My Latest King’s Lynn Pictures

Just a quick post to share my latest local pictures, including some examples of how to make boarded up windows look nice. Enjoy…

Boarded up windows CAN be made to look good (pity about the positioning of the estate agent's sign)
Boarded up windows CAN be made to look good (pity about the positioning of the estate agent’s sign)

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Fishing boats at rest, the Great Ouse
Fishing boats at rest, the Great Ouse
A swimming cormorant
A swimming cormorant

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Sunday

Yesterday started with another walk around King’s Lynn, with attendant photo opportunities. A Sunday lunch in East Rudham followed, and then a stroll home from my aunt’s by way of the riverside. My personal twitter account is booming at present – long my it continue. Enjoy some photos (even with the old camera they are not so bad!)…

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The autumn flowers are in bloom in St James Park, King's Lynn
The autumn flowers are in bloom in St James Park, King’s Lynn

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It was not just humans who took walks yesterday!
It was not just humans who took walks yesterday!

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Can you spot the squirrel?(it IS in there).
Can you spot the squirrel?(it IS in there).

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These quinces, grown on my mother's tree in Greece, weigh 5 Kilograms between them.
These quinces, grown on my mother’s tree in Greece, weigh 5 Kilograms between them.
Picture display on the side of Custom House, King's Lynn
Picture display on the side of Custom House, King’s Lynn

November in King’s Lynn

Some decent weather in King’s Lynn today almost made up for the absence of my best camera, in Dereham for repairs, and probably not going to be available again for two more weeks. The £128 price tag for the repairs is also more than a minor vexation. Still in the course of walking to and from the Hardwick Estate (different route each way) I did get some good photos…

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The river Nar
The river Nar

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A squirrel in the shadow of a large tree.
A squirrel in the shadow of a large tree.

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Squirrel nabbed running up a tree trunk!
Squirrel nabbed running up a tree trunk!

KLASS Group Meeting

The King’s Lynn Asperger Support Society has its group meeting a week today, 6PM to 8PM, at the Lattice House in King’s Lynn Town Centre. Altholugh we exist to support people with asperger’s Syndrome anyone is welcome to attend our meetings, and we look forward to welcoming anyone who is interested in learning more about the condition.

Sunset in Tseria

Before I get to the main meat of this post a word of explanation of circumstances: I am now back home in England, having returned yesterday, getting back to my flat in King’s Lynn at twenty to six in the evening courtesy of some remarkable good fortune – straight through passport control/ customs, short wait at baggage reclaim, straight on to a Gatwick Express service, good connection at Victoria which got me to King’s Cross in time to board the 15:44 to King’s Lynn. I had planned for the 16:44 and would not have been squealing with outrage had it been an hour later still, so this was a colossal bonus. I have quite a few more Greek posts to put up, but they will now be interleaving with my more regular types of posts, about James and Sons, and continuing to wage my online campaign to present the best face of King’s Lynn.

The balcony of my parents house in Tseria faces west, and therefore if one is out there at the right time as I was a few days ago one benefits from some very fine sunsets. Before the pictures of the sunset itself I am using this post to present a couple more pictures of folk art from the little church just below my parents house (see https://aspiblog.wordpress.com/2014/10/18/a-little-church-in-tseria) for more on this theme…

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Saturday

Yesterday saw red sky in the morning, and in keeping with the old proverb the weather for much of the day was decidedly unpleasant, before it finally picked up in the evening. Also to heighten the contrast, the river was at low tide in the morning and high in the evening.

The Chinese food came about because I had some bacon left for last night’s supper, and also more Chinese leaf lettuce than I could eat at lunch time, so with the additional purchases of chestnuts and soy sauce I made my own version of a bacon and Chinese leaf dish that has been a family favourite for some years.

Last night saw week 2 of Strictly Come Dancing (available on iplayer from just after 9PM). The standard was astonishing – two couples scored 35 out of 40, and the Frankie Bridge – Kevin Clifton pairing achieved a second straight 30.

