Monday, June 20, 2011

Balham


The previous post showed rather swanky people at Clapham.
I continued my tour of South London and relatives' houses.
On Wednesday we had a typical English summer lunch
--half at the picnic table in the garden, then indoors when it came on to rain......


This is Balham (where I was born several centuries ago) with more ordinary
 English people dressed for the middle of June. Hm.....


The overall color is gray. Good thing the rail worker got a bright jacket.


Note the newspaper reader on the left --winter jacket and all.


Oh well, I'm back in New York where it's almost too hot.


A symphony in gray and beige.

6 comments:

  1. welcome home, with lovely slices of lifeses.

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  2. Yet another promised yellow day today turned out grey - maybe tomorrow....!

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  3. Yes, old stomping grounds! And the weather- just like ours!

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  4. Welcome home to NYC. Looking forward to seeing you soon.

    Yes, it is hot here, but not as hot as we know a NYC summer can be. Yet.

    Enjoy the solstice! xo

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  5. You portrayed your English sojourn so well, capturing mood and essence. Great posts ... and now more of New York??

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  6. So you were not born in Essex!

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I look forward to hearing from you!