Palm Sunday

I still owe you a report from an exhibition opening in Folkestone! Bear with me! It will eventually arrive in the Friday post as today is already Sunday... However, as it is late, I may have to get back to it another time.
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 Nobody yet seems to have spotted the elephants in one of yesterday's pictures. Better luck with an Ealing Common tortoise? There are also enormous acorns and mini-cats to look for today!
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This sunny Sunday is called Palm Sunday by Christians. Polish Catholics go to church with a symbolic 'palm' made with various twigs and flowers. You could see them today walking past the Polish church in Windsor Road Ealing. They were sold from a stall by a friendly scout from the local Polish group.

This white building in Grange Road houses a Montessori school nowadays. 

The gate indicates that there used to be a synagogue in this spot:

'What is more beautiful than tall trees!', exclaimed a Polish poet, Leopold Staff many decades ago. This verse rings in my ears whenever I see a tree like this one in Grange Road, Ealing:

My friend has a funny anecdote about the so called 'mouse beer', maybe he will share it with us one day?

This is how Sunday roast was served at Charlotte's Place in Ealing today:

I chose sea trout fillet after a pleasant French waitress assured me that it had no bones.

At the gym tonight I heard a woman talk about Aries and some powerful energy which may bring some bad results due to the Full Moon this Tuesday. Being Aries, I asked her about it later, but when she found out I am not familiar with these matters, she cut the conversation short by saying that if I knew nothing about these things, it didn't need to worry me. I agree! However, out of curiosity I consulted Mr Google and here is what I found:
'Tuesday, April 15: Total lunar eclipse, 2:42 a.m. CDT (7:42 a.m. Greenwich time). The Sun in Aries will sit exactly opposite the Moon, which will be full in Libra. Between these two, the Earth will line up exactly to create a total eclipse, in which Earth's shadow completely obscures the Moon. A full Moon always brings an opportunity for illumination: in this case, watch for insights about your relationships (Libra) as well as your drive and personal identity (Aries). Because this will be a lunar eclipse, be alert to what must be released and left in the past (the Moon, which governs memory) so you can break through to new beginnings (Aries).'

Good night!