Tag: Großbritannien

A Place to Work

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I’ve been using a few photos lately from our visit to the National Glass Centre in Sunderland a few years back. The show work shop of the glass blowers has impressed me, it seems. They also hold workshops throughout the year for visitors to create their own glass projects.

In contrast, the work shop in the old farmhouse next door to us. It’s no longer in use but a few tools are still left about the place. I love looking over the wall at the implements and stones and all the old stuff still lying around and my husband and I dread the day they are going to tear the buildings down and start erecting an apartment house.

The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Workshop

Is It Still Called a Mural

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if it’s on the floor?

This shark was on the bottom of the rotunda on centenary square in Birmingham. It doesn’t seem to be there anymore judging from photos on the net but maybe somebody from Birmingham can confirm that.

The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Shark.

Garish windows

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The two landscape windows are from Birmingham, the portrait one from Bamburgh. They were beautiful all by themselves but rather dull, dark grey with the window panes hardly showing. Let’s go for highlighting these beauties!

Monday Window.

I’m a fan of frames

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I happened to be in Michelstadt im Odenwald a couple of days ago and came across this frame with the thieves tower behind it. It made me think of other frame installations I’ve seen in the past.

Ladenburg has frames like this along the walk through town to show what the area used to look before the walk was constructed.

This frame is from Leazes’ Park in Newcastle, behind St James’ Park of football fame.

Only a few kilometres to the east in Sunderland is this big shutter framing Roker lighthouse.

And the ultimate frame high in the Alps opposite this view:

The Eiger in the Bernese Alps.

Fan of … #95 where you can find more fanatical photos.

Unity within diversity

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This owl was part of “The Big Hoot”, a campaign in Birmingham in 2015 when 89 owls decorated by Birmingham artists were distributed throughout the city. This one stood in Victoria Square.

Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Diversity.

Is it five years already?!!

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Five years ago I was on my first visit to the UK. My camera was brand new, I had no tripod and very little experience with taking photos. But I wasn’t going to be deterred. I ventured out in the middle of the night from our B&B to take pictures of the blood moon (breaking my glasses in the process).

The next day we visited Stratford-upon-Avon and I stood in front of the house of one of my heroes and found out that taking photos with lots of others milling about wasn’t that easy.

We went on to Birmingham where I looked at the canals.

But our main purpose in being there was the Rugby World Cup and of course, seeing the Springboks – playing Samoa (well, not really but we took the tickets we could get). It was my first life rugby game and it was grand! Later we saw the Bokke play Scotland in Newcastle and that was even better. I didn’t know whether I would be allowed to bring my camera so I only have a few shots from the actual game, taken with my cell phone.

Birmingham had some great sights on offere like the most amazing library building and of course, I met the Floozy in her jacuzzi:

Linked to Friendly Friday: Anniversaries.