How desperate are the pubs and restaurants in central London.
This was taken today (July 31st!) round the corner from here.

(Courtesy of my friend Maria)

Tower Bridge, Five Rings and a cruise liner

Intelligent Life

As well as the fascinating review on Mountains of Instead, there's also a very interesting interveiw. With me! I've just managed to find it: http://www.mountainsofinstead.com/2012/07/author-interview-neil-arksey-author-of.html

UK Government to shift Jet Stream north in time for Olympic Games.

Cameron announces entire UK ground force to be pulled out of Helmand province in order fill G4S security staff shortfall at London Olympics.

Spotted my first olympic athletes last night, taking photos with the rings in the background down by Tower Bridge.

St Swithin's day

Dry so far, but don't count your chickens. The fact that it's been raining for the last 100 days will not be taken into consideration.

The way the UK floods are going, they could hold the Olympic sailing pretty much anywhere in the UK.

                                                                       Weymouth!

July 9 2012 - Hosepipe ban in South West England finally lifted.

76 years since a Brit male won a Wimbledon final. Then 2 men come along with practically the same name! Marray did it. Can Murray?

THIS is England!

If you're coming to the olympics bring your wellies!

(picture: Reuters)

Announcement -

we're pretty certain we may possibly have found something that might eventually turn out to be the Higgs Boson or something like it. Probably.