more seeds, Wellcome Collection (and UK Government challenges)

Sadly (but not unexpectedly) I'm behind on my allotment - last few days I've
Planted :-

Broad beans French Beans and Peas (in seed trays)

Tomatoes, Cucumbers and Peppers (in propagating trays)

Asparagus - takes time

Also managed to get some potatoes in - and 2 more Asparagus Crowns.

Rows of Potatoes - Main crop

Seed trays

Rather pleasingly (after several years) I finally  have two spears of almost acceptably dimension-ed  asparagus.

Always Wellcome

Wellcome Collection   

Antony Gormley 'Living on the ceiling'
at Wellcome Collection

I popped into the Wellcome Collection earlier in the week - interesting the way exhibitions held their look at the collision of Health and Art - current one (free too) is titled Somewhere in Between.

It includes about 6 artists each collaborating with an associated 'expert'.

I liked the  amazing photographs of  Bulls that are bred specifically (and scientifically)  to  produce best (economic) returns for Agricultural industry.

The Photographs show something of the genetic  efforts involved by having models of these on the bulls backs - truly amazing looking animals but perhaps rather worrying that we're playing a potentially dangerous game (in many ways).

[Great cafe and bookshop too]

Sire - Amazing photographs from Maria McKinney in Wellcome Collection  showing powerful beasts 

UK Government

If the UK's  Political class wonders why they are held in such low esteem by much of the populous  perhaps it should examine how they answer questions (or dodge them) and consider what the consequences of being direct and honest could lead to.

There used to be a joke (an old one)  about untruths from those in power..

How can you tell when a politician is lying?

Easy their lips are moving (boom- boom)

Since Bill Clinton's rebuttal over his behaviour with an White House Intern

'I did not have sex with that woman'  we 're perhaps more suspicious of the true meaning of what's said, the reports around and analysis of the current UK Home secretary's statements relating to those (once denied) immigration targets have meant that we've had the possibility of what is technically true been used to obfuscate the real heart of the deception that's being foisted on us.

There's a school of thought that says either Amber Rudd didn't know what was going on in her department (not up to the job) or that she knew and has now been caught out (perhaps worse) - It doesn't seem too  unreasonable to five some credence to the idea that Theresa May would not wish to see Amber Rudd on the backbenches as there could be some damage to be revealed around what went on when Theresa May signalled her strong desire to see UK immigration figures fall.

Monday looks like yet another critical day for the stability of the current PM and her Home secretary.

Who Was Henry Wellcome?

Earlier in the week I got around to visiting the Welcome Collection in London's Euston Road - adverts for 'Can Graphic Design Save Your Life? had intrigued me.


Previously I'd thought that Welcome was some 'grey' part of 'Big Pharma' but in fact the story of Henry Welcome is more interesting and the Philanthropy he demonstrated something to celebrate.

Samaritans Campaign 

And in fact Graphic Design can Save your Life (perhaps) - nice to see Samaritans recent campaign  included - the jury is probably still out on the Smoking adverts versus health warnings (or is it?) but the subject was well covered - with Silk Cut adverts deconstructed with the help of Semiotics (and quotes from David Lodge).

It was good to see too the AIDS and Samaritans' campaigns  on show.

Earthly Delights 

William Price- He was a bit of  an Eccentric

I also took the opportunity to look at the Art displays and was much taken with traditional work in the Wellcome history  I liked the Painting of William Price of Llantrisant (by  A C Hemming) - Price was a pioneer in promoting cremation.

Also good to see  'the Garden  of Earthly Delights' an  Oil painting after Hieronymus Bosch.

But biggest buzz was to discover Eat 22 by Ellie Harrison - this shows commitment and book and video both great

Reminded me of my 365 project but wow

Here it is