Well, that arrived quicker than I expected…

The Rode VideoMic Go II, boxed.

Respect to the people having a morning sea swim at 0°C this morning.

Sea swimmers off Shoreham Beach on a freezing winter morning.

A frosty morning on Shoreham Beach.

Sunset from the harbour arm.

Sunset over the English channel from the Shoreham Port harbour arm.

A fond farewell to a long-serving car. I had the Fire Engine (as we called it) for over 12 years.

Tiny thespians at work…

Two girls on an outdoor stage at Nymans, a National Trust property.

Just put some petrol in the car for what could well be the last time ever.

Changes…

A Renault Megane at a petrol station.

Good morning from Shoreham Beach.

A winter sun low over Shoreham Beach.

This is a rather nice one. Trafalgar Square, early summer 1994.

One of the fountains in Trafalgar Square in summer 1994.

More West End candids from 1994.

A busker in Leicester Square in 1994.

Chiquito in Leicester Square, 1994

A girl cluching a Ronald McDonald ballon on her father’s shoulders, near the Swiss Centre in Leicester Square — 1994.

Tourists on the steps of Eros in Picadilly Circus in 1994.

A few candids shot around London’s West End in early summer 1994.

Sure, the fashions date them — but the sheer absence of phones is what really leaps out at me.

Toni’s Italian Ice Cream, being sold near Trafalgar Square in 1994.

A robot busker near Leicester Square in 1994, being watched by a crowd of tourists.

A woman reading a magazine in Trafalgar Square in 1994.

Finding a stolen and burnt out motorcycle near their grandma’s house was an education for the girls…

Two girls looking at a burnt-out motorcycle on a path in Knowle West.

A very merry Christmas to all those who celebrate it!

Somebody’s not enjoying the festive season.

A rather miserable statue in a yard, with a santa hat on.

Night boat to nowhere, Worthing.

A fishing boat on the shore at Worthing, at night.

This rather elderly angel used to top my late parents’ Christmas tree.

And now she tops ours.

A ceramic engel from the 60s on top of a Chrismas tree.,

Two jabs in one session:

Covid: 💉💉💉 Flu: 💉

The iPad Pro is the best coffee shop computer yet invented.

Thank you. I will not be taking questions.

An iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard on a table in a coffee shop.

Time to slay the iPhone tabs monster…

We have our Christmas tree.