I am a founder member and currently secretary of the West Norfolk Autism Group and am autistic myself. I am a very keen photographer and almost every blog post I produce will feature some of my own photographs. I am an avidly keen cricket fan and often post about that sport.
An account of a vote, a bus journey anbd a day at work.
INTRODUCTION
I am going to cover today’s events in chronological order…
THE VOTE
The easy way to make sure that you get something done is to do it early. Therefore I set off early from my flat so as to call in at the polling station before heading to catch my bus. My vote duly cast (Remain just in case anyone did not already know my intentions) I had more time than I needed to get to the bus station so I walked by a scenic route bagging a few photos along the way…
The polling station, with a couple of voters on their way in.
HEADING TO WORK
The bus arrived in good time, and the journey went without a hitch, helped along from my perspective by the non-stop action taking place in “The Great Zoo of China” (I borrowed the hardback earlier, see here for more details).
Just over two full pages which give an idea as to just how things are going to go horrifically wrong!
WORK
Not many photos from today as not much stuff was actually ready to be imaged, so I brought the database up to date. Here are images of the few lots that were ready for me…
Official posters for three important NAS West Norfolk events, with some accompanying text.
INTRODUCTION
This is a ‘pure autism’ post, prompted by me receiving an email containing official posters for three of NAS West Norfolk’s upcoming events.
EVENT 1: OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF ADULT ACTIVITIES
Like many other NAS branches West Norfolk was originally set up by parents of autistic children, and it was only with the arrival on the scene of two autistic adults that the branch started thinking about adult activities. In an effort to take things beyond the thinking stage we have organised an official launch, the poster for which I reproduce below (with apologies for its small size – it is as big as I could make it without iy being blurry):
EVENT 2: AN INFORMAL COFFEE MORNING
Unfortunately I will be otherwise engaged for this one as it clashes with an auction at which my attendance is non-negotiable. Nevertheless I advertise it as an opportunity for discussion:
EVENT 3: THE AUTISM AWARENESS CUP
This will be taking place the day after the official launch of adult activities, and I have mentioned it in previous posts (here and here):
An account of the dramatic finish to yesterday’s ODI between England and Sri Lanka, some links and some photographs.
INTRODUCTION
This post is about the closing stages of yesterday’s ODI between England and Sri Lanka, which I listened to once I had got home from work.
A DISTANT PROSPECT
When I switched the commentary on Sri Lanka had made a respectable 286, which by that stage was looking positively mountainous since England were 39-4. When skipper Eoin Morgan was out for 42 to make the score 73-5, and Moeen Ali also fell cheaply to a poor shot the situation looked even grimmer for England, as Chris Woakes walked out to join Jos Buttler…
A GREAT PARTNERSHIP
Buttler and Woakes fared better than had seemd posssible when they came together, and gradually victory moved from the realms of fantasy to a distant but imaginable outcome to a genuine possibility. Two wickets in quick succession, Buttler and then Dvaid Willey seemed to have once again settled things in Sri Lanka’s favour, but Liam Plunkett (surely the most talented batsman ever to be at number 10 by design) played well alongside Woakes who established a record score for a number 8 in an ODI. In the end it came down to…
A SPECTACULAR FINAL OVER
At the start of this final over 14 were needed for England to win. Good bowling restricted England to seven off the first five, meaning that unless a wide or a no-ball was bowled England could no longer win. Neither was forthcoming, but Liam Plunkett did hit that final ball for six to level the scores and earn England a tie after a come-back of epic proportions.
LINKS
My first link, just to tie up the loose ends from the first part of this post is to an official account of yesterday’s ODI, courtesy of cricinfo.
My next two links are both to posts from that legal eagle of the blogging world jackofkent, first a detailed analysis of what he sees as the flaws of referendums, and second, acoompanied by a screenshot below and some subsidiary comments of my own afterwards a proposal for banning referendums:
I would change clause 2 of the above act to read:
2. This Act can only be repealed by a unanimous vote in the house (for the purposes of this Act abstentions and absences count as votes against).
PHOTOS
For anyone who has read all the foregoing text here is your bonus in the form of some recent photographs:
Although the day rider plus that is my standard bus ticket specifically excludes the coasthopper whose route map is pictured here, coasthopper buses sometimes run other routes, notably the X8 between King’s Lynn and Fakenham.
An account of today’s imaging, largely told by way of pictures.
INTRODUCTION
James and Sons’ July auction is progressing rapidly. A wide variety of items came my way for imaging.
A BIT OF EVERYTHING
Here are some of the highlights from today’s imaging…
Aftewr today there are only a couple of coin lots l;eft top be filled in this auction. This by the way is lot 1.
A very old coin indeed (cannot make out a date but it is either 12th or 13th century)
Not quite so old – dates from Elizabeth I
A parvenu – a sprightly 127 years old
Two suitcases full of masonic regalia.
A complete domino setThe red train is damaged, the black not so – the canopy over the cab is supposed to be removable since……the driver and fireman cannot be seen when it is on.
Some of the highlights from the early lots in the July auction, and a few good links.
INTRODUCTION
Although the links I shall be sharing have nothing in common with the main part of this post, which is about the start of imaging for James and Sons July auction, there are not enough of them to justify a post all to themselves, so I am tacking them on.
THURSDAY: COINS
On Thursday the imaging I was doing was all of coin lots…
Lot 60, the lowest numbered lot that I imaged on Thursday (I scanned these lots at high resolution, a number of lots at a time – scan each face, and bolt together to make the main image……while keeping the individual images to enable viewers to see them in closer focus.
