I’m Alfred the Great, I am, I am…..

Alfred was out in the sun today and overdid it a bit. Sad really.

Stone carvings St. John’s Almshouses, South Side. Winchester

I think the title says it all. I took these on my walk to the newsagent to buy Private Eye.

Once again I have been unable to put a name to a face. One is clearly a bishop and the other presumably a royal. I shall investigate further.

Mr. & Mrs. and other figures of Winchester

I went back to 108 Colebrook Street today to take some wider shots of Mr. & Mrs.  It is tricky as it is a narrow street with many cars parked so there is some distortion from the wide angle lens at close quarters. I also noticed much higher up a third stone figure. Suggestions? Bruce Forsyth?Here are two wider shots of the earlier figures.

I mentioned before that this building was owned by a charity and today I noticed a planning application stuck to a door. It seems to be seeking permission to set up a kitchen facility. And then on to the High Street, where these 5 stared down at me.

Not people I would want decorating my exterior. Much more to my taste was this scene as I walked through to the Cathedral Close.

I have hardly begun to scratch the surface.

To end here is a revelation about the evolution of language. I was persuaded to visit the John Lewis store in Southampton today. We chatted with a designer, who kept talking about ‘window treatments’. My mind was thinking ‘putty’. After ten minutes I had worked out that window treatments are actually curtains. I regard this as an abomination. From today I urge you to join my campaign against ‘window treatments’. It must be curtains for this nonsense.