Another storm is rolling in as I write...but today started with a beautiful sky
The second parcel that I was waiting for arrived just after 1...and of course as I stepped out of the house on the way to the bus stop it started raining!
It stopped as the bus arrived in town, thankfully, but my coat was rather wet..and still was when I arrived home just before 4!! Only the outer layer thankfully.
With the rain gone, parcel posted, fresh food shopping done, I could pause and appreciate...
Then over the bridge and turn off Sandgate street on the high street.
A high street with many boarded up shops and sad buildings.
I must come back one early morning in the summer to get better pictures of the town, "warts and all"
But here is the Grain Exchange..one renovated building with the ground floor used for exhibitions and small fairs
But the block just before it also needs attention.
There is hope that Newmarket Street which runs across from the Sandgate to High street will have its old buildings restored to their former glory..you can see where it meets the High street by The Wool Sak.
Presents for grandies bought, I just caught the bus home in time !
Arriving to a phone call to say that the other executors to Pirate's will have okayed the payment of his Celebration expenses..too late to go back into town..and to save time I'll return to town tomorrow and get the cheque straight in my bank account! Better than waiting for it to arrive in the post.
I arrived home in enough daylight..with the help of streetlights at the end..to prune some of the bushes in the front garden where the birds have eaten all the berries. "Green waste" 4 weekly collection tomorrow with the weekly recycling....I'll put them out by the kerb if the wind isn't too strong!.
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...stormy, windy and white here today, take care and be warm and well!
We spent this afternoon stocking up on essentials from the Co-Op before the storm hits. The ferries will be tied up in the harbour again for the next few days so more empty shelves in the supermarket.
That is one immensely huge spire in photo #4!
Yo do get around. Your public transport is so much better than ours. I was envious traveling around the uk.
Glad you didn’t get too wet.
I hope some more buildings are renovated. It is such a shame when they are left to deteriorate.
It is hard to see buildings go in to decline. Hopefully, they will be restored, and new shops and/or residences will emerge.
The clouds, cool air and wet can be penetrating this time of year. Good that your coat kept you dry.
Your photos are bathed in peachy light - really atmospheric.
Boarded up buildings do look so sad.
I like that there is hope for restoration of the handsome old buildings. They have a personality and charm and strength that most modern buildings lack. I like the church and church spire photo.
The town hall!
So many places are losing their history and character
That is the town hall !!
We see a lot of dying downtowns here, as business and shopping shifts to be closer to interstates. Such a shame. Some small towns literally withered away for the same reason. The big highways are a plus in some ways, a scourge in others.
I enjoyed these photos, and your description of your day.
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