#100happydays Day 5 .... Bit Boring And Predictable But Today I Was Happy To Release The Fourth Track

Well I do believe that winter is just about here… and so before it fully arrives I wanted to upload some of my favourite photographs of the beautiful London Autumn with the crisp but stunning light… it may be like that every year, however, I noticed it specifically this year :)

What a colourful museum in general :) & friendly & strict guards! I'm definitely one for immersive art I've noticed over time & love this 'Swoon: Submerged Motherlands' #activism #swoonstreetart

Just a few images from Friday's Sensory Stories training with Jo Grace. We had a really good introduction to creating sensory stories, tours and memories for a wide range of people including people with multiple learning disabilities, autism and dementia. Just what I needed to help inspire me to follow my passion and develop work in the area of making heritage accessible... One reason I've changed work recently. I partly have too many project thoughts at the moment but I would rather have it that way than not :) I'd love to develop a sensory nature trail among other ideas for Fun Palaces for a start and sensory tours for local heritage sites :)

Remembering my days as a Montessori Teacher in Vienna at 'The Children's House' http://www.montessori-vienna.at

Had such a fantastic time there and learned so much - which I use to this day when working as part of the learning team at the NHM. I can see how I might alter some of the activities I developed, now that my understanding of science has deepened. However, I look back fondly at these photos from the Cultural Studies room - where children learned about complex topics such as the beginning of life on earth.

Good morning Stratford and Olympic Park. ... Here for the re thinking parks Nesta day....

tascam tried out outside...

So yesterday I had the help of a friend to try out my new tascam audio recorder! Epping Forest - well a side road was the destination and all seemed to go ok! I just need to be brave and go out and practice myself now. We tried out my lovely rycote windjammer and tried out different recording levels and a couple of microphone positions. I'll maybe upload an excerpt at some point! If anyone wants to know any more technicalities then I can let them know.

I've also been thinking a bit more about interview questions for people contributing. I already have a list, but as I get nearer that point and talk with people, it becomes a bit clearer I think. In the past day or so I have decided that it would be a good idea to concentrate on a first few initial locations for the purpose of my course project. If there are more stories to be told, then I can continue with them in my own time. I feel like it takes the pressure off a bit to have a complete tour and it written about before the end of August! I shall see! I am thinking of concentrating on the top of the park, because the bottom already has the dinosaur audio tour. I'll keep you updated!

You can read my small blog post about the gathering I went to last night a this link. @funpalaces @cpfunpalace 

A selection of photos of my recording travels so far... I have some nice photos of more of the people I have recorded but want to check that they are happy for me to share them publicly before I do....

#southlondon #blueskies #autumn #autumnsun Love it! (at London, United Kingdom)

#norwood #funpalaces #jameswilsoncoffeeshop