Hull and Hereabouts

How does a sculpture on the subject of the medieval practice of drying cod grab you? Hmm? Well outside this late 16 th century warehouse...

In this bleak midwinter rain has fallen, rain on rain ... and so Snuff Mill Lane fields are nicely awash and home to a few wary gulls ...

The rather silly Boer War memorial on Ferensway makes a nice perch for a sea gull. I think he improves it tremendously; I'm  thinkin...

Allow me, if you  will, to have my annual rant against hot weather. It's 29C and stinking humid as hell and I'm hating it. I kno...

At stations there are signs that politely inform the intending passenger that it is illegal to board a train without a ticket if you get...

Well the first dusting of snow in two years thankfully melted away before I could get any pictures. Here's one I took earlier, much ...

As I often do at this time of year I visited East Park to see if the goosanders had arrived but I didn't see any. However I have hea...

... I took these from a taxi on my way to east Hull a fortnight or so ago. This is Trinity Methodist church on the corner of Newland Av...

This time of year East Park lake becomes the home for about twenty or so goosanders and every year I go along to take some pictures. And...

This is the view towards the river Hull from what is now called the Victoria Pier but which used to be called the Corporation Pier and f...

Anyone taking a seat overlooking Bridlington's harbour is going to be met by one of these guys. There are signs saying they can be ...

Took a trip out to Driffield the other day with a view to taking some photos. I managed this one and about half-a-dozen more when the batter...

A few years ago the good folk of Bridlington had a major headache; herring gulls were nesting on the old buildings of the town and causing ...

While it's low tide it's best to catch up on the beauty sleep; the only disturbance is a heavy footed fool with a camera.

If a gull could talk, we could not understand him. 

One of the new gang of seaside thugs.