Back to Two Rivers in Transcendental Times


Soon, after almost three years, we’ll be less Thames-side on a daily basis, replacing its ever-evolving majesty with the scaled-down realities of the Rivers Lambourn and Kennet in West Berkshire. Aided by the contemplations of the pandemic and lockdown, I’ll go back to two rivers with more hopeful, Thames-based revelations […]

Another Day in an English Place


Today in an English Place


His Place at Dusk


Illuminated Pub


Observing Pandemic Patterns


If anyone doubted how concerns for public safety and associated protective rules guide human behavior, take a look at the seating configurations depicted above.  In my mind, I hear Fred Kent, Kathy Madden, and other inheritors of William H. Whyte’s legacy.  “I told you so,” they say, as public spaces contextually […]

A St. Margaret’s Corner


From Twickenham Riverside


Across the Thames