Sunday Selections #354

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.
 
The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life.  The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River.  Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.

Like River I usually run with a theme. For the next few weeks I am reverting to the theme I was using this time last year - Home and Away.

Starting with some grafitti in a local bus shelter.  All our bus stops and shelters recently became smoke free which is a positive move.  This addition (around Halloween) tickled my childish fancy though.

Then to the garden (again).

I really like this double poppy and think it looks nearly as good from the underside.

Another wallflower, which I hope is as happy in the garden as the purple one.

I often describe the garden as a jungle, and this shot gives you some idea why.  I am decidedly not a minimalist.

We know this epiphyte as 'old man's beard' and acquired it (twenty years ago?) from himself's mama.  Like so many things in the garden it is laden with sentiment and memories.

Strawberries in a hanging pot by the back door.  I will be watching them with interest.  So will some of the birds.

And a late addition.  Late on Friday afternoon a hail storm tore through.  Some of the hail stones were marble sized and it was incredibly noisy.  

Hopefully not too much damage has been done.

And then to the much more exotic part of the post.  Himself is home (arrived last night) but I have been very grateful for the photos he has shared.  And when, in the fullness of time, he wakes will interrogate him about the trip.

Sadly he told me that a lot of the 'old buildings' have been torn down.  Progress I suppose.

He adores markets.  And who doesn't?

Loved the reflection here too.

In other trips he/we have got all 'templed out'.  I wonder whether he did this time.  And love the tea urn/samovar at the bottom of the steps.