A rusty coloured metal statue of a herring girl, a woman holding two herring in each hand and wearing a headscarf. She is made of welded pieces of metal with the seams visible as if a nod to the industrial area. Just above her left hand a (real) seagull drifted across the blue sky as though watching for leftovers.

Herring Girl/Herring Gull, Fish Quay, North Shields, 2026

#photography #northshields #fishquay #fishquaynorthshields #herringgirl

(assuming it is actually a herring gull?)

#HerringGirl #NorthShields #TheUnthanks

Threatening grey clouds over a grey sea, skerries and islands in the background.

A grey, blue and cream blended knitted hat with a pompom. All the colours of the Hebrides.

Looks at weather forecast for Glasgow and shudders. To my shame, I have bought myself a woolly hat. It is #HerringGirl so it’s local. #ferry from #uist