Outside the school offices. Little kid runs through here excitedly every morning. It looked especially magical today.

Two large trees stand on a grassy area with a backdrop of lush greenery and a clear blue sky.

Kitchen garden at kids’ school.

A vibrant garden filled with wildflowers and surrounded by a wooden fence is set against a backdrop of trees and a partly cloudy sky.

Q) When is a door not a door?

A) When it’s floating in the canal.

A serene canal is bordered by lush green trees on one side and a walking path on the other, with a partially submerged wooden structure in the water.

Almost autumnal here.

A quiet residential street is lined with trees and scattered with fallen leaves on a sunny day.

Slightly less ill at ease here feeding a live deer safely behind a wire mesh 📷?

A young child in a white sweater crouches near a fence, reaching towards a deer on the other side.

Having completed thirty days of the micro.blog photo challenge for June, I’m going to try continuing with some random prompts generated by Claude.

These engraved stones are a nice idea, but sadly the execution seven years ago left a lot to be desired. The engraving on some of the stones is at the threshold 📷 of visibility, and for others it’s at the thresh-old of re-adability.

Paving stone in Southall features engraved text about local stories and contributions to the area's character and identity.A plaque on a stone pavement provides historical information about St John's Church in Southall, built in 1838 and later expanded in 1909.A commemorative plaque honors Frank Crowther Roberts for his bravery and leadership during World War One, highlighting his receipt of the Victoria Cross.

Kids have gone to sleep tonight clutching ice packs wrapped in a towel. 🥵

Say what you like about AI, but it’s brought my old band back to life. Whether that’s a sweet thing is another matter.

Magical scene at after school clubs pick-up time. Excellent drama teacher had the little kids outside under the shade of the trees in front of the kitchen garden doing their thing. I’m sure those kids will remember it forever.

A playground with equipment and trees under a partly cloudy sky.

Coot fight on the canal this morning.