michael
@parallelmotion.bsky.social
architect
less is more...more or less
less is more...more or less
Currently experiencing level 2! 😊
Grounds of Dulwich Picture Gallery...
Grounds of Dulwich Picture Gallery...
November 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Currently experiencing level 2! 😊
Grounds of Dulwich Picture Gallery...
Grounds of Dulwich Picture Gallery...
The distinctive shedding bark of the London Plane Tree...
November 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The distinctive shedding bark of the London Plane Tree...
Had to Google that!
I think that's a bit too Holmes & Watson, was thinking more Eric & Ern 🤣
I think that's a bit too Holmes & Watson, was thinking more Eric & Ern 🤣
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Had to Google that!
I think that's a bit too Holmes & Watson, was thinking more Eric & Ern 🤣
I think that's a bit too Holmes & Watson, was thinking more Eric & Ern 🤣
Lovely Autumnal morning after a very wet and windy Halloween.
Always feel this church spire has a European vibe,
Saint John The Evangelist Parish Church, East Dulwich.
Always feel this church spire has a European vibe,
Saint John The Evangelist Parish Church, East Dulwich.
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Lovely Autumnal morning after a very wet and windy Halloween.
Always feel this church spire has a European vibe,
Saint John The Evangelist Parish Church, East Dulwich.
Always feel this church spire has a European vibe,
Saint John The Evangelist Parish Church, East Dulwich.
Big shout out to the one woman Northern Powerhouse that is @gailmyerscough.co.uk 🐝
Was recently gifted this framed ''Man on the Clapham Omnibus'' print she designed for the @billablehour.bsky.social charity.
Buy her work, it's original, fab, and will put a smile on your face 😊
Was recently gifted this framed ''Man on the Clapham Omnibus'' print she designed for the @billablehour.bsky.social charity.
Buy her work, it's original, fab, and will put a smile on your face 😊
October 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Big shout out to the one woman Northern Powerhouse that is @gailmyerscough.co.uk 🐝
Was recently gifted this framed ''Man on the Clapham Omnibus'' print she designed for the @billablehour.bsky.social charity.
Buy her work, it's original, fab, and will put a smile on your face 😊
Was recently gifted this framed ''Man on the Clapham Omnibus'' print she designed for the @billablehour.bsky.social charity.
Buy her work, it's original, fab, and will put a smile on your face 😊
Bread & Butter Pudding straight out of the oven.
Would be rude not to...
Would be rude not to...
October 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Bread & Butter Pudding straight out of the oven.
Would be rude not to...
Would be rude not to...
Tate Modern, Turbine Hall - Herzog & de Meuron...
October 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Tate Modern, Turbine Hall - Herzog & de Meuron...
Looks like my not so subtle hints for a birthday pressie have paid off, only problem is I have to wait until next week to open it!...
October 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Looks like my not so subtle hints for a birthday pressie have paid off, only problem is I have to wait until next week to open it!...
Concrete spiral staircase, Tate Modern, Blavatnik Building - Herzog & de Meuron...
October 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Concrete spiral staircase, Tate Modern, Blavatnik Building - Herzog & de Meuron...
Even on a damp, grey Sunday, St. Paul's looks magnificent...
September 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Even on a damp, grey Sunday, St. Paul's looks magnificent...
Westminster skyline from Royal Festival Hall terrace...
September 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Westminster skyline from Royal Festival Hall terrace...
Cont...I'm hoping to sell the property, so with the new fence finished now just a case of 'dressing' the space so it looks like an established seating area surrounded by plants...another trip to the garden centre beckons!...Ends 😇
September 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Cont...I'm hoping to sell the property, so with the new fence finished now just a case of 'dressing' the space so it looks like an established seating area surrounded by plants...another trip to the garden centre beckons!...Ends 😇
Cont...With all 3 rails fitted I then fixed a gravel board to the bottom rail which the vertical boards sit on.
Concrete posts weren't plumb (10mm out) so fixed 1st vertical board flush with post & gradually 'lost' the 10mm over the next 5 boards, so the 6th board was perfectly vertical...tbc
Concrete posts weren't plumb (10mm out) so fixed 1st vertical board flush with post & gradually 'lost' the 10mm over the next 5 boards, so the 6th board was perfectly vertical...tbc
September 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Cont...With all 3 rails fitted I then fixed a gravel board to the bottom rail which the vertical boards sit on.
Concrete posts weren't plumb (10mm out) so fixed 1st vertical board flush with post & gradually 'lost' the 10mm over the next 5 boards, so the 6th board was perfectly vertical...tbc
Concrete posts weren't plumb (10mm out) so fixed 1st vertical board flush with post & gradually 'lost' the 10mm over the next 5 boards, so the 6th board was perfectly vertical...tbc
Cont...Having cut tenons at each end it soon became apparent it wouldn't slot into the posts!
