Thursday, May 30, 2024

Horse bus, humming birds and rest.

1. We circle a reconstruction of Shillibeer's 1829 horse-bus, painted with flower wreaths like a Roma cart. We climb aboard and sit on red velvet sprung seats.

2. To learn that in London of 1897, you could hail an electric cab -- Bersey's humming birds, they were called.

3. We let our tired feet bring us into a bakery for a cup of tea and some juice.

Common, glass and French boys.

1. I walk home across the common -- it's bruised and muddy, but still here, and birds are calling to each other. 2. Now I have time to s...