In my previous life, my commute was on the underground from Zone 4 to Zone 4 on the other side of London. If I left before 6:50am, I would mostly get a seat, though towards the end, I did have to get there by 6:40, and the trip was straight through, for one hour. My home station and destination station were above ground, so I could wait in the open air and caught some pretty nice sunrises and sunsets. The inbetween bits were stressful, crowded, hot and smelly though. Now I've started the summer cafe, I have a commute again. This, as you can imagine is somewhat different. For a start, I have to drive. I say 'have to' I could actually cycle. It would take about an hour, but I've done that from Perivale to Charing Cross Hospital (in Hammersmith) before now and that was OK. However, I've borrowed a neighbour's son's car, which is fantastically battered and I love it, even the mould demon smell.
Here are photos of a journey home from work. So instead of starting in Leytonstone, I start in Habo and instead of ending up in Perivale, I end up in Bet. (Interestingly, neither of them 'officially' exist as their own entities). The journey takes about 20min.
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| Leaving Habo |
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| Passing the processing of the second silage crop |
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| Coming up to Habo church |
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| rounding the corner of the church |
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| to the top of the hill |
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| imaging living with that view! |
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Heading south to the main road
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| On the 'other side'! |
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| Southfork! Makes me laugh every time, sorry... |
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| Driving through fields of rye... the barley is a little further on. |
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| Through various farmyards |
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| a favourite shed |
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| and the road goes ever on... |
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| Turning off the tarmac into the home stretch |
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| Alternative transport in case you get hit by a moose. |
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| Into the forest |
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| Almost there! |
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| Heading into Bet |
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| Home sweet home |
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