Monthly Archives: August 2007

Cromer – “Gem of the Norfolk Coast”

The beach at Cromer on Saturday August 25th. The holiday makers enjoying some fine weather, some of them even braving the chilly waters of the North Sea!
The lifeboat on the beach is a temporary replacement for permanent lifeboat, which usually launches from the end of the nearby pier (where this picture was taken from), while [...]

Horsey Groyne (detail)

Went to the beach today and captured this, brought it home and did a little work in photoshop with it. It’s a detail of a part of the sea defences (groynes) which line the Norfolk coast to help reduce coastal erosion.

Strawberry Blue: The Odd Strawberry 2

We’ve been here before, but we were red then…

Amalfi Panorama: The Seafront (East)

Panorama of the Amalfi seafront from the passenger ferry jetty. created from 4 images using Photomerge in Adobe Photoshop.

Laughing Laura and Prucilla Pucker!

These two delightful mannequin heads were in a charity shop window in Cambridge – the names are my invention, selected to go with the kitsch, cartoonish styling.

Norwich: SS1 & SS2 at sunset

Norwich Union’s twin buildings in the centre of the city, probably seen at their best in this late evening light, though there’s no escaping those brutal lines and bland glazed finish. click here for an alternative view.

Naples: Rat stencil

Here’s one rat that’s never going to get away…

Norwich: Agapanthus flower

Agapanthus flower catching late evening sunshine.

The Little Red Shoes

These dinky little numbers were a gift brought back by a friend from New York – they may have originated in Kansas of course …

Norwich: Architectural detail

This is a detail of a section of the roof of the Forum, Norwich’s millennium project building. It houses the library, the local BBC offfices, tourist information and cafés.