These ‘cartwheel pennies’ were produced only in 1797, because it was discovered that the amount of copper in them was worth more than the face value of the coin. They were therefore removed from circulation, which had the effect of causing a coin shortage.
FRIDAY
Yesterday’s imaging was more varied, featuring a few more coin lots, toys and some militaria…
This is lot 151, and will start the militaria section – the four sets of medals that I arrnaged around the commemorative plaque were awarded to four brothers who served together.The first of five close-ups of parts of the whole.
LINKS
First of all, a link to an excellent in=depth piece about the murder of Jo Cox, written by kittysjones.
Introducing the Autsium Awareness Cup Facebook Page.
INTRODUCTION
First up, apologies to those among my readers who do not use facebook, although I do have some unrelated photos by way of compensation. Secondly, I will take this opportunity to congratulate Norfolk Country Council on being one of the local/ regional authorities to have given the disgraced legal firm Baker Small their marching orders. Some of you may recall that a few days I ago a put up a post about the inaugural Autism Awareness Cup, and this post is a brief follow-up.
So far five teams have entered, using European Championship/ World Cup themed names. I am happy report given current circumstances that no one has been tasteless enough to opt for Russia.
PHOTOGRAPHS
These windows are a feature of the building in which I am posting this – King’s Lynn Public Library
Poiinters to three posts I found today, some photographs and an important local vote.
INTRODUCTION
This post will share some stuff I have recently been impressed by, and showcase some of my phographs, but it starts with a request…
VOTE NAS WEST NORFOLK FOR SAINSBURY’S LOCAL CHARITY OF THE YEAR 2016
This is for people based in or close to King’s Lynn. We are on of the nominees for the King’s Lynn town centre store. Look up Sainsbury’s Charity of the Year on the web, make sure that you are looking at the nominees for the King’s Lynn town centre store and vote for NAS West Norfolk. Results qwill be announced on July 11th (potentially making three successive huge days for us – official launch of adult events on July 9th, Autism Awareness Cup on July 10th and the final result of this vote on July 11th).
A TREMENDOUS TRIO FROM THE WEB
My first link is to a piece on the EU Referendum on Vox Political, which makes use of two The Sun front pages, one from today and one from 1989 to make its point. In the original piece, which can be viewed here, the two front pages are one above the other, but I present them here side by side, with today’s on the left as you look at it:
My second offering is also in the same theme – a rather more detailed analysis of why we should be voting to remain in nine days time, courtesy of anewnatureblog.
My this and final offering in this section comes from atheist republic, and is a highly amusing counter to arguments of the “Pascal’s Wager” type. To read this piece click here.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Herring Gull mugshot – this one may be guilty of the heinous crime of killing a duckling (at least one of King’s Lynn’s herring gulls is)
Anna recently put up a post with a snail as its centrepiece.
An annoucnement that the catalogue for our June 29th auction is now ready for viewing. Please share widely.
INTRODUCTION
The catalogue for James and Sons’ auction on June 29th is now ready – it is back from the printers, and today was devoted to plugging the last gaps image-wise in the online version, which can be viewed by clicking here.
FILLING THE GAPS
Most of the gaps were due to images not being uploaded, but once these had been attended to, some items remained to be imaged, the bulk of them coins. Here to clear the decks are the non-coin items that I had to image today…
This was to field a request for extra detail rather than an image that had not been done.
Lot 460
The two supplementary images I produced for lot 460 were in response to a query.
Lot 627
Lot 742
The coins that needed doing were a run of 19 lots, all bar one of which could be scanned (396-414 incl), and one extra lot (416)…
Each of these coin lots has three images minimum (a composite and two individuals)
This one has an extra image – a close up of the date.
I have sketched out some of the reasons why I will be voting Remain on a mind map. To best read this click here. There’s also a PDF of a text version of this here.
An introduction to the Autism Awareness Cup, a couple of important links (please follow up on both), and a classic infographic with a link to the original post in which I found it.
INTRODUCTION
This post is about an event that has been organised by a young man named Grant Cotton as a fund-raising autism awareness event. I have also included one of the finest autism related infographics I have yet come across.
A SIX A SIDE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT IN KING’S LYNN
The tournament will take place on July 10th, using the artificial pitch at Lynnsport, 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) from the centre of King’s Lynn, and each team will have the name of a country (England, Holland and the Republic of Ireland have all been bagged already). Reproduced below is Grant Cotton’s poster for the event, which can be seen in its original setting by clicking here:
A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT LINKS
My first link, courtesy of my friends at DPAC, is to details of a court case which will impact on the enforcement of the law regarding wheelchair bays on buses (this law is not open to misinterpretation – it states clearly that if a wheelchair bay is not in use the driver has discretion to allow a non-wheelchair user to use it, but the needs of wheelchair users come first – a non-wheelchair user in a wheelchair bay is legally obliged to move for a wheelchair user). I urge anyone who lives in London or who can travel there on Wednesday to be at the court to make our presence felt. I have already shared this story on facebook and twitter and pressed a link on my London transport themed website www.londontu.be.
My other link comes courtesy of NAS, and concerns a new Too Much Information film which will be showing at various shopping centres over the next few months. Of reasonably local interest are the showings that will be happening at Chapelfield, Norwich on August 27 and 28.
A GREAT INFOGRAPHIC
I spotted this on blondemomsense this morning and had to include it. The original blog post from which I extracted it can be viewed here:
