Who would have thought that Birmingham would be more photogenic than Barcelona?

A mentoring pod in the public library.

Moving ramps to get you upstairs. There is even room for some books! Although the architect of the previous library (Brutalist style – concrete, like Chch Town Hall – hates it and claims it is not fit for purpose! I think it’s beautiful, but then I like modern architecture.

The view from the roof balcony – with its real sky.

The weather was changeable – lots of Photoshop needed. I may have overdone the blue:-)

The inside of the new (to us) Bull Ring – just like any modern mall.

This is definitely new! And what a treat to find something you want to photograph is nice and clean!

Rain!

Sunshine – real! Although I have been to Birmingham many times, I have never before seen most of these old buildings – I only ever went to the shops and the theatres!

The canals are nice and clean and free from litter.

They say Christchurch is the biggest building site in the world, but Birmingham must be a close second, and look at the weather! Still, thank goodness M is open as usual!

The start of a busy day. What I want to know is, why is the past always buried? Where did the extra soil come from?

Is the planet getting bigger? Or is it just redistribution? I feel sure Kelby will know:-)

Inside the house, the dining room.

And a bedroom.

This is a very pleasant little town. One of Colin’s dead straight pictures – we got sick of converging verticals ( see the unaltered shot of the McDonalds sign) so we have invested in a shift lens, which means he can go up close to buildings and still get straight walls.

A boring little picture, but that cloud from the USA helps it along.

This seemed like a good idea – there isn’t much left of the castle, so they’ve surrounded it with a beautiful garden.

So, after Wroxeter, Ironbridge and Bridgnorth, we went on to Dudley, where we didn’t find anything worth photographing, and then on to Sedgley to see Jacqui and Will, where we had a good night, with a Chinese from the place up the road, which Kate may remember! And so, home to bed.

Next stop, the Peak District.