New Years Eve

Dudley Street. That gloomy time just after Christmas, nothing in the shops but sale goods. Roll on spring.

Terracotta Decoration

Ornate Terracotta above the door of the old Post Office in Lichfield street.

Post Office

Old Post office in Lichfield Street, built in 1895. Used for a while by the university but no longer in use.

Princess street

View from Market street, reopened after road works have been carried out.

First Snow

Snow flurries yesterday evening, almost gone this morning.

Fox

A Boxing day visitor. Having a happier time than his ancestors who had the Boxing day hunts to contend with.

Nativity

Here's one from the distant archives, Neachells Lane infants Nativity in 1952. Happy Christmas every one!

Christmas Eve

This is part of the decorations at Cranmer Day centre which my son used to attend. I'm invited each year to their Christmas party.

Jumping in Queen Square

How about a jump on a Bungee Trampoline if you are bored with Christmas shopping? I wonder what Prince Albert on his horse would have thought about it?

Metro

This should be the main Tram stop to Birmingham but at the moment it is closed. This is because of a hole opening up on the track between this and the next stop apparently due to old mine workings no one was aware of. Luckily it didn't happen when a tram was passing over it.

Street name #3

Nothing very royal about this back alley leading from Princess street.

New Bakery

Opened this week in Queen Street.

Signs of the Times

Novelty signs in Waitrose.

On the Beat

Police officers in Dudley Street.

Pantomime

Pantomime season at the Grand Theatre in Lichfield street.

Shop Window

Seasonal  display in the Wolves shop.

Memories of Summer

The lake in West Park last June.

Harris Memorial

Memorial to a WW1 sailor in St Peter's gardens.

Red Sky at Night

Sunset this evening.

Trees

Festive trees in Waitrose.

St Georges

Originally a church. Then became a Sainsburys super market, now awaiting new tenants.

Play Time

This modest patch of grass was, I think, our very small playing field at the back of Neachells lane Primary school.

Stormy Weather

Umbrellas in Queen street. Probably not much use in the gale force winds forcast for the rest of the week.

Winter

Everything is looking very wintery now. There is even a little snow visible on the Brown Clee hill, but at least that is thirty miles away.

Wulfrun Centre

Entrance to the Wulfrun Centre from Dudley Street.

Saturday Market

A colourful display in Dudley Street.

Winter Iris

Noticed the first flowers on my Iris unguicularis, always a welcome sight at this time of year.

Temptation

A tempting selection in Patisserie Valerie.

Taxis

Taxis in Market street. Very helpful drivers especially when I had my foster son in his wheelchair.

Worker

This worker seems to have removed his hard hat and is taking a break to make a phone call.

My Road in December

A few years ago several people decorated their homes for the festive season. But times change, children grow up or families move away. Now things look very sombre.