Sunday, March 02, 2014

Lamps, familiar faces and moas.

1. Twice on our trip to London teenage boys are caught in Bettany's gaze, and just before we are swept apart they reach out to stroke her head.

2. In among the crowds of unknowable faces to spot some friends from home.

2b. Bettany snuggled up with Godmother Jo -- a bit of refuge in a full museum.

3. Alec finds three moas in the Natural History Museum and is very pleased about that.
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