Tag 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 …

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 …

Lettuce begin

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with William Shakespeare: “… in my salad days, When I was green in judgement, cold in blood.” “Lettuce is like conversation; it must be fresh and crisp, so sparkling that you scarcely notice the bitter in it.” – Charles Dudley Warner “To make a good salad is to be a brilliant diplomatist – the problem is …

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, …

On the Backs, Cambridge

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“When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That’s relativity.” “Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.” “Love is a better teacher than duty.” “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” “We …

Bridges across the Cam in Cambridge

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“Education is all a matter of building bridges.” – Ralph Ellison (My favourite quote to bridges and interesting facts to this bridge in particular  is coming up soon on kbvollmarblog ) 🙂 “I am seeking for the bridge which leans from the visible to the invisible through reality.” – Max Beckmann “One of the hardest things in life to …