The Blasted Heath

This is probably a cliche by now, but always look up when you are wandering. Here's a little example, which you could carry out yourself, not necessarily in the same order.

Stand at the northern end of Leicester Square. Look straight ahead and up, and then move your gaze to the left. after this direct your vision to the left and pan along the top of the Square until you have Cranbourn Strret and the Vue Cinema in your sights. Repeat this experiment facing south at the southern end of the Square. By the way,  did you know that the centre of the square with its lawns has its own name-Leicester Fields and that duels were once frequently fought there?

No matter how uninviting or foul smelling or sinister they might be, always make sure you go into any alley, court, narrow lane or passage you see. I have rarely been disappointed by the discoveries I have made. Do it soon, because increasingly many of these byways are being stopped up and privatised.

Finally always enter upon your wander, ramble, or drift or whatever you want to call it with a sense of adventure, playfulness, wonder and enquiry, if you like with the eyes of a child. Happy Blind Chivvying! ( See my entry on Blind Chivvy for April 5, 2005).

Labels: Blind chivvy, Leicester Fields, Leicester Square, London, Psychogeography, wandering