John Ferry

@macferry45.bsky.social

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Husband, father, brother and dog owner. Loves nature, books, food, theatre, music and walking, Favourite reads include PG Wodehouse, Terry Pratchett and John Naughton’s blog at https://substack.com/@johnnaughton?r=3fuy4v&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile

Sunset viewed looking south west across Blackheath in south-east London, with traffic crossing the heath on its way into the village

The cover of Nellie McKay’s album ‘Get away from me’ featuring a smiling Nellie in a bright red jacket with her arms in the air in front of a wall with graffiti on it.

Cover of ‘The Nightfly’ by Donald Fagen showing Donald as a late night DJ sat behind a record deck speaking into a microphone and holding a cigarette.

The cover of the album ‘The Kick Inside’ by Kate Bush featuring a photograph of Kate flying on a kite in front of an illustration of part of an eye.

The cover of Nils Lofgren’s self titled first solo album showing a photograph of Nils drinking from a bottle while leaning on an old style painted fairground sign

The cover of ‘Peachtree Road’ by Elton John featuring a photograph of a single track railroad across open fields

Cover of Eric Clapton’s album 461 Ocean Boulevard with a photograph of EC standing on a palm tree in front of a white house.

Cover of the album ‘I don’t wanna go home’ featuring a photograph of Southside Johnny leaning on a bar behind a row of glasses sparkling in bright light

Cover of Dusty - the Silver Collection featuring a pop art style head and shoulders image of the singer Dusty Springfield

The cover of Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd showing light being split after passing through a prism

The cover of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Clun Band by the Beatles featuring a montage of famous people in front of a floral display created by the artist Peter Blake

Cover of the album ‘Born to run’ by Bruce Springsteen featuring a black and white photo of Bruce in a leather jacket holding his guitar and smiling at his saxophonist, the late great Clarence Clemons

Cover of ‘Tapestry’ by Carole King featuring a photograph of Ms King and her cat by a window

Cover of Bryan Ferry’s first self-titled album featuring a head and shoulders photograph of the artist

Cover of ‘Pretzel Logic’ album by Steely Dan showing a pretzel seller standing at his mobile pretzel stand in the ice and snow in winter

Cover of the album ‘Circle of One’ by Oleta Adams featuring a picture
of Oleta

Cover of ‘My Aim is True’ by Elvis Costello featuring a photograph of a very young Elvis with his electric guitar

Cover of the album ‘Concert for George’ featuring a photograph of George Harrison playing the electric guitar around 1964

Cover of the album ‘Western Stars’ by Bruce Springsteen showing a horse running free across a vast landscape and against a blue sky scattered with clouds

Cover of the album ‘Court and Spark’ by Joni Mitchell including a watercolour by Joni called ‘The Mountain Loves The Sea’

Cover of vintage album ‘Motorvatin’ Chuck Berry 20 Rock ‘n’ Roll Classics’ on highway sign above classic red US automobile

Stern looking notice on side of building in Southwark (London) reading “Commit no nuisance”

Painted notice on the side of a building in a side street in Southwark (London) reading “Nothing for myself that is not also for others”

View from Red Cross Gardens in Southwark looking towards The Shard