Poppy Line and Sheringham: D800E and 28mm/50mm F1.8

The North Norfolk Railway which is also known as the “Poppy Line” – is a heritage (tourist) steam railway in Norfolk, England, running between Sheringham and Holt. It passes through the countryside to the east of Weybourne with views of its windmill. Each time we’ve been to Norfolk we’ve taken a ride on it. The …

Overstrand with many cameras…

This post was to be christened “Overstrand and Poppyland”, but I realised as I was writing it that I had no decent photos of Poppys from our trip to Norfolk! This week I was on holidays in Overstrand. Overstrand is a village on the North Norfolk coast, between Cromer and Mundesley. It was once (or a …

The Giant Rat in the City

A few times more recently I’ve been confronted with a Giant inflatable Rat on my walks around the City. This is down to one of the more bitter industrial disputes of recent years and relates back to one of Europe’s largest engineering projects, Crossrail. UNITE, one of the UK’s largest trade unions, claims that the …