walking through islington to meet jen to go for a meal to celebrate 24 years being married. 5 riot vans and bikes drive by – just about got the iphone out in time to take a photo. a reminder we live in strange times…

[update: little did i know that was the start of a horrendous night to unfold in london. by the time we returned to ealing the station was shut, sirens wailing and gradually twitter flowed with news of fire, looting, cars overturned and so on in haven green, ealing broadway, west ealing – we stayed in and live about 15 minutes walk away. we could hear helicopters overhead and sirens through the night along with the smell of burning on the wind. what a sad night!]