Photo-a-day 33: Blue sky
After a week of grey skies and rain, it was uplifting to see some sunshine and a bright blue sky today!
This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2014, Scrapbook, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Photo-a-day 31: Town wall
This is a section of Newcastle upon Tyne’s old town wall, which I walked past today on my way to a meeting.
This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2014, Scrapbook, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Photo-a-day 343: Newcastle City Council spreads the festive cheer
This newspaper which dropped through our letterbox today really helps to spread the a seasonal merriment! I shouldn’t joke, though… I know the cuts to Local Government are particularly tough for Newcastle, and there are lots of jobs and services at risk.
This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Photo-a-day 341: Newcastle at night
So this photo of Newcastle at night is clearly a bit rubbish, but you can make out the Christmas lights snaking up the monument on the left hand side.
This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Photo-a-day 314: It’s a miracle!
On the day of the announcement of the new Archbishop of Canterbury, evidence of a miracle unseen at Newcastle Airport! Praise the Lord!
This is the second photo today, making up the numbers as I forgot on some previous occasion….!
This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Newcastle Airport, Newcastle upon Tyne, Public Transport.
Photo-a-day 313: Whistlestop
This is Whistlestop. Or to give it its full name, Whistlestop Foodwine. So fast are they moving that they can’t even pause for an “and”.
Whistlestop is the shop right next to the domestic arrivals area at Newcastle airport. It markets itself as ideal for picking up some bread, milk, or other sundries on return from one’s travels. The bizarre thing about this proposition is that in all the time I’ve been a regular user of this airport, I think I’ve only seen it open once. It seems to have absurdly restricted opening hours.
Now forgive me, but I would’ve thought that a shop like this would cash in on, for example, travellers who return on a Sunday night and need supplies for the following morning. Other shops are frequently closed, so this small store could cash in. Except it’s not open.
Which begs the question… what is its market?! It’s been here for years, so it must be doing something right!
This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Newcastle upon Tyne, Public Transport, Retail.
Photo-a-day 307: Sunset on Comet
You can consider this photo as being in lieu of one yesterday, since I failed to post one then. This scene just felt appropriate given the news!
This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Newcastle upon Tyne, Retail.
Photo-a-day 306: Big head
I have an oddly large head, as proven by my inability to wear Christmas cracker hats or round neck t-shirts. At least it’s not quite as big as this artwork at Newcastle University!
This post was filed under: Photo-a-day 2012, Art, Newcastle upon Tyne.