at the Morpeth Gathering

the glorious sounds of brass proved too much for this fella at Saturday's Morpeth Gathering

life's a Northumbrian beach

on a beach North of Bamburgh, Northumberland

Royal Jubilee Window

through a window in a Windsor ( Saxe-Coburg)  dynasty outpost somewhere in Coquetdale, Northumberland.

The Last Cafe in England

The Camien Cafe, Rochester, Northumberland on the A68 close to the Scottish border

Heather burning near Otterburn

Heather burning on moorland near Otterburn, Northumberland .

The Boathouse Inn

This photo of the Boathouse Inn at Newburn shows the height flood-waters  reached during the great flood of 1771 which swept away all the bridges across the River Tyne except for the one at Corbridge, Northumberland which stands to this day.

where's Hitchcock?

gulls on Holy Island , Northumberland

framed

a tourist looking in the wrong direction at Holy Island

Cullercoats harbour wall repairs

goats

goats near Holystone, Northumberland, having escaped from their field, decide the bush is greener on the other side of the fence dry stone wall.

Pizzas Kebabs Burgers and Fish & Chips

a fast food emporium at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea  Northumberland

Hit Me!

a 'Golfer's warning gong' at Warkworth Golf Course, Northumberland.

Dunstanburgh Castle

The ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle  , dating from 1313, are set on cliffs above the North Sea.

The first picture was taken when the artist had just set up his easel, the second was taken later in the day when he had almost completed a work in pastels.

lobster creels

at Beadnell, Northumberland

Couple

This sculpture called Couple is by Sean Henry and is to be seen on the breakwater off-shore in Newbiggin Bay, Northumberland .

auf der Nordseeküste

During World War 2, when Great Britain stood alone in Western Europe against Nazi Germany , invasion was a real possibility. Coastal defences were built at possible beachheads, such as these anti-tank blocks near Alnmouth, Northumberland, which, some 70 years later resist in vain  the encroaching waves atop an ever rising North Sea.

Spring Flowers

Flowers at a grave at Old Bewick Church, Northumberland. To see the interior of the church click here .The oldest parts of the church date from the 12th-century, but it has been restored several times.

life's a....

on a Northumbrian beach recently

Inner Farne

The Farne Islands are one of Northumberland's  treasures and are home to over 100,000 pairs of nesting seabirds during the Spring and Summer. St. Cuthbert   died on the Farnes on 20 March 687 AD. The Island shown is called the Inner Farne; the picture was taken yesterday during a coastal walk from Seahouses to Bamburgh

Brinkburn Priory

Brinkburn Priory is a 12th Century Augustinian Priory set in the Coquet Valley in Northumberland