Christmas Eve

Last minute shoppers in the Mander Centre. I'm going Awol for the holiday so Happy Christmas and see you on the other side.

Festive Star

In the Mander centre.

Jasmine

Winter Jasmine on the trellis.

Decorations

Christmas lights in the shopping centre.

Empty Sleigh

Santa seems to have abandoned his transport.

Wine

Festive drinks in Marks and Spencer.

Holly

Stall selling seasonal Holly wreaths.

Keeping an Eye

Police officers on duty in Dudley street.

Cross

Old preaching cross at St. Barts church, Penn.

Christmas Roses

The weather has been so mild recently that rose 'Bonica' is opening new buds every day.

Local Shops

Penn road shops, known locally as 'the Village'.

Poinsettias

Display in Marks and Spencer.

Christmas Greenery

Christmas trees and other seasonal decorations at Waitrose.

High Noon

All the clocks in Waitrose, except one, are set at twelve o'clock.

The Roebuck

Public house on the Penn road.

Farmers Fold

Another entrance to the Mander centre.

Crane

The crane is on the Penn road on the site of a complex of sheltered housing for the elderly. In the distance two shropshire hills are just visible. On the left the Long Mynd, behind the crane the Wrekin.

Rookery street Wednesfield

The building on the right was formally a cinema, the local fleapit, known as the Smack.

Embroidery

Colourful display of embroidery silks in Beatties.

Knitting Group

The Knit Chat group meet in Beatties (House of Fraser) every Tuesday and Saturday.

Railway Arch

This building was the original entrance to the railway station. It now houses a coffee shop.

Bus Station

Piper's Row bus station on a wet morning.

Statue

I see Prince Albert is sporting a festive sash. Do you think it would have amused his wife?

Shop Window

These boots were made for walking. Shoe shop in Dudley street.

Berry Street

The back of the Grand Theatre on the right. St. Peter's church can be seen above the roof tops.

A.and E. Department

The new Accident and Emergency dept. at New Cross hospital, opened this week.

Christmas lights

The Christmas tree has arrived and the lights turned on in Queen Square.

Lunch Venue

Had an enjoyable lunch today at this Wombourne hostelry.

Sky View

After not appearing all day, the sun peeped out to give us a fiery sunset.

Beatties

Looking down Victoria street.

Wolves' Christmas

Seasonal wear in the local football team shop.

Pillars

Two pillars outside St. Peter's with 1000 years between them. On the left the Saxon pillar dating from the 9th century and on the right the 20th century war memorial.

Fountain

St. Peter's gardens in winter.

Winter

A few patches of snow were visible on the Brown Clee this morning. At 2am my lawn was also covered with a sprinkling of the white stuff, but by morning it had gone. We have been spoiled this autumn with very mild weather, hope this isn't about to change.

University

Part of the university building in Wulfruna street.

St. Peter's in November

The trees are bare now.

Jumpers

Marks and Spencer have a selection of festive tops.

Seasonal

Flower baskets have gone and made way for seasonal lights.

Hospital

Diabetes centre New Cross. The original victorian buildings on the site (originally a workhouse) have mostly been replaced with something more modern.

Carpark

New multistorey carpark at New Cross hospital. Hope this removes some of the congestion of parking in nearby streets.

Spire

St. Luke's Blakenhall, church spire peeping over the houses.

Rainbow

The weather has improved after a stormy night, it is very cold though.

Holly

The holly berries in my garden are starting to turn red. They will soon be attracting the birds, so I may not have any left for Christmas,

Memorial

Poppies on the war memorial in St. Peter's gardens.

Sun Dog

This phenomenon appeared in the west on several evenings last month.

Roadworks

More roadworks about to commence outside the library.

Magpie

A not-so- welcome visitor to my garden. He, or his relatives, sabotaged my Blackbirds' nest twice last spring so in the end they went elsewhere.

Land Clearance

Work continues on the land next to Waitrose. So far it is a sea of mud and heaps of rubble.

Bench

This concrete bench in Princess street was commissioned from China at a cost of £20,000. Locals consider that the public money could have been put to better use.

Snow Hill

Looking up Snow Hill towards the ring road. The inevitable roadworks as you can see.