Autumnal Ramble With Ghost Family

I was gone almost all day yesterday on a long, London adventure.

I was supposed to meet our friend Gordon for a pub lunch at 12:30. The meeting was in Islington, and I thought I'd walk there -- a couple of miles. So after Bailey left for her walk with Josh at 9:30, I set out with my camera for a leisurely autumn photo ramble.

As you can see above, there's still a lot of color out there. I walked down through Camden Town and along the canal to Islington, which took a couple of hours, including a stop for coffee in Belsize Park and a stop at the Camden Market where I bought...

...another big bag of old photo slides! I'll have fun going through these over the next couple of weeks. I need to order a new slide attachment for my camera so I can digitize them. The one I have fits my old Canon -- the one stolen in Italy -- but not the new one. I'll look into that this week.

I passed the Sir Richard Steele pub, which has a new sign. At least the poor guy now has some clothes!

I also passed lots of autumnal scenery. It's a beautiful time of year, even on a gray, foggy morning.

I got to lunch with plenty of time to spare and Gordon and I spent a couple of hours chatting. Dave and I used to work with him at school until he retired a few years ago, so among other things, we compared notes on retirement. He reminded me that I'm now eligible for an over-60 travel card that allows me to travel free on the tube and London-area trains! I completely forgot that this was a thing, but you can bet I'll be applying for that ASAP.

I did not walk back -- instead I took the overground, which deposited me practically back at my doorstep.

Buried in my bag of slides I found this tattered remnant of an old photo. I imagine AI could mend this if I knew where to upload it and what prompts to give. Another project for another day, maybe -- though I also like the ghostly images of these long-lost people peering out of the creases. There are some names written on the back, but I have no idea if they're the people in the photo. The only one I can make out is Mrs. J. Watts.

Almost lost to oblivion!