Solution: increase tenon at one end by the same length of the other tenon e.g. 50/50mm > 50/100mm, slot long end in first which then allows shorter end to slot in & finally refit timber offcuts...tbc
Solution: increase tenon at one end by the same length of the other tenon e.g. 50/50mm > 50/100mm, slot long end in first which then allows shorter end to slot in & finally refit timber offcuts...tbc
September 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Cont...Having cut tenons at each end it soon became apparent it wouldn't slot into the posts!
Solution: increase tenon at one end by the same length of the other tenon e.g. 50/50mm > 50/100mm, slot long end in first which then allows shorter end to slot in & finally refit timber offcuts...tbc
Solution: increase tenon at one end by the same length of the other tenon e.g. 50/50mm > 50/100mm, slot long end in first which then allows shorter end to slot in & finally refit timber offcuts...tbc
Cont...There were originally 2 timber horizontal rails, but as the concrete posts had a 3rd mortice/slot, I decided to go for 3 for added strength/stability.
Making new tenon joints was tricky but came out well, with double the support length of previous, but the trickiest part was yet to come...tbc
Making new tenon joints was tricky but came out well, with double the support length of previous, but the trickiest part was yet to come...tbc
September 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Cont...There were originally 2 timber horizontal rails, but as the concrete posts had a 3rd mortice/slot, I decided to go for 3 for added strength/stability.
Making new tenon joints was tricky but came out well, with double the support length of previous, but the trickiest part was yet to come...tbc
Making new tenon joints was tricky but came out well, with double the support length of previous, but the trickiest part was yet to come...tbc
Decided over the weekend I must get around to replacing this beaten-up fence before winter sets in.
It's a close-boarded fence, with verticals nailed to horizontals which in turn slot into concrete posts.
Existing tenon joints had either sheared off or were barely supporting the rails...tbc
It's a close-boarded fence, with verticals nailed to horizontals which in turn slot into concrete posts.
Existing tenon joints had either sheared off or were barely supporting the rails...tbc
September 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Decided over the weekend I must get around to replacing this beaten-up fence before winter sets in.
It's a close-boarded fence, with verticals nailed to horizontals which in turn slot into concrete posts.
Existing tenon joints had either sheared off or were barely supporting the rails...tbc
It's a close-boarded fence, with verticals nailed to horizontals which in turn slot into concrete posts.
Existing tenon joints had either sheared off or were barely supporting the rails...tbc
Intended this to be a photo of Sedum - Autumn Joy - which are now in full bloom, but couldn't help notice the striking shadows and someone waiting for their supper! 🕷️
#GardenersWorld
#GardenersWorld
September 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Intended this to be a photo of Sedum - Autumn Joy - which are now in full bloom, but couldn't help notice the striking shadows and someone waiting for their supper! 🕷️
#GardenersWorld
#GardenersWorld
Williamson was giving off Gestapo vibes way before the right lost its mind...
September 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Williamson was giving off Gestapo vibes way before the right lost its mind...
A blast from the past.
Late 60's Hornsea 'Heirloom Blue' coffee set taking centre stage in a bookcase...
Late 60's Hornsea 'Heirloom Blue' coffee set taking centre stage in a bookcase...
August 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
A blast from the past.
Late 60's Hornsea 'Heirloom Blue' coffee set taking centre stage in a bookcase...
Late 60's Hornsea 'Heirloom Blue' coffee set taking centre stage in a bookcase...
August 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Once upon a time I used to go to the pub at 6 on a Friday...
#MustHaveBeenAVeryNaughtyBoyInAPreviousLife
#MustHaveBeenAVeryNaughtyBoyInAPreviousLife
August 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Once upon a time I used to go to the pub at 6 on a Friday...
#MustHaveBeenAVeryNaughtyBoyInAPreviousLife
#MustHaveBeenAVeryNaughtyBoyInAPreviousLife
August 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
My parents had some Hornsea crockery including this never used set which, rather than lying hidden in a cupboard, I decided should take centre stage in one of my bookcases...
#MoreTeaVicar
#MoreTeaVicar
August 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
My parents had some Hornsea crockery including this never used set which, rather than lying hidden in a cupboard, I decided should take centre stage in one of my bookcases...
#MoreTeaVicar
#MoreTeaVicar
Japanese Anemone - 'Queen Charlotte'
First time I've had an Anemone that has thrived.
Located in the bottom corner of a west facing side return, it must be getting the right balance of sun and shade.
#GardenersWorld
First time I've had an Anemone that has thrived.
Located in the bottom corner of a west facing side return, it must be getting the right balance of sun and shade.
#GardenersWorld
August 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Japanese Anemone - 'Queen Charlotte'
First time I've had an Anemone that has thrived.
Located in the bottom corner of a west facing side return, it must be getting the right balance of sun and shade.
#GardenersWorld
First time I've had an Anemone that has thrived.
Located in the bottom corner of a west facing side return, it must be getting the right balance of sun and shade.
#GardenersWorld
August 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM