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St GEORGE

CHOOSE YOUR HERO

HAPPY St GEORGE'S DAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Wedged between QUEEN ELIZABETH II and WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR it is MY 56th birthday today.

A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO MEET UP WITH FRIENDS

BIRDIES 1 2 3 HAVE ARRIVED

ONE

TWO

THREE

THEY ARRIVED TODAY - THEY ARE BORQUES - AND AT THE MOMENT THEY ARE VERY TIMID AND QUIET.

NOT SURE WHERE THEY ARE FROM BUT THESE BABIES ARE SALMON PINK WITH GREY HEADS AND HAVE BLACK AND WHITE TAILS AND WINGS WITH BLUE AND GREEN TIPS TO THE MAIN FEATHERS

THEY'RE VERY PLACID AND WHEN THEY DO MAKE A NOISY IT'S LIKE A CHICK

BRIGHTON'S HIDDEN TREASURE

Just around the corner from where I live is a huge church that dominates the surrounding area.

Yesterday I ventured inside for one of those breath taking moments.

SAINT BARTHOLOMEW'S BRIGHTON

This vast building, in Italian Gothic style, is referred to as Noah's Ark because of it's shape and size - built in 1872-1874 it is one of the tallest churches in Europe. Designed by Edmund Scott and paid for (£18,000) by Fr. A D Wagner a vicar of St. Paul's, Brighton.
Tennants of nearby houses claimed that the height of the church was causing down draughts in their chimneys. Wagner consequently purchased their houses and reduced their rent!

The "Byzantine" Baldachino is unusal for a Church of England and is truly magnificent. It is 45 feet high and faced with marble. The ceiling is of gold mosaic and mother of pearl. The two giant candlesticks of grey and white Tuscan marble date from 1906.

The brillant mosaics on the sanctuary were designed by F H Jackson in 1911 and installed by Italians.

SILVER ALTAR : The repousse frontal is of silver plate on copper. The silver crucifix was hade for the High Altar and the lamp is apparently of 15th century Italian origin.

NEW SELF PIC

FRAMED WITH A GOOD EXAMPLE OF VINTAGE BURLEIGH WARE - DON'T I LOOK NICE

UNUSUALLY HOT WEATHER

BRIGHTON BEACH LOOKING MORE LIKE A WEEKEND IN AUGUST RATHER THAN APRIL!

EVENING GUESTS

IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT AND YOU HAPPEN TO MENTION THAT YOU HAVE A SURPLUS OF FOOD AND WINE - AND JUST LOOK WHAT TURNS UP!!!!

A summer's day in Spring!

On a very hot summer's day in april in Brighton I found :-

Street dinning -
Samba band in Pavilion Gardens -

Sunshine and flowers -

George IV rising above it all -

and .... am not sure what this couple were doing in the garden outside my window OH!!!!!

NEW PIECE OF ART

JUST FINSHED THIS FOUR PANEL PIECE CALLED "WILD GARDEN"

Each panel measures 30 x 30cm

SPRINGTIME IN HASTINGS

PICTURES TAKEN ON EASTER WEEKEND IN ALEXANDER PARK, HASTINGS

NATIVE AMERICAN

BUSKING IS A COMMON SIGHT ON THE STREETS OF BRIGHTON

HERE IS THE LATEST ADDITION TO THIS COLOURFUL SCENE

FAMILY & FRIENDS @ EASTER

FRIENDS IN BRIGHTON ON FRIDAY NIGHT


FAMILY IN HASTINGS ON SATURDAY

HAPPY EASTER

THOUGHT I'D CELEBRATE WITH SOME FLOWERS IN MY HAT!

LIVING SCULPTURE

St PETERS' IS MY LOCAL CHURCH - JUST 100YARDS AWAY.

THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW PIECE OF ART BEGAN THIS MORNING

IT IS A SCULPTURE OF A BUDDAH'S HEAD AND HAND BUT IS GROWING!!!

PLANTED WITH LIVING SHRUBS AND WITH THE HAND HOLDING A GROWING TREE - SPROUTING FROM ITS PALM, IT LOOKS IMPRESSIVE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEE IT CHANGE AS IT GROWS! MORE UPDATED PICTURES TO FOLLOW.

Birds at the window

Some of the regular visitors to my window sill

1st APRIL

SEEMS AN APPROPRIATE DAY TO POST MY LATEST PHOTO OF ME!?!