Some of our members joined CCC Neighbourhood Services staff, councillors, other volunteers today to tackle litter and weed growth in #Colchester's #DutchQuarter as part of a Community Action Day.
#CivicPride
#LoveColchesterLoatheLitter
More:
www.colchestercivicsociety.co.uk/what-we-do/e...
Today we bring you not one #AdventDoor from #Colchester,
but three - decorated in the festive colours of green and red.
You can find these two Grade ll listed 17th century tenements at 13-15 Northgate Street in the splendid #DutchQuarter.
More:
colchesterheritage.co.uk/Monument/MCC...
Red is very much one of the colours of #Christmas.
This strikingly red #AdventDoor is brought to you today from West Stockwell Street (formerly Angel Lane) in the #DutchQuarter here in #Colchester, #BritainsFirstCity.
Dutch Quarter Potsdam, Germany whimsical brick upper half of the buildings all in a row set against a cloudy blue sky
✨Evening Exhale✨
Dutch Quarter Potsdam
I run my fingers along the brick, warm from the afternoon sun, rough and steady beneath my touch. Each groove holds a whisper of hands that laid it so long ago, a quiet hum of history pressed into the walls. (Cont in comments)
#potsdam #poetry #dutchQuarter
Hand-bound leather book for sale at market stand, Dutch Quarter, Potsdam, 9 Dec 2023. Nikon D5600, Nikkor DX 35 mm ƒ1.8G, ISO 125, ƒ2.2, -0.3 ev, 1/80s
A bound up leather book:
What secrets lie within? —
Its cover bears an emerald gem,
a deep green eye with mocha skin:
She’s no mere book, she waves to me,
she’s a goddess, that’s plain to see
#photoseries #art #poemaday #poem #poetry #dutchquarter #potsdam #raw #photography 📷📸🎞️
Dutch shoemaker displaying handmade wooden shoes at Christmas market, Sinterklaas Christmas market, Dutch Quarter, Potsdam, 9 Dec 2023. Nikon D5600, Nikkor DX 35 mm ƒ1.8G, ISO 125, ƒ2.2, -0.3 ev, 1/160s-1/400s
Closeup of handmade wooden shoes at Christmas market, Sinterklaas Christmas market, Dutch Quarter, Potsdam, 9 Dec 2023. Nikon D5600, Nikkor DX 35 mm ƒ1.8G, ISO 125, ƒ2.2, -0.3 ev, 1/160s-1/400s
Closeup of shoemaker’s woodworking tools, Sinterklaas Christmas market, Dutch Quarter, Potsdam, 9 Dec 2023. Nikon D5600, Nikkor DX 35 mm ƒ1.8G, ISO 125, ƒ2.2, -0.3 ev, 1/160s-1/400s
A wooden shoe may seem too hard
and hurt your tender feet
But the master maker knows the craft
and makes the fit complete
Though mass production served some well
I’ve fallen for the craftsman’s spell
#photoseries #art #poemaday #poetry #dutchquarter #potsdam #christmasmarket #photography 📷📸🎞️
