Journey of Words

Tag: Norwich

  • Snow Falling on Cedric

    It was a black and white kind of day. I took a turn into town and found this stiff on the street. At first I thought, ‘Poor guy, he’s frozen to death’ but then I recognised him, Cedric! I called the cops, he had been carrotted. ~ CLP 10/02/2021 →

  • L3 (Day 34) Carrow Bridge

    Bemused pigeons and gulls chase lifting snowflakes above the Wensum not being au fait with weather maybe thinking things that fly up contain protein not just ice or were they playing as school children might flapping around with mouths wide trying to catch ice crystals on waggly tongues having heard that each flake is unique →

  • L3 (Day 33) Under a Cloud

    We all waited plans drafted for when the snow fell. It waited too light dustings wafted in the east by north east wind. It spent the day circling the huddled city until dark then fell. ~ CLP 07/02/2021 →

  • L3 (Day 31): Floods

    There was rain most of the night and into first light of morning, adding to the flooding of fields, paddocks and open ground around Norwich. The Marriott Way was impassable just north of Hellesdon. Beyond Tavenham the power of the running flood water could be seen in the folds of its surface as it flowed →

  • Lockdown 3 (Day 22) Eaton

    A long walk on a mild day, up through Eaton Park and around the university broad. The floods at the university have drained away and although the pathways were a little sticky underfoot, it was pleasant enough. Eaton Park has a huge model boating pond, which has it’s own pavilion and clock. It is an →

  • Lockdown 3 (Day 21) Daylight

    There was very little daylight today, but it has been milder and what light there has been has lasted a little longer than previous days. Today the Sun is up from 07:46h to 16:30h, tomorrow it be from 07:44h to 16:33h a net gain of five minutes. This morning I heard a wider variety of →

  • Lockdown 3 (Day 20) Thorpe Saint Andrew

    Trip trap, trip trap over the bridge I went to explore the more urban side of the river. Crossing the bridge was the easy bit. After that the carefully salted pavements and cycle tracks had iced over again and reset as black ice. The sapphire blue sky and dazzling sunlight was the cue for blue →

  • Lockdown 3 (Day 18) On the Streets

    By the time I was ready to get out all light had gone from the sky, bar a faint patch to the south-west above the trees on Carrow Hill. My brisk march lasted ninety minutes, during which I discovered some of the poshest streets of Norwich. They lie beyond the medieval walls, strung out on →

  • Lockdown 3 (Day 16) Behind the Mask

    Out briefly today in sunshine. I forgot my gloves, but was surprised by the mildness of the air. People maintaining good distances from each other; joggers running well wide of pedestrians; people stepping back to let others pass. There is no rush when people are on foot. A taxi driver tries to squeeze past me →

  • Lockdown 3 (Day 13) Wensum Park

    It didn’t take long for the snow to go. Just pockets of compacted ice in shaded corners and the decomposing remains of snowmen on the lawns of the parks. The low Sun was wonderful. I walked with my face covering in place for most of the time, so am dubious as to whether I topped →