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I saw and can recommend the film Paterson, by Jim Jarmusch, which is a loving tribute to the art in everyday city life as found through walking, public transport, sitting and being with the city and its inhabitants (and also through home decor, popular music, and baking), and is highly relevant to flaneurs' interests.

Rotten Tomatoes is currently rating it at critics 95% positive and audience 78% liked:

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/paterson/

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While I was in Totnes in Devon I managed to fit in a town trail walk linking three urban community gardens via a local water source known as the Leechwell.

Report at my journal with four small images.

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I completed challenge III. (c) random pub to the Gunmakers Arms in Birmingham's Gun Quarter. Post including a one paragraph report with one photo inside the Two Towers brewery.

I did a second III. (c) random cafe to Wolverhampton Art Gallery cafe. Post including a one paragraph report with one photo of art in the cafe.

I completed challenge I. (a) and investigated an interesting thing seen from a tram window in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter. Post including a one paragraph report with one photo of Key Hill Cemetery.

I did II. (a) following a tram line in Birmingham city centre. One paragraph with five photos, from Grand Central to Snow Hill.

I also did a semi-failed II. (c) Local council walk in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Full report with a dozen photos, circular walk along the River Avon.

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I completed June challenge Ia, get off the bus when you see something interesting, on the 360 in Coventry. The 360 is a 31.5mile/50km long circular bus route around the suburbs of Coventry. There's a report with three small images at my journal.

03 Eduardo Paolozzi prints at Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry 06-15

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I completed June challenge Lines IIa, follow that railway, in Cheltenham.

There's a report with 10 small images at my journal.

04 Winchcombe signal box and works, GWR 05-15

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I completed June challenge Doing Something Different IIIc, random cafe, in Birmingham.

Report on the Road to Damascena, with a map and three small images, at my journal.

D02 Spirit by Anuradha Patel, Moseley Interchange, Birmingham 06-15

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I completed June challenge Lines IIa, follow that railway, in Birmingham.

Quest for the Lost Viaduct of Bordesley (Moor Street to Bordesley), report with 14 small images at my journal.

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I completed

flaneurs June challenge Lines II.(c). This local council walk was the Stafford Town Trail (pdf) that I was given free at the tourist information office. Full report at my journal, with 12 small images in total.

I hope you're all having fun with the June challenge and look forward to reading your reports!

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I completed a walk in anticipation of the June challenge (Lines II.(c)). This local council walk was the Lichfield Heritage Trail that I was given free at tourist information in the city.

Report with 14 small images at my journal.

14 Lichfield Cathedral, yes it truly is that black, 05-15

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Happy May Day!

05 Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river, at the Old Bottling Works, Malvern well dressing 05-15

The theme for this year’s well dressing in Malvern is River of Life. I went for a walk, visited a dozen wells, and took some photos. The standard of competition entries by both children’s groups and adults was good, as ever, but some installations were difficult to cap so my photos don’t show all of them to their best advantage.

Report at my journal, with ten small images.

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Looking at an A-Z of Birmingham, I discovered that the first road listed, Abbess Grove, and the last road listed, Yoxall Grove, were within walking distance of each other. So I incorporated them into a "circular" walk through an area I’d never previously visited, navigated as a derive with only three fixed goals: a railway station for arrival and departure, and the two streets.

Report at my journal, with twelve small images. Enjoy!

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Hello flaneurs! My daughter and I headed down to London this weekend for the last hurrah of the book benches (all will be removed by Monday the 15th). A report on our third expedition to the Bloomsbury trail, guest-starring my nephew, is here.

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Hello again! My daughter and I continue to hunt book benches in London. A report on our second expedition, to the south bank, is here. It is possible that the toddler is even more gleeful than last time.

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Hello flaneurs! My daughter and I have been hunting book benches in London. A report on our first expedition, to Greenwich, is here. Warning: contains a lot of gleeful toddler.

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This is my last June challenge report for this year. I completed challenge II. (c) walk a local council trail. I went to tourist information and asked about walking trails in the Jewellery Quarter and was told there are three, that all overlap, and was given a leaflet for this one (.pdf). It also turned out to be a good walk for me and an excellent route for playing postcode bingo with all the B numbers on the road signs. Warning: squeamish folks might want to skip the history of the whereabouts of John Baskerville’s body! Report with 17 small images at my journal. Enjoy!