Beasts of England

These pictures were taken during a walk along the Thames, where I went with the clear mission of photographing the London Eye so I could use it in on my blog title (see above!). I had never noticed how many animals there are EVERYWHERE, maybe if we were to keep an extra eye out we'd come across many other things around us that we are simply oblivious of.

Beasts of England, Beasts of Ireland,
Beasts of every land and clime,
Hearken to my joyful tidings
Of the Golden future time.

Soon or late the day is coming,
Tyrant Man shall be o'er thrown,
And the fruitful fields of England
Shall be trod by beasts alone.

Rings shall vanish from our noses,
And the harness from our back,
Bit and spur shall rust forever,
Cruel whips no more shall crack.

Riches more than mind can picture,
Wheat and barley, oats and hay,
Clover, beans and mangel-wurzels
Shall be ours upon that day.

Bright will shine the fields of England,
Purer shall its waters be,
Sweeter yet shall blow its breezes
On the day that sets us free.

For that day we all must labour,
Though we die before it break;
Cows and horses, geese and turkeys,
All must toil for freedom's sake.

Beasts of England, Beasts of Ireland,
Beasts of every land and clime,
Hearken well, and spread my tidings
Of the Golden future time

Glorified pigeon on a column

I really like how he seems to have just been plonked on a random ledge! this is near Trafalgar Sq. close to a Wetherspoon's pub if I remember correctly, which in the past has proved to be a cheap stop off place after hours of walking round.

This is the Hero of the hour! He is on the bottom of lamp posts along the river, on the North bank, pretty much opposite the London Eye. As IF i hadn't ever seen them before!

This is just a door handle to a shop or something but by this point I'd already got carried away and was seeing animals everywhere!!

Opposite the National Gallery

Can't remember... but I like the colours on this one

If you look closely you can see the dome on the top of the National Gallery reflected on the metal

...........

You might recognise this little fellow?!

And back to where we started, on the banks of the river (stood running bear... sorry couldn't help it! you know when you hear something and then a song just plays in your head??)

I'm aware that my blog is slowly yet surely becoming a bit of an Orwell fan site, especially with some of the ideas I have in mind. I'm not even a massive fan really it's all happening by accident so I'm just going to go with the flow, see what happens and all that!

The good thing about going to Oxford St. is the bus ride home!

I always seem to have a slight uneasy feeling whilst walking up the steps at the tube of Oxford Circus, quite likely caused by the anticipation of the sheer amount of people that I know I will be finding at the top! I find Oxford St. to be either reeeeally busy or not at all... We need to restore the balance, the consumerism balance.... hmmm, good luck!

My experience however was an enjoyable one, especially as I was on a mission, it gave me a reason to power my way through the crowds! I suggest when going to Oxford St. area to use the back streets on either side of the inferno, your walk will be far more peaceful and you might even discover a cool new shop or two!

As suggested on the title I treated myself to the hour journey it takes to get back to mine from Oxford St.

'It's hard not to sense some elements of Nineteen Eighty-Fout style dystopia becoming a hard fact'

The best place to sit on a but is undoubtably on the top floor and right at the front! Yes, I WILL still sit there even if it means I have to sit next to someone and there and the rest of the places are empty, I'm one of 'them'.

And this is why!! How cool to be able to look straight down a tube entrance from the 'above' and what about seeing into people's window on the second floor?

'I was too young to understand that Nineteen Eighty-Four was a novel rather than a prophecy'

The second self indulgent picture, best stop for a while now...!

I do like the reflection of the platform though, and the colours

Go East, Life is peaceful there
Go East, In the open air

Go East, Baby you and me
Go East, This is our destiny

(I believe some DIY Indian/Chinese food company thought of this before me, but hey, it works!)

I'm afraid that after the awesomely witty last little caption I am lost for words for this one...