Dog Heaven...

... in the heart of Hackney.

Dog Heaven from sarah on Vimeo.

Zombies in Stoke Newington

The dead of Stoke Newington were rising from their graves in horror yesterday at the proposal to build a whacking great Sainsburys slap bang next to their resting place - the magnificent Abney Park Cemetery.  This photo captures the spirit of the people that live here - independent, free thinking and inventive. Church Street has steadfastly resisted the encroachment of chain stores and their nullifying effect on the diminishing creative enclaves of London.
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Dancing Dogs

Yesterday morning, as it was his birthday and he'd been delaying leaving the house, in the hope that some incredible, suprise gift would materialise, I gave Joe a lift to Highbury and Islington tube. Green Lanes borders one side of the 100 acres of Clissold Park and as we drove along the sun was low behind the trees and shafts of light beamed across the shimmering grass. A heavy mist was suspended over the fields and we could make out the silhouttes of Hank and Dixie the two labradoodles dancing in the white haze. It was breathtakingly beautiful - Joe was even moved to take his ear phones out, nudge me and grunt.


This morning I left Brian to the chores and ran to the park with the camera. I knew I'd probably missed the best of it when I met Lee with Hank and Dixie on their way home. The sun was already warm, the grass was drenched with dew and my converse got soaked as I ran around trying to capture the rapidly evaporating miasma.

Abney Park Cemetery

We had a nice wander through the cemetery this morning....

Brian pauses to see how his mausoleum is coming along.

"I'd like to be remembered this way" - B.

Britney in Hackney

We always likes to check the Metropolitan Police's Flickr site of CCTV mugshots every now and again, just to make sure none of the kids have made an appearance. Imagine our suprise when we came across these.....

The Met Police Flickr site messed with by Brian

Turns out she was filming her latest video up the road at Stoke Newington Town Hall, in post-riot Hackney. Make of that what you will....