Sandys in Twickenham is the best fishmonger bar none. Its stock of marine and freshwater life – not to mention its cheeses and game – is beyond compare, and at Christmas it really comes into its own.

On Christmas Eve, Sandys opens at 7.30am. People come from miles around for its fresh fish, and this was the queue this morning just after 8am. As the day progressed, so the line lengthened.

And yes, that’s me, waiting patiently in line for a dozen fresh oysters and a couple of beautifully firm sea bream. I queued for probably an hour and a half, but I know the wait will be worth it: oysters and champagne with Liang on Christmas Day followed by a brace of partridges; then sea bream on the 26th. Oh, and somewhere along the way, smoked salmon and scrambled egg, of course!

Happy, happy Christmas to all my Flickr friends and followers. See you in the new decade!

Queue for the lying in state. London Southbank.

An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.

George Mikes

Even the Mannequins are seen queuing. The Next store in Cabot Circus

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Sitting in the queue at the toll gates into S Wales, the sun going down and displaying a beautiful sky

This browse must have been so good as the Fallow Deer queue up for a sample.

There is an International Street Market in Cheltenham this week-end. Little China was one of the few stalls with a queue!

I was attracted by the colours of the stall and the hair of the lady in the centre!

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It's interval time during a great concert, what do all the drinkers need to do - queue for the loo!

At Blickling Hall in Norfolk during the Last Night of the Proms concert.

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Ducks on San Domenico Lake, Abruzzi, Italy

A group of colurful Indian ladies waiting to enter the Taj Mahal. There was a huge line in front winding around. Taj Mahal, Agra, India

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36 x 38", 91 x 97 cm, mixed media on canvas, 2013

Rome

Taylor's Coffee Shop

Guernsey

124 Pictures in 2024 #84 "Queue"

People standing in the checkout line at our grocery store,

Cork Airport

Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

This image was taken on Southwold Pier in Suffolk, England

Stortorget.

Girl in black clogs queuing

Ruby decided to line up for something. Probably chocolate.

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You wouldn't believe how muscular her boyfriend was. They stopped for a bite to eat and drink at Tantolunen just as I did.

Waiting to get into Pucellis in Padstow

Louvre Pyramid, Paris, France.

Design (1989): I.M. Pei

Milan 16/12/2013

Charing Cross. Railway Station. October 2019.

A snap shot from my last trip to Kuttanadu, taken from a moving boat. The setting sun added this golden hue to the eastern sky, simply breathtaking... blue waters, green shores and the wonderful sky beyond... from my N73 stash...

Wishing all of the malayalikkoottam pals a fun filled day on the backwater cruise this Sunday... wish I could join you...alas if wishes were horses !!!

Kayaks causing a queue, Chicago, IL, USA

Tourists waiting for the ferry to Asiatique add something to this photo of the dramatic and huge skyscraper that was never finished.

Bangkok, Thailand

January 2017

collage on A4 card, cropped, using old bookcloth

Sony NEX 5N + Canon FD 50mm f/1.8@1.8.

This lens is superb, super sharp and almost zero CA wide open. The Bokehs are pretty hard though, something Canon've improved with the FD 1.4. This is still a great lens nevertheless, a great lens for beginners, learners, MF enthusiasts and people looking for a good budget lens.

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