one man down

I knew it was going too well, it was only going to last so long really. I can' t say I have a stunning record with pets, and with the exception of one very stubborn and fat old cat our pets have never really lasted that long. Let us spare a moment's thought for the first casualty of my fish tank adventure...

Rest In Peace Panda the Sequel, who was always the less fortunate cousin of Original Panda.
Had a big clean up of the tank too, with latest snail harvest=7. Got three big'uns though so hoping I have stopped the egg laying for a bit. Hmph.

Right, how to pick up this blog post from my tale of woe? Maybe just skip over it...

I went to see Spring Awakening last night, and it was AWESOME. For those of you who may have somehow avoided the massive amount of publicity this show has had on the Underground etc, take a look here. Stayed round my sisters flat afterwards, which always has the extra benefit of a little longer in bed in the morning. Decided to go the scenic way to work this morning, walking fom Baker Street around the lake and through Regents Park to the zoo.

I didn't have my camera with me, but in the name of good bloggans I didn't let this stop me, so courtesy of my rubbish phone camera, please find some delightfully shit photographs of some really quite cool waterfowl from Regents Park...

Two very bold herons totally not caring that I'm standing a metre behind them

Whooper swans- would be a life tick if it weren't for the fact I KNOW they're in the park collection. Damn The Rules... Very pretty though :)

I have saved the best for last. Behold! Possibly the best photo of a great crested grebe you will ever see...

Definitely a very nice way to walk to work, but it won't be a very regular occurence unless for some strange reason I am early for work (this never happens). One lunch time though maybe I'll get round to having a proper look round the lake...