Last weekend I spent in Norwich, East Anglia and I didn't realise how my interest in the oddities of my surroundings had crept up on me. Instead of the usual snapshots of the castle - which we went to and enjoyed in the shade too on this 30 degrees day...instead of the views of this lovely market town...what did I take pictures of?
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| tree art |
These trees are wrapped in paper depicting different aspects of the Olympics. It sparked a long debate on "What is art?" as we walked along! I worried about the trees being damaged.
We went to the castle and museum. Want to see the lovely tapestries...? Ha..no here are the sinks in the ladies wash rooms:
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| poetic sink |
The wording on the sink was "
It is always pleasant to sail with a light breeze in these narrow waterways where you must handle your boat as if it were a thing of silk and threads". Peter Henry Emerson. Loved it but not quite sure it was appropriate ...still more so than these shoes.
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| shoe pictures in sink |
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| graffiti wall |
Later we went for a walkabout - listened to buskers, sat in the park but then I noticed this which brought a smile to my lips.
If I had had my camera with me in the evening there would have been Banksy style pictures too but I will have to go back for those.
What I like is the unexpectedness of things. Just when you think you know what to expect something comes along and pulls you up short. Great eh?!
Great trees, great sinks, great wall. It's great to notice the different, maybe smaller, things in life.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting...my partner thinks I am mad I think!
DeleteWell done you for spotting those things... or rather, for photographing them. I never think to snap the unusual. I've never been to Norwich. It sounds like you had a good time.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Norwich is worth a visit - some good places to go. Has a Cmabridgeish sort of feel to it.
DeleteI so enjoyed your post! I'm still visiting from the A to Z Challenge. I, too, seem to end up with pictures of the unexpected rather than the traditional, and I so enjoyed yours! Never have seen words or pictures in sinks before - funny! Great job!
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Thanks - will have to nip over to yours! The A-Z was a challenge wasn't it?!
DeleteGreat debating photos, you have a good eye :)
ReplyDeleteThankyou - it only works well intermittently like everything else!
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