Compare and contrast

I subscribe to a tool that lets me see photos that are uploaded tagged with West Bromwich sometimes it's just "the Public" which is very popular amongst the local photographers. But every now and again a gem comes across my desk and today it's a very amusing one [to me at least].

The juxtaposition of allotments and the beach.

I used to live in front of some waste land we optimistically called The Allottments and whilst it's full on summer here and coming into winter there here's two images, both taken in winter:

One from the UK...


Oldbury Allotment
Originally uploaded by Michael C Clark.

And one from NZ...


From the winter bedroom
Originally uploaded by ninefish.

This is why I haven't been back yet.

If you're in Oldbury or Tipton, please go visit my mum, she's just fallen over and broken her ankle, she might like a sherry and a kind word right now