March 2025, Nikon FA, Kodak Colorplus 200. Vanbar dev, dslr scan.
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March 2025, Nikon FA, Kodak Colorplus 200. Vanbar dev, dslr scan.
PADDY: “Scout! Bogart! Rosie!” *Looks around.* “Where are you?”
SCOUT: “Paddy! Paddy!” *Distant.*
*BEEP! BEEP!*
PADDY: “Scout! Scout is that you?”
SCOUT: “Yes! It’s me!” *BEEP! BEEP!* “Rosie, Bogart and me!” *BEEP! BEEP!* “We’re over here!”
PADDY: “Where?”
SCOUT: “Follow the sound of the horn, Paddy! Come and see!” *BEEP! BEEEEP!*
PADDY: *Follows sound of horn honking down the footpath.* “Goodness Scout! You’re in a camper van!”
SCOUT: “Hullo Paddy!” *Leans out of window. And waves enthusiastically.* “I know! And look! It’s pink! My favourite colour! Isn’t it glamorous?” *Strokes camper van’s door lovingly with paw.*
PADDY: “Goodness yes, Scout! It’s very striking!”
BOGART: “And it’s American too!” *Smiles.*
PADDY: “Oh! Hullo Bogart!” *Waves to Bogart.*
BOGART: “Hullo Paddy!” *Waves to Paddy from the passenger seat.*
PADDY: “How do you know its American, Bogart?”
BOGART: “Because the driver sits on the left-hand side!”
SCOUT: *Beeps horn. BEEP! BEEP!*
BOGART: “It’s very comfortable in here.” *Shuffles bottom on seat.*
PADDY: “But where did the campervan come from, Scout and Bogart?”
SCOUT: “Well, since your magic didn’t turn my pumpkin into a Scoutarella coach, Paddy...”
PADDY: “Well, I never actually said I had any magic, Scout.”
SCOUT: “Well, evidently the faeries were listening and they took pity on me, and provided this wonderful pink camper van for us. It was just sitting here under the tree, waiting to be driven.”
PADDY: “But Scout! You don’t know how to drive!” *Alarmed.*
SCOUT: *Oh Paddy!” *Giggles.* “Don’t worry! I will get some help from Daddy. I’ll tell him where to direct the camper van, and he can push it!”
BOGART: “That way we get the best of both worlds, Paddy! We can feel like we are driving, whilst being driven.” *Giggles.* "Think of it like an auto-pilot."
SCOUT: “Why don’t you get in the back with Rosie, Paddy? She is exploring the living areas of the camper van. Apparently, there is a stove, and even a refrigerator!”
BOGART: “Hopefully the faeries continue to provide, and there is food inside it! Grumbly tummy! Paddy! Grumbly tummy!” *Rubs tummy vigorously.*
SCOUT: “Grumbly tummy! Paddy! Grumbly tummy!” *Rubs tummy vigorously.*
Imagine the delight of Paddy, Scout, Bogart and Rosie when, whilst on a walk with me the other day, they came across a Barbie Dream Camper Van from 2017, left out on the footpath along with some other toys for anyone… or anybear to take! Recycling at its best!
My Paddington Bear came to live with me in London when I was two years old (many, many years ago). He was hand made by my Great Aunt and he has a chocolate coloured felt hat, the brim of which had to be pinned up by a safety pin to stop it getting in his eyes. The collar of his mackintosh is made of the same felt. He wears wellington boots made from the same red leather used to make the toggles on his mackintosh.
He has travelled with me across the world and he and I have had many adventures together over the years. He is a very precious member of my small family.
Scout was a gift to Paddy from my friend. He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa. His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House. He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences. Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family.
Bogart has travelled all the way from Georgia, via Alabama as a gift to me from a friend. He has lovely Southern manners and seems to be a fun and gentle soul with an inquisitive nature.
As a brand, Trico is still around. From The British Commercial Vehicle Industry, Autumn 1947. Printed and published by Temple Press Limited, London, England. From my collection.
H. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm); W. 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)
medium: Nephrite
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 02.18.278 1902
Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/43686
Albert Bierstadt
American, Solingen 1830–1902 New York
4 3/4 x 7 3/4 x 7/16 in. (12.1 x 19.7 x 1.1 cm)
medium: Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather
cover
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1995.379.3h recto 1995
Bequest of Marguerite H. Rohlfs, 1995
www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/16236
In this intimate portrait of an old locomotive's face, I focused on bringing out the character embedded in its weathered surfaces. The monochrome treatment emphasizes the dramatic design elements and engineering details that speak to a bygone era of rail travel.
This parking ticket (???) was placed under the windscreen wiper of a crazily parked car in Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London......Shot taken with reflection for photographic affect..🤔
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ODT - Breaking photographic rules.
ODT - Weather.
Renault Estafette 1000 van, Broadway Market, Hackney
a7riv + Minolta Rokkor-TC 1:4 f = 135mm (1960)
