Category Archives: England

Going North

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“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller Tomorrow we’re heading North to the Lake District in Cumbria. A couple of weeks ago I went to Nikon Repair in Cologne and whilst waiting, saw the Top Ten most desirable landscapes worldwide for a photographer, all voted by …

The Best Things in Life

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 …are not things. “The best things in life are free; the second best are  very expensive.” – Coco Chanel  And then there are all the other valuables in life; Love ♥ and Sex, Happiness and Laughter. Besides blogging, pardon me. 🙂 Let me introduce a few very special persons and great bloggers who know how to celebrate the …

Ten Reasons why we love North Norfolk, England

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1. The seascapes and the ever changing coastline (for all photos; click to enlarge) Cley next the Sea, Salthouse, Sheringham, Weybourne x 2. The solitude on the vast beaches Cley next the Sea,  Wells – Holkham Beach, Stiffkey Salt Marshes xx x 3. Blakeney Point and the seals Blakeney; The Outer Point, The Pit, Watchouse, National …

From Norfolk in July

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We’re so lucky to live in a country with a rich heritage and culture in the middle of a landscape of Outstanding Natural Beauty in North Norfolk. Free and independent.  “You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by …

Stranded

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“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” ― Douglas Adams

Holy Hedges – Norfolk, eine Heckenlandschaft

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“Love your neighbour; yet don’t pull down your hedge.” – Benjamin Franklin “There is no fence nor hedge round time that is gone. You can go back and have what you like of it if you can remember“ – Philip Dunne Die Hecke ist eine Abgrenzung und ein  Hindernis, andererseits auch ein natürlicher Lebensraum. Sie ist …

Windows of Cley next the Sea, Norfolk

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A library doesn’t need windows. A library is a window.  – Stewart Brand Love unlocks doors and opens windows that weren’t even there before.  – Mignon McLaughlin Conscience is the window of our spirit, evil is the curtain. – Douglas Horton Without pain, there would be no suffering, without suffering we would never learn from our mistakes. To …

Postcard from Cley next the Sea, Norfolk

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Gerrit A. walking in Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, UK, 2012   “One step at a time is good walking” – Chinese proverb Masterwalk bei Ebbe in North-Norfolk  – Low Tide is good for salty walks.   “For creativity and new ideas we close the PC and go for a walk ” – Dina, Master, …

Ursus maritimus – Nanuk!

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Einst lebte ein Inuitmädchen, das mit einem Jäger verbunden wurde. Sie sorgte gewissenhaft für seine Stiefel und Kleidung und er brachte das Fleisch nach Hause. Wie alle Mädchen sehnte sie sich nach Abwechslung in der Liebe. So geschah es, dass sie sich einen Eisbären als Liebhaber wählte. Das machte wenig Schwierigkeiten, da die Geschlechtsteile von …