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Following the Blitz bombing of Liverpool during the second world war, rubble from bomb-damaged areas was transported to the beach at Crosby to bolster the sea defences. It still remains to this day and there are lots of interesting pieces of brick and stonework to be found. A nod here to the work of Tom Fairclough, whose images of the area are stunning, take a look - bootlecollateral.blogspot.co.uk/
So, I was at Navy Pier today and look what I found! Pay phones! I didn't think they existed anymore. Seems like everyone has a cell phone. Shoot - even my husband's grandfather has a cell phone. Naturally, when I saw these, after I got done chuckling to myself, I had to take a photo. WELL. These two ladies saw me and this is what I overheard: "A phone. Look Mary. She's taking a picture of the phone." Both of them turn around, craning their necks to see what in the name of blases (which is the phrase I imagine them using and thinking is absolute profanity) I am doing. I thought about explaining to them but if they NEEDED an explanation, then they would not APPRECIATE the explanation. So there you have it.
Grimbsy Street, off Brick Lane, is closed for car parking in preparation for Tower Hamlet Council's clean up operations of the graffiti on that street (1-3 February). So here are a few snaps to remind you what the place looked like. Click the pics to enlarge. There's a lovely piece of work by Stik ... dearie.me/graffiti-is-vandalism-grimbsy-street-buffing
This brick is amongst many from Coltness, on the steep path on the south side of Lanark. It came from the Meadow Brickworks in Carluke, and is over a hundred years old.
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I love all types of art and admire creative people since I have no creativity at all. We flew into London a few hours earlier and I was trying to stay awake so I decided to check out the murals of Brick Lane in East London. I exited from the Tube station, took a wrong turn, and ended up near the East London Mosque. Interesting area. I got my bearings and found an amazing number of murals and paintings, not just on Brick Lane but in surrounding parks. Absolutely amazing and a great place to check out - and then have a curry afterwards!
I took these photos in East London in October 2016.
i'm not sure what i found so interesting about this wall, perhaps that it's still standing when clearly the mason just used whatever was lying around to construct the base
Brick Fiesta 2014 will take place in San Antonio, Texas, July 5-6. This celebration of LEGO is the premier fan event in Texas! Registration is now open, so head to www.brickfiesta.com to purchase your memberships!