a mobile phone.

Via amateur ramblings

Red sky at night

Taken yesterday on a footbridge over the ring road in north Leeds.

And down came the tree…

The weekend wind blew down the Christmas tree in Oakwood, Leeds.

Up and down

Sun comes up...

...and sun goes down

Both taken in Leeds last year (not on the same day). 

26 things up!

26 Things December 2004 now ready for your perusal, any questions, just ask...

All taken on the mobile, hence dodgy colouring of some.

That time of year…

When the decorations go back in the box.  I know it isn't the 6th, but I don't want to go back to work on Tuesday with them still up.  I have kept my lights though.

Poe-tree

As made by my lovely mummy.

(taken on the mobile, haven't got new camera set up on home laptop yet)

As requested

Close-ups of The Tree.

 

 

Blue eyes, baby’s got blue eyes

Scraps

Meteor showers can be seen in the night sky until December 19th.

As promised, my moblogging from the Winter Gardens in Sheffield last week.  Photos not great as they are taken on a mobile (Sharp GX15) but let you have a look at one of my favourite places.  Works best in slideshow mode.

Glittery moblogging

Birds

Perhaps should have taken it at a larger size, but there you go.

Moblogging in Saltaire

So, we did the peace fair yesterday and it was a lot of fun.  It also did my back a lot of good just to sit and not do much (apart from take all the money!).  We sold out of spurtles and several people bought bowls, which are not always big sellers as they cost more than your average person wants to spend at a craft fair.  We each had some yummy cake from the Leeds Vegetarian Society stall, and spoke to lots of interesting people, particularly womyn in recycled jumpers.  I broke out into materialist heaven, Salts Mill (well, it has art and culture there too) and bought a couple of Christmas presents and fantasised about owning most of the books and designer homeware.  I also took some photos of the village on my phone, they're not brilliant but I wanted to show you what a lovely village it is.  If I had got that job the other week I had decided that I was going to try and move to Saltaire as it is just 20 short minutes on the clean train to Leeds.  Plus, being in Bradford, you get more for your rent money.  It wasn't to be, but nevermind, I still enjoy visiting.

This is one of the houses overlooking the railway line. 

This is the mill which now houses David Hockney work and various lovely shops.

As you look down the main street you can see Shipley Glen - see this place just gets better!  Handy for the city AND the countryside.  There is a small tram that goes up and down the glen.

Perfect bagel

In my humble opinion, this is the perfect bagel.  It comes from Myer's Famous Kosherie on Harrogate Road in Moortown, Leeds.  If you happen to be in the shop when the bagels come out of the oven you can taste warm carbohydrate heaven.  The outside has a very light, crispy layer, and inside there you find warm, fluffy loveliness.  Today as I walked in they were putting fresh ones out, so I bought one to eat there and then and one for lunch.

Graffiti