Tag: Sunderland

Half full/half empty – no matter

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National Glass Centre

The National Glass Centre in Sunderland.  The “Home of Pyrex”.

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I’ve used photos from the exhibition and from the demonstration at the National Glass Centre quite a few times for photo challenges – I thought I add a bit of information this time.  The glass blowing demonstration is a truly wonderful and informative presentation.  Unfortunately, just a few weeks ago I heard that one of the presenters, the talented man on the right, has passed away.  So I want to add this photo as a tribute to his talent and skill.

Linked to A Photo a Week: Glass.

 

 

 

 

Smile on Chuckles

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Smile on Chuckles

I didn’t know her but this plaque on a bench overlooking Roker Beach in Sunderland made me smile.  What a great way to be remembered – by passing your smile on to complete strangers.

This is for The Daily Post asking for smiles.

Irony in Sunderland

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Sunderland City Council commissioned the artist Irony via “Fitzrovia Noir” to create a mural in a shelter on Roker beach.  This spot faces the beaches where Lewis Carroll was inspired, so it is said, and the piece carries the name “Alice in Sunderland”.  The shelter is dark and made darker by the black background, thus the UV ‘light responsive’ stand out particularly well.

More murals on a Monday can be found at Monday Murals.

A room with a view

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And what a view that is!  Tomorrow it will be exactly two years that I first visited my friend in her apartment.  It looks out on the lighthouse of Roker Beach in Sunderland.  The middle frame would make a perfect picture.

Other windows can be found here.