Metro Train

Metro Train
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Infinitely less crap than London Underground.

Church

Church
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

On a bright winter's day in late November.

Line at Shiremoor

Line at Shiremoor
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Discarded packets of Lambert and Butler, squashed packets of crisps, etc.

Bombs

Bombs
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

I think it's Eddie Izzard who does the sketch about the rail employee who finds an abandoned bag and checks whether it's a bomb by kicking it...

Above the Metro Line

Above the Metro Line
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Probably Shiremoor.

Any 8 Bottles

Any 8 Bottles
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

for £5.50.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Seasonal greetings from espion.blogspot.com!

Snowman

Snowman
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

An illuminated, dancing snowman in the window of an optician's.

From the Monument

From the Monument
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Newcastle city centre. The column is Grey's monument.

B is for Bentley

B is for Bentley
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Parked in Jesmond (of course.) I'm going to try to keep espion.blogspot.com updated over the next few days, but coverage could be patchy until the start of January. I'm taking a batch of espion pics with me on a USB stick, along with a USB lead for new espion shots.

The Fog

The Fog
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

The Civic Centre, seen from Claremont Road on the campus of the University of Newcastle. In fog. With an Espion. It couldn't be much more low definition.

Shiremoor

Shiremoor
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Shiremoor. Once you've seen the metro stop, there's not a lot more to do.

Postbox

Postbox
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Soon to be stuffed full of the last batch of Christmas cards for the year - as the last day for posting first class is tomorrow, I think...

Ear Protectors

Ear Protectors
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

... discarded near a roundabout

Leazes Park

Leazes Park
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

The ducks in Leazes Park must be some of the best fed in the known universe... posted because I forgot to add a non-Espion shot yesterday - again...

This Way

This Way
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

I would give the Espion signs a rest if they didn't come out so clearly all the time...

Pumpkins

Pumpkins
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

I'm not waiting until next October to post them, so...

Tomatoes in November

Tomatoes in November
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Just possible to make out one turning almost red on the vine - this was early November at Gibside.

Hallway

Hallway
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

The Old Library Building at the University of Newcastle.

Office

Office
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Everything's changing. New job, flat, year, for starters. I can appreciate change, not being a conservative with a capital C or without, but only after a certain time. It takes a while to get used to new things.

On Yer Bike

On Yer Bike
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Sign on a cycle path near the University of Newcastle.

Bike Mural

Bike Mural
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Mural near the Harley Davidson branch in Newcastle.

New Traffic Signals

New Traffic Signals
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Panoramic holga multiple exposure, from a contact sheet.

Restricted Headroom

Restricted Headroom
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Oddly how I'm feeling at the moment... near MPS, contact sheet developers extraordinaire.

Pink Hat

Pink Hat
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Another in the occasional espion 'you're selling what?' series.

Flickr lost my tags again. Every time it does that, I enter less tags than I did the first time because it seems so much like drudgery to reproduce the effort. Like when I lose part of the work I've done on a chapter of my PhD because Word crashes or I get a visit from the evil BSOD* - typing that stuff again is twice as hard.

* Blue Screen of Death

Excavations

Excavations
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

A sign outside the site of the new Claremont Quadrangle, between the Mathematics department and Modern Languages.

Dummy Grope II

Dummy Grope II
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Dummies in the window of a clothes shop in Newcastle. I posted a shot from the same day, but a different angle, several months ago.

Watches

Watches
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

The espion likes evenly lit subjects, so with a lot of bright light and reflections you get results like this... I am being very bad with the espion photos - the Holga is too much of a tempting distraction.

Cycling

Cycling
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Road signs always come out well on the espion, I suppose because they're very visible and clear.

Apples

Apples
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Another Friday Holga shot - fruit in unseasonably good condition, earlier this month.

Gateshead

Gateshead
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

A sign welcoming visitors across the border between County Durham and Gateshead at Rowlands Gill.

Fenwick Window

Fenwick Window
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

The front window display of Fenwick department store in Newcastle.

38

38
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

A post marked 38 at the grounds at Gibside - purpose unknown.

The Bridge

The Bridge
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

A bridge in Wylam. This is a bit of landmark on the trainline westward from Newcastle.

Bus

Bus
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

The back seat, where all the bad kids sit.

Coca Cola Van

Coca Cola Van
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Parked on Claremont Road on the campus of the University of Newcastle.

Church of St. Thomas the Martyr

Church of St. Thomas the Martyr
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Barras Bridge, Newcastle, near the University. From this site: The church of St. Thomas the Martyr, Barras Bridge was consecrated in 1830. This 'Peculiar' in the City Centre was designed by the architect John Dobson and built by the Trustees of Saint Mary Magdalene and Holy Jesus Hospitals to replace a medieaval chapel by the Tyne. Until recently the 'Master' was chaplain to these hospitals: now he is the Anglican Chaplain to the University.

Route 14

Route 14
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

A sign for a cycle route in Rowlands Gill.

Vale of Derwent

Vale of Derwent
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

A social club near the fish and chip shop in Rowlands Gill.

Fish & Chips

Fish & Chips
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Fish and Chip shop of the year, no less - in Rowlands Gill.

Great Food

Great Food
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

A pub sign in Northumberland. Although I didn't get to find out what was on the menu, scampi and chips is always a good bet.

Autumn Treetops

Autumn Treetops
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Last of the Gibside series today, I think.

Beyond Restoration

Beyond Restoration
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

One of the outer buildings near the Long Walk at Gibside - unfortunately in too poor a state to be restored to use, it's fenced off from visitors.

Update on the 'spam blog' situation: I had an email from Blogger yesterday to say this blog had been whitelisted. Thanks to them for dealing with it so quickly.

Shadows

Shadows
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Looking for squirrels at Gibside (we found a couple but they were too quick to be caught on camera!)
Holga with 120 Ilford XP2 film.

Viaduct

Viaduct
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Apparently, this blog is held in such high regard by Blogger that they have flagged it as a likely spam blog. This means I have to 'prove I'm human' every time I make a post. Flattering, eh?

RPV

RPV
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

The back of a strange gokart / buggy thing that looked like a cross between a lawnmower and a tricycle. It goes by the name Rural Pursuit Vehicle. The animals are scared.

Water Meadow

Water Meadow
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

More from Gibside, where there was a crocus or two in evidence, despite it being November.

Distant

Distant
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

The Statue to British Liberty, Gibside, in the far distance.

Long Walk

Long Walk
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

The view to the side of the Long Walk at Gibside.

Autumn Trees

Autumn Trees
Originally uploaded by teotwawki.

Leaves against a blue sky this morning at Gibside, on the border with County Durham.