Enjoy a fine selection of pictures…Moon 2

Enough wind for waves to be breaking at the edge of a river!
Enough wind for waves to be breaking at the edge of a river!
Arctic tern casts a beady eye at the breaking waves.
Arctic tern casts a beady eye at the breaking waves.

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West Lynn Church
West Lynn Church

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These windows belong to King's Lynn Library
These windows belong to King’s Lynn Library

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Library with War Memorial in foreground.
Library with War Memorial in foreground.
The clock tower of Majestic Cinema
The clock tower of Majestic Cinema
Below this spectacular facade is a restaurant which is proving a great success.
Below this spectacular facade is a restaurant which is proving a great success.
This former chapel is now an auction house
This former chapel is now an auction house
Proof of the original usage!
Proof of the original usage!

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Under construction - Nar Valley Park
Under construction – Nar Valley Park

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Poppy with insect in attendance.
Poppy with insect in attendance.

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Group Meeting on Monday

Just a very short post to mention that the King’s Lynn Asperger Support Society of which I am group leader will be having its monthly meeting on Monday, starting at 6PM. The venue is Marriott’s and all are welcome to attend. Just a few extra photo’s with this post (will do a full post tomorrow)…

Marriott's
This is Marriott’s, where KLASS will be having its group meeting on Monday.

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King’s Lynn in two moods

Yesterday saw the weather change quite dramatically from a warm, humid morning to a rainy afternoon, and having been out twice for different purposes I have pictures showing both aspects. I also took some pictures of my new purchases (see post about the James and Sons auction on Saturday).

My social media role for the Great Centenary Charity Auction continues, with a landmark approaching in the near future on twitter since we are closing in on 200 followers there. We do also have a facebook page.

Enjoy some cracking photos…

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Gull flies low over Great Ouse
Gull flies low over Great Ouse

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Nar meets Ouse and sea birds meet freshwater birds
Nar meets Ouse and sea birds meet freshwater birds

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The Cormorant's eye view across the Great Ouse
The Cormorant’s eye view across the Great Ouse

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Arctic Tern lonely on a rock
Arctic Tern lonely on a rock

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Nine coins laid out in ten rows of three (yes, you read that right - see if you  can identify each row)
Nine coins laid out in ten rows of three (yes, you read that right – see if you can identify each row)

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The picture cards
The picture cards

On Heritage

Arriving at my aunt’s for Sunday lunch (it was, as usual, an excellent meal), I saw on the table planning documents for various new developments. After talking about them with my aunt, and enjoying the aforementioned lunch, we set off on a walk to visit the site of the most significant proposal (because it is on the doorstep of St Nicholas’ Chapel) and see the area for ourselves, having already formed opinions about the proposed development by Freebridge Community Housing.

My own view as someone who always considers plans on their own merit and has no time for knee-jerk negativity over change (and will cite both the new jetty on the Great Ouse and the alterations to the Tuesday Market Place as unequivocal successes) was that although I would have preferred larger windows and lighter brickwork (the latter not possible because it as conservation area and the dark brickwork is already there), and could not fail to notice that the proposed living quarters were going to be a trifle “compact” I was prepared to forgive these failings. There were two huge positives, first and most important that the plans included secure places for bicycles (and there is a cycle route almost on their doorstep), and second that although the new view would not be of picture postcard quality, at least the hideous modern monstrosity in the background of the feature image would be obscured.

I have some excellent pictures to share with you as usual…

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Bug trapped in amber.
Bug trapped in amber.

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This square manhole cover sits inside a circle of cobbles - maybe an well?
This square manhole cover sits inside a circle of cobbles – maybe an well?

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This fine property is one of too many in central King's Lynn that stands empty because the owners cannot be bothered to let them out.
This fine property is one of too many in central King’s Lynn that stands empty because the owners cannot be bothered to let them out.

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This property is reached via a cunningly disguised public right of way (and the company responsible wondered why there was concern over their plans for Devils Alley?!)
This property is reached via a cunningly disguised public right of way (and the company responsible wondered why there was concern over their plans for Devils Alley?!)

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An eight-legged friend
An eight-legged friend

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