strange goings on...

Back at the end of January, I noticed these sprouty things popping up wherever there was a patch of green:


This was taken in St James' Square just near work

Now everywhere I go, wherever there's a patch of green, I see something like this:



A very strange, but lovely, phenomenon to behold for the Australian.

currently loving...

this article... Don't get me wrong, I am all for doing my bit for the environment, but sometimes there are extremes, and banning plastic bags is one of them. It's not just a phenomenon that seems to be sweeping Australia, not a week goes by without some mention in the paper of the evil plastic bag here in London (yes, my exposure to printed media is limited to the Metro and the London Paper, but they still report news, even if it is mostly tabloid). It's nice to see someone offering a different perspective.

tremors

Apparently there was an earthquake a fair way north of London last Tuesday night, but the tremors were felt in London. The first I heard of it though was the next morning at work when a colleague mentioned it. I remember being extremely tired on Tuesday night, so it doesn't surprise me that I slept through it. Actually I'm generally a very heavy sleeper - I think the roof would have to collapse before I'd wake up.