#smithfield

[unteriors]

S 940 W, Smithfield, Utah.

[times-of-life]

The Little Hidden Garden

Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

A little known garden behind the Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great. It's actually known as the Cloth Fair Hidden Garden, said to be part of the London Open Garden program.

[c-rit]

i, in fact, ate this all in under 10 minutes.

flavors (top-down)

Caramel Swirl

Coffee with dark chocolate chips

Dark chocolate raspberry

[thearchtist]

[lighthouses-click]

I Stayed In A Lighthouse!

Well, it's faux lighthouse but still.

The lighthouse is modeled after the at Hooper’s Straight Lighthouse which is located at Chesapeake Bay Marine Museum in Saint Michaels, Maryland.

I stayed in the Captain Sinclair Suite (top floor) in the Lighthouse at Smithfield Station in Smithfield, Virginia. When you stay in the top suite, you get access to the lighthouse stairs and cupola.

Some of the things I enjoyed were the spiral staircase in the middle of the room, the light at the top, the sunlight from all directions in the daytime, and the panoramic views from the 6 dormers and the 360 degree views from the top.

There's an actual lantern at the top!

These are photos from the bed. Even at night the view was dramatic.

I want to move in! It was definitely a unique experience that I would do again.

[metrocentric]

Smithfield, EC1

[actaecon]

Old Smithfield London

[acti-veg]

How do you feel about the results of the Smithfield piglet case? I know we still have a long way to go in terms of progress, but I feel that this never would have happened 10 years ago! I think it really goes to show that people are turning around faster than ever!

It's a very encouraging result, both in terms of the precedent set and the consequences for the activists themselves.

Unfortunately I am still seeing quite a mixed public response to this online. A lot of people who aren't even vegan are very supportive, but there are still a lot of bizarre responses from the left in particular, where they appear to support economic sabotage and activism for everyone except animal rights activists. Large numbers of 'anti-capitalists' suddenly find themselves ardently defending corporations and property rights over the rights and welfare of sentient beings, but only when it comes to bacon.

Still, a result like this would have been unthinkable even ten years ago when governments and the courts were going after environmental and animal rights activists hard - and consistently winning. It shows that the public in general are waking up to the realities of animal agriculture and are growing far more sympathetic to liberationists. I hope it sets a precedent that enables more direct action in defence of animals.