Start of a new month and time to join in with Brian’s Last on the Card Challenge😎

Oldest photo taken early in the month on the Fujifilm XPro-2. This was taken on one of my more extreme exercise walks from Gospel Oak to home over Hampstead Heath. I made a good attempt at killing myself climbing straight up to the viewpoint on Parliament Hill, pushing my heart rate up to its max 160bpm. I don’t know how I managed the last few yards of the climb and was glad to sit on one of the benches at the top for a 2min recovery before setting off on the rest of my walk. Walking down The Bishops Avenue I was lucky to catch a shot of an H3 bus going up towards the Heath…

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…This is an unusual London Bus route in that it only runs 7 times in each direction on weekdays and Saturdays starting from Golders Green and turning at East Finchley (Hilltop). The last service leaves Golders at 14:00 and returns from Hilltop at 14:25 – there are no more runs after that! Anyway, I think that walk proved very beneficial and opened the door to improving my general fitness😎 The bus photo was a great bonusπŸ‘

On a more relaxed ‘maintaining health’ walk I captured some local graffiti with the Moto g50…

Robot

…painted on the retaining wall of the North Circular Road.

The last shot was captured during my journey home from my spotting trip last Friday using the Fujifilm X-H2s…

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…Taken at Clapham Junction, 450067 is working a service from Alton to Waterloo. It wears a special livery celebrating the contribution of Key Workers during the Covid pandemic. The Class 450’s are Siemens Desiro units. Operating on 750v DC they are capable of 100mph.

All photos as taken, just resized for the web.

6 responses to “Last on the Card – June 2024”

  1. I love the bus, what a cool shape. Interesting street art. The train looks like it’s coming straight out of the photo, fabulous.

    Thanks for joining in Martin πŸ˜€

    1. Thanks Brian πŸ˜ŽπŸ‘

  2. Combining your interests with strenuous cardio exercise is great for you physically, but I think it likely stimulates some creativity, too.Each photo opportunity was very interesting!

    1. Thanks Debra πŸ˜ŽπŸ‘ I now have a good routine (except when the weather is wet like this morning in London) – Monday is push hard day where I walk a set route in the morning at a very brisk pace aiming at getting my heart rate into the threshold / max area and thus improving my cardio. The rest of the week I aim for good aerobic and threshold ranges on some walks and sometimes it’s just a stroll. Trainspotting days are mainly about steps – lots of themπŸ˜… I’m thinking of having another Gospel Oak to home walk only this time I may opt for taking the circuitous walk up to Parliament Hill – avoiding the near 1 in 1 climbπŸ˜‚ Keep well Debra πŸ‘πŸ™

      1. You have created and adopted quite a healthy schedule. I have been a couch potato for the past couple of months and despite the way I feel, I really do have to get moving again! You are inspiring me to do better, Martin!

      2. The turning point for me was getting a Garmin Vivoactive 5. It’s got me doing challenges via the Garmin Connect website. I used to have a Fitbit but it never involved me quite like this! Go for it Debra πŸ˜ŽπŸ‘

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