Nine days until British summertime...

...and it's fucking freezing.

The panorama was three photos taken this-morning from my bathroom window. Thankfully the snow has now melted everywhere except the tops of the hills (like Ashton court on the right).

If you bring the photo up in it's own window, slap-bang in the middle you can just about make out the row of trees that form the backdrop to the header of this blog. In front of them to the right is the Winterstoke Road Sainsbury's (which also just about makes it onto the blog header). I mention this because since I started the blog, I have thought that I should choose a different picture for my blog header that better represents Bedminster. Anyone who's ever been here will know that a row of trees in the mist at sunset with rolling hills in the background doesn't paint a true picture of what Bedminster is really like.

In truth it's a heavily populated area with row after row of terraced housing, a complex maze of roads that can only be navigated in one direction at a time, and a very odd mix of Bristolian working class families and young professional couples.

So that got me thinking about what would be the one photo that would best sum up the suburb?

Bedminster parade would be an obvious choice, although every time I go there I am still astounded by the amount of tracksuits and cheap gold jewellery on display from the locals. When I was younger, I would probably have considered that to be a fair representation of Bedminster (back when my Sister and I used the term 'bemmer' to mean the modern day equivalent of 'chav'). But nowadays (well, since I moved here), I like to think that Bedminster has moved on and become a bit more of a fashionable place to be...

Perhaps a photo of North Street would make a better blog header, with what is quickly turning into a long row of cafe's, trendy bars and restaurants.

Any other suggestions?