One whole month into 2022 and I'm cautiously optimistic that a) we're starting to see the back of the Covid pandemic and b) I should be able to maintain some solid photostream progress over the coming months. January certainly got the new year off to a flying start with most of my constituent galleries receiving a sprinkling of updates...
Fresh off the back of Auld Lang Syne and with a cacophony of party poppers still ringing in its ears, WME Wolverhampton opened its account again at pretty much the earliest opportunity. My Compton theme got carried over from December (with thanks to Nevis Court and the Shooting Stars kiddies nursery) but I managed to offset that with Daisy Bank steel firms and a Northwood Park bus stop. Eastfield then proved enterprising when pitching in a ceramic street sign, the Mayco corner shop and some bespectacled snail art outside the local primary school.
Although Wolverhampton ultimately rose to the top of the leaderboard over the past four weeks, there was considerable competition to see which of my galleries would prevail. WME Warwickshire put in a commendable challenge by systematically surveying Curdworth Locks - cue various marker stumps, balance beams and the occasional bridge nameplate. Away from lovely Curdworth, I note a second sighting of Coventry's speedway stadium at Brandon plus a helpful arrow directing me towards Earlswood Lakes.
A couple of other galleries powered their way to double figures in January. WME Birmingham did this with reference to Digbeth and Eastside, hoovering up the likes of the derelict S. Rose & Company warehouse and the sadly-demolished Eagle & Tun pub. WME Dudley meanwhile achieved a similar feat but drew its newest arrivals from the environs of Coseley (Church Road and Peartree Lane), Cradley (the Widders) and The Delph (a crumbly sighting of the Bull & Bladder dartboard).
2021 was one of my best ever years for filing photostream updates but despite the bumper haul two of my galleries found it difficult to get out of first gear. It's therefore encouraging that both WME Coventry and WME Solihull have stirred themselves into action - Coventry armed itself with spooky goings at the Nursery Tavern in Chapelfields whereas Solihull landed the Edwardian Rugby Club (on Streetsbrook Road) and two Earlswood signage specimens.
Five paragraphs down and there's yet more still to report. Ticking over very nicely was WME Sandwell on its diet of Dudley Port railway platforms and Cradley Heath taxi ranks, not to overlook Jay's Bar or a library entrance heading. WME Staffordshire dabbled with Lower Penn for a brace of Dirtyfoot Lane hedgerow items, leaving WME Walsall (Cornwall Road on the Park Hall estate) and WME Telford (Donnington Co-op) to bring up the rear. The 2022 benchmark has been set so can February keep the ball rolling?
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