Fascinating to read of all the attitudes and vested interests here.
Does the statement "The City of London Corporation provided Charles II with a much-needed loan of £100,000 and the idea for the bridge subsequently went no further" imply a bribe?
Any Londoner ought to read this.

It isn't the BBC that needs to be put out of its misery. Not that I in any way advocate violence.

Duchesse de Bourgogne. Nice !

But sadly, they are rarely ever learned!

Thank you Mark, that's much appreciated. Enjoy your weekend too, perhaps capture a leaf or two while they last. 🍁🍂 🍺

Time will tell!

With first past the post elections Farage could get an overall majority on much less than half the vote.

And those who caused Brexit are in line to run the country in a few years.

That takes us back to the winter of discontent, the three day week...

Hi Mark, was this what you were after? I'm sorry you are missing the owls. Where I live we can hear them occasionally, but never see them. Apologies for mauling your photo.

I remember those early days. Special offers from Eurostar put a day in Paris at the weekend within budget, complete with meals on the way there and back. Very civilised, it was.

There's a lot to like in that photo Andrew. Very pleasing. The colour balance, the tree, the distance, the composition.

An excellent photo. So much to see in it. Love the colour balance.

The purpose of life is reproduction.
The purpose of sex is survival.
But to be happy in your own skin and kind to others seems like sound advice.