tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post2402141289656001952..comments2024-03-28T17:03:33.054+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: West Drayton to UxbridgeSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-73122454396666839782018-01-08T21:09:02.389+00:002018-01-08T21:09:02.389+00:00You must be half way through the LOOP by now?You must be half way through the LOOP by now?Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-20141141042070054462018-01-08T03:28:37.577+00:002018-01-08T03:28:37.577+00:00Some really interesting photos...Love the big cat ...Some really interesting photos...Love the big cat (tiger) and wish I could roll down the path next to the houseboat.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-56262300595512345992018-01-08T02:36:46.909+00:002018-01-08T02:36:46.909+00:00I don't know if this will mark me as a nerd, a...I don't know if this will mark me as a nerd, a pathetic loser, or a brilliant memory-strategist, but I use the position of letters of the alphabet sometimes to remember stuff, when it works, and it works in this case . . . the x in Uxbridge and the w in west are close together in the alphabet, so they belong together. For as long as I can remember, that's how I've remembered that stalaGmites are the things that come up from the Ground of a cave, while stalaCtites are the ones that hang down from the Ceiling (roof). Why bother actually learning stuff when you can use complicated rules to figure them out every single time? haha :D<br /><br />jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-16265375215216613442018-01-07T22:50:57.219+00:002018-01-07T22:50:57.219+00:00I'm with John, I love the tiger.I'm with John, I love the tiger. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-89956747738423605342018-01-07T20:38:32.990+00:002018-01-07T20:38:32.990+00:00Am loving the tiger...Am loving the tiger...John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-34806101314195271162018-01-07T17:54:42.528+00:002018-01-07T17:54:42.528+00:00Until your photos, i never realized how many house...Until your photos, i never realized how many house boats there are in london.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-10746756959475646952018-01-07T16:46:19.257+00:002018-01-07T16:46:19.257+00:00Ah, Steve, you're a good man to keep on explor...Ah, Steve, you're a good man to keep on exploring the regions of London and filing your reports. I would love to do that as well but I don't have the stamina any more so I'll have to enjoy it vicariously through your walks.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-30778153885592198292018-01-07T15:37:39.117+00:002018-01-07T15:37:39.117+00:00What a great assortment of finds on this leg of th...What a great assortment of finds on this leg of the loop. I love that giant tiger on the boat and the Uxbridge tube station is a beautiful old building. I looked at the loop map and see that you have now covered over half of the walk and a huge distance. I'm really enjoying your pictorials along the way!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-4459661302890834922018-01-07T15:00:46.799+00:002018-01-07T15:00:46.799+00:00these are houseboats? how cool. if I was single I&...these are houseboats? how cool. if I was single I'd love to live on one of those. I say single because they are too small for two people. where do you go when you get pissed off at your spouse/partner? same for those tiny houses.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-92050360488386892372018-01-07T14:34:59.704+00:002018-01-07T14:34:59.704+00:00I am as intrigued as Vivian. Also- how do the peop...I am as intrigued as Vivian. Also- how do the people who live on these boats get fresh water? How do they live? What are they called? The people and their boats? <br />Thank you for these pictures, Steve. I love them. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-39285919014587135412018-01-07T14:33:44.432+00:002018-01-07T14:33:44.432+00:00You were right -- it's a device for finding Me...You were right -- it's a device for finding Mecca.It seems that the Koran has something to do with the compass dial having 400 sections. <br /> <br />I got excited: I thought it might be exra-terrestiral. But it's not. Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990041745880166605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-49993273576593191892018-01-07T14:25:35.706+00:002018-01-07T14:25:35.706+00:00Wait. Those markings are Eastern Arabic. It seems ...Wait. Those markings are Eastern Arabic. It seems that our numerals derived from WESTERn Arabic. Who knew?Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990041745880166605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-38326526823617238532018-01-07T14:22:59.508+00:002018-01-07T14:22:59.508+00:00That item you found on your wonderful walk can'...That item you found on your wonderful walk can't be a compass, because it has markings that go to 400. A compass stops at 360...at least, here on Earth. And not to be persnickety, but the numerals that we use everyday ARE Arabic numerals -- the markings on that dial are something else. I am intrigues. i can't wait to know if anyone who sees this will know what it is and comment PLEASE.<br /><br />Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990041745880166605noreply@blogger.com