Lens Artists Challenge – On the Move

this week Johnbo asks if you like to travel https://photobyjohnbo.com/2025/11/15/lens-artists-challenge-374-on-the-move/

My answer is simply, ‘yes’. I do enjoy travelling. I’m not a hugh fan of flying but since two of my three children and my two grandchildren live 1000s of kilometres away, flying is the fastest and most convenient mode of transportation. Closer to home I enjoy travelling by train and car and even in London I prefer the overground rail system.

The Go Train in Toronto
The overground in London

Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge – November 14, 2025

thanks to Xingfu Mama for hosting Pull Up a Seat https://xingfumama.blog/2025/11/14/pull-up-a-seat-photo-challenge-2025-week-46/

Random places to rest our feet in London, back in 2024.

At the station near London Bridge
At one of the many playgrounds in our London neighbourhood
Outside our flat waiting for the pizza delivery guy

Pull Up a Seat on a Rainy Day

thanks to Xingfu Mama for hosting Pull Up.a Seat https://xingfumama.blog/2025/11/07/pull-up-a-seat-photo-challenge-2025-week-45/

On our recent trip to London, we would often walk along Church Street, close to our Airbnb. On our last day we experienced our first rainfall in two weeks. I call that a win when visiting London, England. It didn’t, however, stop us from going for a walk.

Macro Monday – Close-ups of Beadwork

from the Storehouse in London to the Toronto Art Fair

These close-ups come from this 12th century German made banner. The banner itself is not large, roughly 3 inches by 8 inches.

The following beadwork was on the back of a denim jacket that was on display at the Toronto Art Fair.

School Pick-ups and Ballet Classes

One of our favourite things to do in London was pick up our granddaughter from school, walk back to flat with a stop at the corner store to stock up on drinks and snacks and on one occasion we got Sevin ready for her ballet class and walked her over to to the community hall for her lesson.

The David Bowie Centre

Earlier this year the David Bowie estate donated their collection of photos, videos, clothing and memorabilia that belonged to the iconic singer to the V&A. The Storehouse set aside a room to house and exhibit the collection for all David Bowie fans to enjoy.

There are dozens of costume bags that store David’s outfits that he wore in his shows and music videos. You can even request to see some his outfits in the Study Hall. While we were there an outfit was being laid out on the table next to ours.