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Preparing for August Auction

I am now deep into preparing for the August auction at James and Sons. I have about 140 lots already in my Stock database for this auction, and have also streamlined the input process in the Auction side of the database.

As usual I have plenty of pictures to share with you…

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Small birds
Two small birds.
Seagull on Chimney
Seagull on Chimney

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Corn Exchange Statue
This statue sits atop the Corn Exchange in King’s Lynn

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64
This postcard album forms the bulk of lot 64, but there were three other images of loose cards as well.

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This collection of coins is lot 251
This collection of coins is lot 251ds

 

King’s Lynn on a Summer Sunday

I have some fine pictures from yesterday. As well as those included here, which are all things I saw in and around King’s Lynn, I did photograph some books while in East Rudham for Sunday lunch, but as I did not edit these images due to time constraints they do not feature. 

While many of the objects featured here were very close to me, one was a quarter of a million miles away…

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A cornucopia of photos

Havnig not done a personal post since Wednesday I have many wonderful photos to share with you and am now doing so…

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WW1 being commemorated in The Forum, Norwich
WW1 being commemorated in The Forum, Norwich

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Ferries of various kinds have worked this route across the Great Ouse for over 800 years
Ferries of various kinds have worked this route across the Great Ouse for over 800 years

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Eaglet under way.
Eaglet under way.

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West Lynn Church
West Lynn Church
The ship that I saw going past from my balcony a few days ago, this time from the river bank
The ship that I saw going past from my balcony a few days ago, this time from the river bank

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The catholic church has its own war memorial
The catholic church has its own war memorial

Rehearsal Auction Successful

Yesterday’s auction went very successfully overall. My official post about that is now available to be viewed at http://www.greatcharity.org/rehearsal-auction-a-great-success/

Also I have some good pictures not related to the auction to show you, and no time to write much, so enjoy…

I was struck by the very unusual plumage of this bird
I was struck by the very unusual plumage of this bird
Living close to a river and two floors up sometimes presents opportunities like this!
Living close to a river and two floors up sometimes presents opportunities like this!

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The outside study area at my humble abode
The outside study area at my humble abode
An English fly settles for crawling over the plastic wallet containing my USB drives - the Aussie version would have been trying to get behind my spectacles!
An English fly settles for crawling over the plastic wallet containing my USB drives – the Aussie version would have been trying to get behind my spectacles!