Breydon Water, south side: 25 May 2020
There is a moment of stillness in the estuary when it seems the water is undecided which way to flow. This day the stillness is aided by an extraordinary lack of wind.
An ancient wreck, and even more ancient alexanders: 25 May 2020
Alexanders were brought to Britain by the Romans and can be found in greatest profusion around the old Roman forts. Here we’re about 3 miles from Burgh Castle, a Roman *installation*. To the far side of the estuary is Caister, where the footings remain of the old Roman barracks.
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Breathtaking! Beautiful photo Crispina! 🙂 ❤
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Thank you, Deborah. Couldn’t make up my mind which one to use so I used them both 🙂
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Great choice! 🙂
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🙂
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I love the colour in the first photo and the reflection in the second! Breathtaking!
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I’m hanging my head. When we first went into lockdown, my reaction was… that’s an end to my walks down Norfolk country lanes. Just boring old Breydon! Then yesterday… perfection. 🙂
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There’s still beauty to be found 😊
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Indeed. Yesterday’s walk was… like walking into a treasury, yet I’ve made the walk countless times before.
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Wow. Simply wow.
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I’ve been processing the photos. Couldn’t till Sunday to post these ones. But don’t worry. Still loads more for Sunday.
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Not even worried one bit 😉
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The water looks like ice. It looks like you could Ice Skate on it.
Both are enchanting.
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It’s unusual for the water to be so still. Usually there’s a breeze to ruffle it and taint it with mud
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Then why would it be so still?
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No wind, and top of the tide. The water is neither inflowing, nor outflowing. The sea does the same thing. It becomes almost spookily calm.
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That’s haunting.
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Yep. Can be quite eerie. Most of the time it’s not so noticeable cos of the wind. Yesterday no wind, or not enough to make a difference
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And you captured it! BRAVO!
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Thank you. I was in the right place at the right time.
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serendipity
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🙂
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Fantastic! Thank you for this!
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Thank you for liking it 🙂
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Very peaceful picture, Crispina. The water must be in real confusion for the it’s very still. How have you been? There was a cyclone here in my city and we didn’t have internet or network for about 4-5 days
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Very serene. Alexanders grow all over our local priory and castle.
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Signs of Roman settlement. Are you anywhere near the Wall?
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We would have been outside the wall, but that’s not to say there weren’t settlements. There’s no evidence of Roman use of the site but some Roman stones have been found there. I knew the Romans brought it and the site is full of them.
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All these centuries later, it’s still a marker 🙂
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The things sticking up out of the water remind me vaguely of those Easter Island statues. Watching, looking, waiting, guarding.
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They’re the ribs of a boat, long since covered by long-years of silt. No idea how old it is
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