It's cold up north... mostly photos

The rabbit has returned from his long weekend in the north east where he found himself regularly addressed as 'pet', which is quite nice and attended the Shami Chakrabati lecture as announced on the last posting at Northumbria University - which is an impressive piece of modern architecture (see above). The rabbit stayed in Durham for the long weekend and attended a Verdi requiem by the Durham Choral Society (I'm under orders to give them a plug!) at Durham cathedral which is noted for - as well as its age, it's early Norman - its sheer hugeness. The rabbit couldn't get all of it in one photo from anywhere remotely resembling close up but here is the centre section with tower. Those Normans knew how to make 'we are in charge' statements

Here are a couple of other images from the peninsular (the centre of Durham and a world heritage site). Below is Market Square with statue of Lord Londonderry. Apparently the square was refurbished in the recent past and the statue moved so that - if you wish to photo His Lordship from the front, a less than world heritage Tesco Express appears in the background. the rabbit took the photo from the rear so we - literally - have a horse's arse.

And then The Castle - or at least a part of it. The Keep to be exact...

Then yesterday, the rabbit was taken for a drive in bleak treeless moorland in County Durham. Rather beautiful but incredibly cold and if the skies appear iron grey in these photos - there is a reason...

Apart from the odd mad cyclist, you don't see people on the moors. You do see sheep, though. Lots of sheep. Regularly getting in the way. Oh and the white post just to the left of the road is for orientation in heavy snowdrifts.Very useful up there no doubt...

But this appealed to the surrealist in the rabbit - the cart is solid but the horse is made of strips of metal to create a skeletal image. The rabbit is back in London - where it is significantly less cold - and at work now...