Amazing encounters at the Royal Norfolk Show
My Yorkshire heritage would prompt me to say “It was a bit warm!” Gentlemen struggled a bit once the temperature rose above 30 degrees and ladies made sure nothing was going amiss (or melting)
Did I go on the hunt for ladies with terrific hats? Of course – and I think I photographed over 30. Maybe later on in the year when I am starting to run out of ideas for the blog, I will post some of them.
Could this be the local vicar I wonder – good of her to join in
Several I suspect will be disappointed they didn’t make this week’s edition of Ifotophilia, but there was so much to see and so much to include. Even so I couldn’t leave out this hat, which I declared to be a winner.
I dare not miss what I, in a thoughtless moment, referred to as the donkey derby. “They are Shetland ponies!” spoke a voice from underneath a large black hat. I contemplated taking her picture as a reward for her correction, but looking at what she was doing to her bacon bap, I decided against it.
I was delighted to see that Tapping House the hospice near Kings Lynn was represented on the Showground. Avid readers of this blog may remember we visited the tulip fields and recorded their efforts to raise money back in April (blog called Tiptoe through the tulips) I hope they had a successful two days.
I enjoyed seeing the horse drawn carriages. The sight reminded me of a Christmas card! I don’t buy it. I don’t believe the London to York stagecoach ever looked like that. I am quite intrigued by the journeys supposedly undertaken in the episodes of the Other Bennet Sister with footmen and liveried drivers …really? Even so – it is wonderful make-believe.
Each year I watch with amazement when the RAF Falcons emerge from their aircraft and parachute with great accuracy into the Grand Ring at the Norfolk Show. This year I managed to discover the unit repacking their own chutes, which brought out to me the necessity for mundane tasks in order to achieve the spectacular effect. It was down on hands and knees at that!
Delighted to be able to photograph a lady who was part of the Scottish Pipe Band. I always rather assumed that such bands were made up of gents – no disrespect to the costume, but from distant stands the kilt can be deceptive (especially to one with deteriorating eyesight!) This lady was dead keen to be photographed – not sure about her mates!
Jousting and acrobatics on horses. Wow – that was spectacular.
I wasn’t around when the “Carnival of Cultures” performed their music and dance routines in the Grand Ring. They seemed to enter through the Red Gate and managed to bring all traffic in Third Drive to a standstill.
Sneaky the way the Morris Dancers sort of tacked themselves on the back of that procession. News to me that Morris Dancing is a culture – but there we are living and learning still.
The Norfolk Show was, as always, a great day out and these are only a few of the dozens of images I shot. Possibly next week I will upload some of them as a “Feature” to my website https://myerscoughphotography.org
Speaking of features – anyone reading this within 100 miles of Cromer in Norfolk ought to visit BROAD ARTS exhibition at “Seas the Day” in Garden Street Cromer NR27 9HN – fabulous work by Amanda Sinclair, Alison Seeley, Dianne Pickering and Fiona Johnson is on display – but hurry the exhibition which has been open all week closes on Sunday 28th June at 5.0.pm
