Houghton Hall December 2013

Houghton Hall revisited here I am flying in front of Stephen Cox sculpture

I can see the light 

A ballerina fills the gap

Trees in the wood

Autumn trees

Threw the leaves

Mushroomed Haha

Misty cows 

Groomed trees

edge of the trees

Houghton house 

Deer on the Autumn leaves

Hedge row to art

Autumn canopy

James Turrell sculpture of the sky 

Emma posing in the space

 Square sky view

 Walking up the walls

Diving on air

Morning walk 

Autumn sky

 Back in time ornate sundial 

Curvey chair

Sybil hedge

Helicopter tree

Berry red

Berry good

2 and half mile view

House

The Troshers band at the NNUH Hospital

The NNUH hospital were delighted to have The Troshers Norfolk accordion band play in the restaurant for all the patients, staff and visitors. 

Joy came with her seeing eyes dog who had a Christmas snooze by her feet.

Here they are playing away to all the floor levels of the hospital as there music rose up threw the atrium.

Drawing in a crowd of doctors, nurses and patients 

The Troshers band started in 1990 and has won awards at festivals. 

Mostly retired and all different levels of experience on the accordion.

Very cheerful and brought joy to everyone.

The eldest player was 90. 

Many patients came down to hear them play. They played Happy Birthday to this lady patient and one of the hospital staff gave her a knitted teddy.

The name Troshers comes from the local dialect verb to Trosh, which means to try – as in ‘Keep yew a’troshin’ bor’  

The band welcomes new people who want to learn to play. They even asked if I wanted to join.

Here is a link to there website

View from above.

Big row cartoon

A cartoon of Mark Holford in the bath listening to Excess baggage on the radio when he hears all about the Chauncy maples hospital ship restoration. Cartoon was drawn for the Big Row fundraiser booklet.

Houghton Hall in November

A crisp breeze blowing across the Norfolk flat lands. Here I find a land drop Haha at Houghton Hall. Miss O'Haha meets Haha

Richard Long in the round at Houghton Hall where Emma Jarvis is inspired and on top of the house

 A reflective sculpture in the bush

Green velvet rooms radiate from the house 

This is close to how the planets landscape should look but would need more plants and ponds.

Breath out the death of the leaves for winter

Houghton stone

White Deer on green