Look Up: painted on windows

Do you begin and end your day with the world framed by a window or windscreen? Maybe it’s your own or perhaps it is the fingerprint smeared one of the bus or train. Do you run? Or cycle? Do you stare ahead, focussed on the point of horizon, enjoying the sensation of the landmarks flying past you? Or do you walk? Head dead ahead. Music sounding. Telephone chattering. Daydreaming.

Have you walked or driven the same route for as long as you can remember? Have you one day, for whatever reason, looked up and seen something that surprised you? A building above a shop perhaps? A blue plaque? A piece of graffiti impossibly high up? A flag. This blog is about what you can see when you tilt your chin and see a different view of your everyday world.

Look up.

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

'Just make your way down to The Crown & Anchor'

I noticed this this pub mainly because it reminded me of the Small Faces song Rene which sings about a pub bearing the same name. Whilst smiling at the notion of Rene entertaining her 'dockers' in such a place I saw the pretty smart looking sign above it. I love when buildings have the date they were built on them, it always makes me appreciate how long they have stood there and makes me think of how much has changed between its last brick being laid and the world today.

Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Painted Ladies

The painted window scenes depicted above are only the second of their kind I have seen, but I actively look out for such a thing. The first time I saw these 'fake windows' was in France and I was so delighted by it I took a couple of photos with the disposable camera I had with me. Since then, I noticed this very similar scene in Colchester a couple of weeks ago. Very creative, and also a great way of decorating any bricked in windows.

Look Up

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Tuesday, 31 January 2012

'Just make your way down to The Crown & Anchor'

Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Painted Ladies

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