But it seems to be about two weeks behind things. The magnolias at The Great Hospital were out but only just. Still worth photographing though ( Read more... )

On Saturday I went up to Norwich Cathedral to buy soap. I know that sounds daft but I'm allergic to everything. This particular type doesn't cause a problem and only local National Trust and the Cathedral shop sell it. As it was a very quiet, cold, dark afternoon in Lent there wasn't anyone in the cathedral precincts at all. Just right for the ( Read more... )

We arrived there to find someone had called it off (we were due for rain that the Met Office didn't predict). Three other people who also turned up hid with us under a laurel bush to keep dry. Listening to a band playing folk under an awning at the other side of the garden we were able to stick our heads out of the bush and applaud when they ( Read more... )

Spring has arrived in East Anglia and to celebrate I had a quick whizz round the flowery bits around Norwich Cathedral to take some photos. Here's the 桜 (sakura - cherry blossom) outside the Shiki (四季 - four seasons) Japanese restaurant we go to a lot. This is St George's Tombland which has a very ancient highway running behind it.


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Parts of Norwich have become very purple now spring has arrived. The first is off Elm Hill. The other two are in the churchyard of St Giles on the Hill. There are some white ones (not yet flowering) in St Michael at Plea which I will photo when they come out.


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I went for walk up the Wensum today to make use of the sun which has been hiding whenever I've had time off work.


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I was up there today photographing the nature garden behind the church (the small graveyard is home to lots of early spring flowers - more photos later) but realised I was being watched from above.


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They are the peregrines who nest on Norwich cathedral with their chicks from last year.


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A friend on Dreamwidth posted something about odd street names a while back. I spotted this one when I was in Norwich when it was snowy.


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Due to the snow on the ground (there was a lot more inland than out here at the coast) garienos and I went to Norwich to try and walk on cleared pavements. We sort-of succeeded but there was still quite a lot about. I was still playing with the college camera to see what it was capable of.

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