Christmas Steps

I was in Bristol recently and took a walk down St. Michael's Hill. Having driven up and down the hill several times before, I hadn't realised quite how steep it was until I walked it.

After reaching the bottom of the hill, I saw this across the road...

Naturally I was intrigued and had to see more, so on the way back, I had a closer look.

These two pictures were taken looking up, and then down, from the bottom of the first flight of steps.

Of course I had to Google it, and there's a nice article on the BBC Bristol website. According to the plaque on the right hand side of the street above "This streete was steppered done and finished 1669". You can see some close-ups and the full wording here .

Incidentally, I didn't walk back up St. Michael's Hill - I took a taxi. It just looked too much like hard work.

Art Show

I spent the day in Bristol yesterday, visiting my daughter who is holding an art show this week. I took a lot of pictures, and here are a few of the pieces she has on display. At the moment most of her work looks at the interrelationship between consumerism and nature.

Here she is in front of a series of pen and ink drawings of roadkill. I nicknamed this The Wall of Shame, but I don't know if the name will catch on!