Trolleys 756 and 757

The Monday's second circuit was more productive than the first. Perhaps the stores send out their trolley hunters first thing or last thing, making the afternoon more productive from my point of view.

The first trolley, a small M&S trolley, was captured at the top of the Kokoro Passage, by the dry planter. That is to say the planter planted with things that can cope with not much water or watering; with the plants therein looking pretty healthy.

A trolley which found an older friend on the way down.

Complete with an empty packet of cigarettes with its health warning in an unknown language. But Bing soon puts me right. Romanian for 'smoking can kill the unborn fetus'. But what Bing can't tell me is whether we have Romanian back from a visit home or an Epsomite back from holiday there.

While this planter offered this healthy looking plant. Google Images suggests gallant solders (Galinsoga parviflora) which Wikipedia suggests at reference 2 is known to the housewives of Malawi as 'My husband is sleeping'. Originally from Peru. I dare say there are some close relatives which I have not yet explored.

Oddly, I can't find it in either Bentham & Hooker or Hortus Third. Something else to be explored at some point.

Carried on around my circuit to pick up this Sainsbury's trolley from East Street, probably the same one which I had not captured from the Hakim Fry car park in Victoria Place a day or so previously. Slightly damaged and old enough to sport one of the black plastic wheel locks that Sainsbury's were trying a few year's back. See, for example, reference 3. From which I might, tomorrow, attempt to recover the original snap from the archive and see if it zooms.

In the meantime, I can report that the big tent in the car park has been dismantled. Perhaps the refurbishment is nearing completion.

Snapped the Portland Place fungus on the way back to the Screwfix Passage. Looks to me as if it still has some life in it. See reference 4 for last notice.

PS: I read in today's Guardian that Fortress, a US investment vehicle to be found at reference 5, is the current owner of Majestic Wine. And in Wikipedia at reference 6 that this happened in 2019, at the time that Naked Wine split off to concentrate on online. I feel sure that I have read recently that Naked is not doing very well. Fortress in the Guardian because they have just bought the Curzon cinemas and Fortress themselves look healthy enough: for example:  'Fortress announced a £750 million forward flow agreement with Tabeo, a software company that helps dentists and vets manage payments. The financing agreement with Fortress is helping Tabeo to grow. The company’s CEO Paul Ebert shared insights into the Tabeo business model, competitive positioning and growth prospects'. Who would have thought you could build a business out of lending money to people that make their business out of processing the revenues of small, health flavoured businesses?

References

Reference 1: https://psmv5.blogspot.com/2024/11/trolley-755.html.

Reference 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galinsoga_parviflora.

Reference 3: https://psmv3.blogspot.com/2017/11/trolley-108.html.

Reference 4: https://psmv5.blogspot.com/2024/10/trolley-734.html.

Reference 5: https://www.fortress.com/.

Reference 6: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majestic_Wine.

Reference 7: https://tabeo.co.uk/.

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