reverie

Basically back in June I decided that I would start to collect pennies. Yes, probably quite a random task to set oneself, however, there is reason behind the madness.

It all started with one little penny. On walking back home one afternoon I took a detour through Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, which has become somewhat of a ritual of mine after stumbling upon it and the mass of bluebells that flourish among the graves each spring, I caught sight of a glimmer of bronze on the pavement.

I picked it up and in my hand sat an aged and scruffy penny which after closer inspection dated back to 1971, the year of British decimalisation. My imagination began to run wild with ideas of where and what this penny had been up to and seen in the decades that led it to this point. To the moment it found me in June 2010.

Five months in I have managed to collect 24 penny coins. I love how these pennies don't only show a lapse of time, they also depict the subtle changes in the Queen's profile over time.