I'm rather taken with Geoffrey, a friendly giraffe used to promote Toys R Us since 1965. I'm even more taken with his bench inside W H Smith in Chippenham. Prior to the chain's sale earlier this year, it was agreed that certain stores would also have a Toys R Us section within them. Geoffrey's bench marks the transition from one of our traditional High Street retailers into something more fun and entertaining, though sadly rather empty when I took this photo. At some point the name W H Smith will morph into its new owner's chosen rebrand name, T G Jones* - rather bland in my opinion which appears to have been made up, unlike the original name which refers to the company's original founder Henry Walton Smith and reaches back to the year 1792. * = it has already in nearby Malmesbury, though they have yet to erase the etched W H Smith from the glass doors. They seem to have retained the corporate blue colour on the shopfront too, for now at least. UPDATE - it tur...
.JPG)
I grow sedums and sempervivums on a lid over the pond filter and each year the birds trash them.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's a shame :-(
Deletegreat picture, I've always wanted a green roof. I've recently been adding some of these to old pots in the garden and on the wall near the house. Less watering and need to keep adding bedding plants every year. Morrisons £1 a pot, bargain
ReplyDeleteGreat idea Amanda. I hope to add a green roof to a bird table that needs a repair
Delete