Water on "Earth Day" - what's in the Thames?

Generally I don't think the Thames is a terribly polluted river. Yes, no doubt it is, but much of the initial sight of a brown river is due to the tidal nature of it. The tides continually churn up the muddy bottom. If you want evidence just wait for low tide then play around on the river beds! You'll need new shoes afterwards.

Alas, there's no escaping our littering. These photos were taken along with some of my Watermechanics series:





Fortunately the kill-zone for bikes appears to be further east of my studio (out towards Abbey Wood). Whew! But the trolleys are along the stretch by the gravel company on my cycle to work. Every day they disappear under meters of water then reappear like ghostly shoppers at low tide.

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For Earth Day I've also posted a long photo-rich post about coastal erosion I've seen during my English Coast project trip, along with tidbits and even some pics of paintings! http://watermarks-art.blogspot.com/