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Gallery: a July selection (2024)

In June we picked the clover,

And sea-shells in July

Cecil Day-Lewis

Phew, this has been a busy month! No travels abroad but plenty of other fun times. We started the month with a few days in Broadstairs, Kent. Despite unseasonably cold weather (we put the heating on in the apartment we rented most evenings!), we had a great time getting to know this little seaside town.

We also had a day out in nearby Ramsgate and spent a lovely evening in the company of fellow bloggers the Hungry Travellers, aka Phil and Michaela. Do check out their blog for some fascinating travel stories!

We were at home for the rest of the month but certainly not quiet. We had a day at Wimbledon where I managed to secure tickets for Court Two via the ballot. There were black clouds overhead at times but no rain, amazingly! As the weather slowly improved again we went to two of Ealing’s summer festivals in our local Walpole Park: the beer festival and the blues festival. We met up with three different lots of friends for consecutive Sunday lunches. One time in central London, one in Ealing and one down in Hastings where we caught up with some former neighbours whom we hadn’t seen since pre-pandemic times.

On one Saturday we enjoyed a ‘Rock and Roll Stroll’, a themed walk in central London led by John Ellis. He was a founding member of the punk rock band The Vibrators, and played with the Stranglers too for many years, as well as several other bands and musicians. He had lots of stories to tell and pointed out many locations associated with different bands of that era.

In addition there were the usual exhibitions and cinema visits, including an excellent photography exhibition at the Courtauld Gallery in beautiful Somerset House. It showcased the work of Roger Mayne, best known for his photos of children on the streets of Notting Hill in post-war London.

Technical notes

My Broadstairs, Wimbledon and Rock and Roll photos were taken with my compact Panasonic Lumix, while the rest were taken on my phone. Most have been at least a little edited with Photoshop Elements and some more heavily edited with Nik Color Efex. You may have seen a few in monochrome versions in recent posts, but most should be new! Use the arrows to navigate the slideshow if you want to see all the images.

As always I am linking my selection to Ju-Lyn’s and Brian’s Changing Seasons challenge. Use the arrows to navigate the slideshow if you want to see all the images.

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