Mixed bag

Back to Formby Lane last night. It is a long lane so I’ll need to return several times before I’ve covered the whole length. Tricky patches, no pavement or verge, so had to be aware of traffic. I’ve included photos of a couple of bits and pieces I picked up just to illustrate the bizarre combination of stuff which lands on the roadside whether accidentally or deliberately. I know litter is a hazard for wildlife but so often I turn the piece of litter over to find insects and invertebrates have made their home there. Here a snail is lingering enjoying the damp shade on the back of the PVC taxi sign I found.

Can’t say this is the first pair of knickers I’ve collected but they were in by far the best condition. I had no idea how careless people are with their various items of underwear until I started this project. It would be an exaggeration to say they are all over the place but well they are. CKs Northway, black lace St Helen’s Rd and now

these. Really rather nice and from that large department store with so many branches, I sure they are missed.

3 knickers quotes I quite enjoyed, including one from Kim Wilde, 80’s star and more recently, garden designer. “I don’t take myself seriously any more. Sometimes I just garden in my knickers and platform shoes”. No comment on Dawn French’s observation, “That's the awful thing about dating. Tight underwear. We would all like to be in a big bra and pants and when you are in a secure relationship you can do that.”  Then there’s Kate Winslet, “There are moments to indulge and enjoy, but I always know when it’s time to go home and wash my knickers.” Maybe the former owner of the lilac pants just needs a few more years to perfect the skill.

I have to say the following stands out from the crowd, especially when you know who said it – “I've had lots of kids come up and ask for my autograph, I've had a grandmother stop me and ask me if I know a good place to buy underwear.”
Source brainyquotes.com. Will reveal the individual next time. No wish to display any kind of bias, look out for the post on men’s pants when I find another pair.

Sorry I have got completely distracted. I’ll save the rest of the far more important news for next time. Just think of this post as the commercial break.