In terms of photostream progress, Februrary was a month which tried to offer us a little bit of everything. Okay, we'll gloss over the fact that Worcestershire and Warwickshire didn't trouble my trusty abacus, but apart from those notable absentees all of my other constituent galleries saw update action...
Our principal driving force since December has been Exploration Extra, hitting a purple patch of form which latterly has heavily focused upon Wrexham. Sheep sculptures are always a good thing so a warm welcome was duly granted to 'Jolly Baa Baa' and 'Angelina' while pub-related representation came from Long Pull lettering and the Joules masonry of the Royal Oak. The Lake District's Honister Pass mountain road registered a scenic snapshot from my 2010 Arnside holiday and a Wrenbury Road street sign from 2017 also sneaks in. Alas I fear I've exhausted my Exploration Extra reserves for the time being so a long period of hibernation awaits.
Attention will now turn back to my core West Midlands galleries whereby WME Dudley has hit the ground running - two 544 bus shots at Coseley join a Stourbridge 294 route sighting in my Dudley by Bus album, then we have had further correspondence from the Ashwood Inn near Wordsley (I've taken quite a few pictures of that over the years). Sprinkle in slices of Sedgley's Beacon Tower and it all adds up to a useful batch of arrivals. It's a similar tale over on WME Sandwell where Bearwood budges in with clock content, a T.C. Hayes shopfront and an Abbey dartboard - what more could you possibly need!
WME Wolverhampton is never one to hide its light under a bushel and overcame any shyness suggestions by supplying Bantock Park tree trunks, Banks's 'Big Brother'-styled street art and Acropolis Fish Bar advertising. WME Walsall meanwhile bagged itself a trio of Birchills boozers comprising the Rose & Crown, the White Horse and the New Navigation, not forgetting an entry for the Beacon Way at Little Bloxwich too. Bescot's Morrisons superstore is another contributor racking up multiple appearances although the Anson Branch's reeds are a rarer addition.
Elsewhere, WME Staffordshire ensures its place at the party by summoning up Awbridge items (Flash Lane and Blackpit Lane) mingled with AFC Wulfrunians entrance markers at Castlecroft; WME Birmingham acknowledges Acocks Green Bus Garage then snaffles St Michael's & All Angels Church in Bartley Green; WME Telford wallows in affection for Madeley's All Nations once again - what a classic pub that is - before WME Shropshire swoops upon Albrighton to recall the short-lived Platform Ale House alongside the long-serving Old Bush.
The final word must go to two galleries which receive only very occasional attention. WME Solihull won't get overcome with excitement about a Bentley Heath cul-de-sac (Redhouse Close) but WME Coventry might muster a touch more enthusiasm for an Aldermoor Lane bus stop or an Allesley Village welcome sign... then again, maybe not! Either way it amounts to growth of some persuasion, and I hope the abacus is kept busy come March. Cheers!
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