London, 16 January

 Display of stage props and costumes at the V&A - beyond Wagner's wildest imaginings!

Topless dancer's head-dress (Hamlet, believe it or not!  The full costume is in the picture at the back)

Dame Edna's Sydney Opera House hat for Ascot.  It's difficult to comprehend the actual size but it must have been at least 75cm from stern to aft.  Note the velvet shark!

A view of the internal structure of the V&A, hidden behind a false ceiling installed soon after WWII

The main purpose of our trip was to go to a concert at the Royal Festival Hall in the evening. The tree was a special feature brought on for Beethoven's 6th Symphony, the 'Pastoral'.  Photography wasn't allowed during the concert so I can't show you any pictures of Steven Hough's brilliant performance of Liszt's 1st piano concerto or of the two encores by the Hungarian Festival Orchestra but it was one of the best concerts we've been to.

Beechwoods

The view from our local 'hill'.  Just below the horizon is one of the two remaining radio telescopes belonging to the Department of Astronomy

This one was taken with my little Pentax

Good-bye to an old favourite

Tony collects the Volvo and the trailer

and they all disappear in a puff of smoke!

Winter Scenes

Going to work at 07.40 on 7 December, everything was covered in thick hoar frost. Nightingale Avenue rec was transformed!

King's College Chapel

Dawn over The Backs

The River Cam was just starting to freeze for the first time in years.  I was too!

King's College Chapel

A catkin!

V & A Museum

On 18 November Ben and I went to London to see the exhibition "Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes" at the V&A.  Unfortunately photography was not allowed so I can't show you any pictures of the splendid displays.

However, the V&A is full of other treasures, so here are a few.

 

Welcome to my new blogspot

It dates from November 2010 when I bought a new camera, a Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX5.

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