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something I am grateful for today
Dec. 23rd, 2018 12:54 pmdrawing some Christmas-present toons and being fairly happy with how they turned out
something I am grateful for today
Dec. 22nd, 2018 09:13 ambeing greeted by clean dry roads this morning -- after yesterday's forecast had warned of possible freezing rain overnight topped with an inch or two of snow... I much prefer being able to drive in conditions like this, thank you
UK2018 - aftermath
Dec. 21st, 2018 04:33 pmGonna share a few random thoughts related to my recent travels that have come to me over the last few days: ( lengthy musings n blather )
UK2018 Trip - Dec 16
Dec. 16th, 2018 05:37 pmNot much to report for this last leg of the journey, just involving getting from Gatwick back to Canada. Here's me girding my mental loins before checking out of the hotel in the morning:
( last few pics )
( last few pics )UK2018 Trip - Dec 15
Dec. 15th, 2018 06:19 pmMy final morning in York was gray and with a bitter wind chill -- so cold that it made the news, whereas I just thought it was no worse than home. Still, it was a marked change from the rest of my stay here, almost as if the city felt that it no longer needed to put on its welcoming face. Before dawn I paid a last visit to "my" Caffe Nero:
( some pics )
( some pics )UK2018 Trip - Jorvik
Dec. 14th, 2018 05:43 pmPart of today's adventure was seeing the Viking museum Jorvik. I have always dug Viking stuff so I looked forward to this, although I was the only one who did, and the only one who went.( dim blurry pics )
UK2018 Trip - Dec 14
Dec. 14th, 2018 04:43 pmI took an extra-long wander for my last full day in York and once again the sun co-operated in the early morning. I headed down Castlegate where I found an impressive residence behind St. Mary's:
( the moast pics )
( the moast pics )
UK2018 Trip - Dec 12
Dec. 12th, 2018 04:13 pmMy morning began with gazing out my balcony for many minutes, lost in thought. I took a series of pictures to capture the view:
( lotsa pics )
( lotsa pics )UK2018 Trip - Dec 11
Dec. 11th, 2018 09:18 pmShort and sweet today - didn't visit any new streets, and spent a good chunk of the day pushing a wheelchair which didn't give me much opportunity to free up my hands and take a plethora of pics. But there are some! Never fear!
First thing this morning I popped out to M&S to get milk for breakfast -- and noticed that M&S has a nifty clock:
( a few moar pics )
First thing this morning I popped out to M&S to get milk for breakfast -- and noticed that M&S has a nifty clock:
( a few moar pics )UK2018 Trip - Dec 10
Dec. 10th, 2018 04:25 pmToday's walkabout was a bit long, to make up for yesterday. I set off early in the morning and went down Piccadilly, the only remaining street radiating from our flat that I hadn't yet gone down. It took me to another section of the city walls where I found Fishergate Postern Tower:
( lotsa pics )
( lotsa pics )UK2018 Trip - Dec 9
Dec. 9th, 2018 07:04 pmI decided not to go on walkabout today, so I will have no new historic sites with which to regale you. A week of unwonted walking finally caught up with me, so I was beat and just wanted to take it easy today. But I awoke to a bright sunny morning, serenaded by far-off church bells... so when I went out for coffee I captured the clear sky and the cheery sun on the buildings around my block:
( lotsa pics )
( lotsa pics )UK2018 Trip - Dec 8
Dec. 8th, 2018 06:22 pmToday I was greeted by a bright sunny morning, wherein I went out for coffee and briefly got lost, during which loss I stumbled upon St. Mary's:
( lotsa pics )
( lotsa pics )UK2018 Trip - Dec 7
Dec. 7th, 2018 05:21 pmToday's jaunt was short but sweet, taking in stretches I have seen many times along with ones brand new to me! After a damp morning, a sunny break coaxed me out:
( lotsa pics )
( lotsa pics )UK2018 Trip - Dec 6
Dec. 6th, 2018 03:53 pmToday was mostly another walkabout day for me. This morning we went to the grocery store, on the way to which we passed the 15th century pub The Black Swan:
( lotsa pics )
( lotsa pics )UK2018 Trip - Dec 5
Dec. 5th, 2018 07:27 pmI thought this was gonna be a quiet day, cuz it was rainy and no one felt like going out. But then after breakfast, we ended up going across the street to shop at Primark and I got some new T-shirts. Then we came back home for lunch and I felt like I didn't wanna waste the couple of remaining hours of daylight... so I put my hood up and went on a wander to places I hadn't been before.
I travelled west along the River Foss:
( lotsa pics )
I travelled west along the River Foss:
( lotsa pics )UK2018 Trip - Dec 4
Dec. 4th, 2018 05:33 pmFor my first morning in York, I was greeted by a clear sunny day with ducks sailing past below my balcony:
( lotsa pics )
( lotsa pics )
