Later in April, we traveled to London to stay with Dot and Mike in Barnes, south of London, via San Francisco to catch a direct flight. The round-trip flight was a gift to Karen from her yoga teachers.
04.17.19
Sidewalk cafe outside our hotel in North Beach, San Francisco.
Wednesday
Yes, that's Karen and our waiter stuck in the left frame!
San Francisco
Jack Kerouac Alley
Karen
Karen with her purchase from City Books ... what does it mean?
Love Tour
Note painted VW bus behind Karen, it's a Love Tour of San Francisco.
Warner
Close this caption for a nice shot of my new PowerShot G9X Mark II.
Hotel Boheme
444 Columbus Ave -- asked for a room in the back, very quiet. The hotel has a rich history beginning in the 19th-century.
04.18.19
Dropping into London's Heathrow ... 10 hours later -- never again!
Dot & Mike
Our Hosts took us first thing to the White Hart Pub on River Thames, their neighborhood pub established in the 17th-Century.
Barnes Green
The focal point of Barnes village with its pond and its connection to Barnes Common via a footbridge across Beverley Brook.
Barnes Pond
Barnes-Mortlake Historical Society
More Green
Snapped this shot on my way to doing Tai Chi facing the pond.
04.20.19
"Welcome to Our Pond," the Swan seemed to be saying in the early morning light of my first visit.
Video
Before
Courtesy Barnes-Mortlake Historical Society.
Parked Scooters
Appears to be a Father/Daughter picnic on the Green -- scooters rule in Barnes.
St. Mary's
Attended a Good Friday concert in this parish church of Barnes built sometime between 1100-1150!
Video
Side Chapel
A wall-mounted marker across from the window.
Graves
St. Mary's Barnes is surrounded by grave markers packed in tight.
Detail
"F.A.L. Died 10th September 1840, Aged 1 Month"
Exterior Marker
This dramatic marker, which seems to have been vandalized, was installed on the wall around back marking the death of Capt. William Dawson of the Royal Navy in 1859, aged 65 years.
Gateway
Beverly Works built airplane parts for WWII, then car parts, demolished in the 1970s for a housing estate. Read more ...
04.22.19
A Barnes street scene of roof repair and a Flowering Cherry tree in full bloom.
Demo
A home with only passageway access uses a lot of plastic bags -- note the bricks in one and chunks of concrete in back.
Wrapped Auto
Note the lions flanking the entryway, the developer ordered 30 lions for this project but was sent 300 -- so the story goes.
The Terrace
This is the main street of Barnes facing the River Thames with structures still standing from 1720.
Early Sketch
Of The Terrace courtesy Barnes-Mortlake Historical Society
Early Photo
Of The Terrace courtesy Barnes-Mortlake Historical Society
04.21.19
A backstage shot of a historic home on The Terrace undergoing renovation.
Hammersmith
On the opposite side of River Thames in Hammersmith on our way to the historic pub called the Dove.
04.22.19
See what a nice camera makes people do!
The Dove
Good conversation, good food, makes an evening to remember.
04.24.19
Lunch of smashed avocado with red pepper flakes on toast at the Orange Pekoe in Barnes -- our new favorite.
Passage
Note the spring blooms overhead.
Ways
Love the passageways throughout Barnes -- difficult to pick just two shots.
04.23.19
Kids on the way to school via scooters with mom -- note yoga matt in her backpack!
Map of Barnes
In the Barnes Bridge Station.
Detail
Karen's pointing to #20 Thorne Street where we are staying.
Waiting
On our way to London, five miles northeast.
Still Waiting
Note sign on the wall advising what to do if "Suddenly feeling ill?"
Video
On Board
Our Hosts with the Mosts.
Mr. Foggs
House of Botanicals in London with our Hosts.
Server Shot
An excellent group shot by our delightful server who didn't charge us 5 pounds as she first suggested!
Hyde Park
At the Tate
Can't you just tell?
Photo Ops
The Tate Modern is in a renovated power plant with a tower which today its a place for using your camera.
For Example ...
Thank you, Karen ... trust you will forgive me one day of being a rude American squeezing us into the elevator!
Selene
A Greek goddess of the moon and now of expensive hotel rooms in London, near Soho Square.
Soho Square
The historic Tudor structure is now used for gardening tools; beyond is the historic St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, established in 1792 -- one of the very first Catholic buildings allowed in Great Britain after the Reformation.
Edith Cavell
A memorial located in St. Martin Place dedicated in 1920 to commemorate Cavell's death as a British nurse in WW I who was arrested by the Germans for treating both sides and executed by firing squad in 1915.
View East
St Martin-in-the-Field's unique window above the altar.
View West
The church is noted for musical concerts featuring this spectacular organ.
Christ Child
Also called "In the Beginning" or the "Millennium Sculpture" as it was dedicated in 1999.
Facing West
The inscription is from the Gospel of John: "Word Made Flesh and Lived Among Us."
Top View
The tiny, life-size baby carved from stone overlooks Trafalgar Square.
Trafalgar Square
Commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar, a British naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars that took place in 1805 off the coast of Cape Trafalgar.
The Women
Of World War II monument depicts 17 sets of clothing symbolizing the hundreds of jobs women undertook in the war; dedicated in 2005.
Downing Street
Small crowd for turbulent times.
War Rooms
Activist catching a breather ... wish I would have talked with him now.
Millicent Fawcett
First women added to Parliament Square in 2018.
Parliament Square
The distinctive stance of Churchill in the distance.
Rodin
The Burghers of Calais, by the French sculptor, Auguste Rodin, represents the idea of freedom from oppression is stunningly sited with the Place of Westminster as a backdrop.
Thorne Street
Our handsome Hood for a week!
Outside #20
Thank you, Thank you to our generous Hosts.
Dot & Karen
Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Mike & Karen
A treasure of memories.
Backyard
Demonstration of the correct way to use a laptop computer.
Front bedroom
Our room for a week ... thank you, thank you!
Alma Cafe
Lobster Benedict: Poached Cornish eggs, Canadian lobster, avocado, streaky bacon on English muffin, yuzu hollandaise -- our last breakfast in Barnes!
Wide shot or ...
Close-up?
We loved getting to know Barnes, the Village on the River.
That's All Folks!
All powershots captured with my new Canon G9X Mark II; historic images are from the Barnes-Mortlake Historical Society.
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Found on the Barnes-Mortlake Historical Society website:
Barnes, Mortlake and East Sheen Second World War Bombs
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Featured Image: Barnes Pond, site of my daily Tai Chi practice, taken 04.19.19.