Distractions 11/09/2022

[Old Crank]

London this summer. Went to watch a couple of women's soccer matches. Couldn't carry my camera for 2 days since we weren't going back to the hotel before heading to the stadium. They won't let you bring in a "pro" camera. Pro seems to mean removable lens. Had no knowledge of secure storage on site.
Digging through the collection to come up with these examples.

Old and new skyline


Poaching some one's photo shoot.


Tower bridge.






Building a death star


Don't over stay your welcome.

[MLAA]

1. I always enjoy your posts. Thank you!

[Old Crank]

3. Thanks

[Sanity Claws]

2. What a mish-mash of styles and eras!

Thanks for the photos. I haven't been to London since the early 1980s.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Amazing variety of shots, my dear Old Crank!

From the death star to a (yikes!) skeleton in a cage!

Love 'em all.

Thanks for sharing this eclectic collection!

[CrispyQ]

5. Great shots!

That caged skeleton is pretty awesome!

[Old Crank]

6. The skeleton in the cage.

This shows the result of gibbeting. The display of a dead or dying body to persuade others not to follow that person's course of action. This cage is just outside "the Clink, a prison Museum.
More information than you want here at this wiki page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbeting

[ShazzieB]

7. Thanks for explaining that.

I was wondering.

That is some major creepy right there, even more so when you know the backstory!