New Year's Eve

Pictures from the Winter Carnival in Newcastle upon Tyne this evening

beach defences

World War beach defences at Blyth. The American  225th Searchlight Battalion were stationed there in March 1944 prior to the Normandy landings in June that year.

Annual Boxing Day Swim at Whitley Bay

Happy Xmas

Anselm Kiefer

The Baltic  is currently hosting an exhibition by  Anselm Kiefer

Duty Paid

Chinese cigarettes in the snow

a novel sight in  snowy Newcastle recently

reflection

cold fish

 an angler braving the cold recently opposite Newcastle's Quayside

wedding party

a wedding party near Jesmond Dene in Newcastle upon Tyne recently

Vivienne Westwood

The Vivienne Westwood Xmas window display in Newcastle upon Tyne, taken a few days before the Siberian winter hit Tyneside.

Anselm Kiefer at The Baltic

 

The Baltic  is currently hosting an exhibition by  Anselm Kiefer

a face

I suspect this gentleman is probably unaware his photo has been pasted onto a walkway near Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne; maybe he'll see it one day.