18/10/06
A sunny day

“Ordinary people – doing extraordinary things – in exciting places”
“singlive”
“150 voices from around the region” will perform at the Philharmonic Hall on 11th November – to find out more call the ticket office 0151 709 3789
They rehearse in Garston.
I mention this because Garston is where I was today – down by the gas works and bus the station – cycling Garston Way and the two roads that run parallel to it, Banks Road and St Mary’s Road – Speke Road
And Julie, who has been kind enough to put me up (and my bike and my poodle) during my expedition of Liverpool, is one of the so mentioned “ordinary people”
And what I’m experiencing during my cycles is
Seemingly ordinary plants - doing extraordinary things - in seemingly [un] exciting places.
But if we could access some of these places, we could experience the extraordinary and the wonderment – the sights, sounds and fragrances of nature in the city.
Looking back through this blogspot there appears to be an abundance of images of barbed wire, padlocks, high fences, and garbage - and a lack of nature… this is because I can’t access many of the sites – what I am confronted with is the obstruction of the barrier…