A Walk in Didsbury Village (13) Flower Containers Didsbury in Bloom

Image: © Tom Jolliffe Taken: 20 Jul 2023

Little traffic at this hour in the morning (which the EXIF digital data on this image will show to have been an hour later than it actually was) as the camera was set to Central European Time. Thus a quiet Wilmslow Road, ideal for the solitary cyclist and the solitary photographer for that matter. The containers, largely planted with geraniums, do indeed beautify the bland uniformity of the tarmacked road and parquet effect brick pavement. This part of the pavement is pleasingly wide. What does the black and white sticker on the post mean? It seems to represent a sitting person, but it may also be alphabetical, i.e. a word, a brand, etc. It can't be aimed at me. What is the function of those lateral thin metal rods on the lampposts on each side of the road. Some form of informational electronic transmission or receiving system? The row of shops opposite includes Tesco Express, Head of Steam, Costa Coffee. The row of shops stands, I think, where the old Didsbury railway station stood.

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