Large turnout at No Kings rallies in Chesapeake and Virginia Beach

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Although the temperatures may be cooler, the turnout at the No Kings rallies in Chesapeake and Virginia Beach appeared even larger than the rallies this summer. Signing mor…

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Yes, I know about Miyawaki forests. A few in #Norfolk. But not techy enough for our overlords, certainly not for big business. However, I get where you’re coming from
Detail from the 15th century rood screen of St. Mary’s Church at Pulham in Norfolk depicting St. John, including a dragon filled chalice! 📸 My own. #ScreenSaturday #Pulman #Norfolk

Made it back to my workplace of 10 years ago for their 10th annual NEON festival. NEON in this case stands for New Energy Of Norfolk (Virginia). Since I left there, the Chrysler Museum Glass Studio has expanded, tripling in size.

They still have their daily noon demos and my friends Heather Sutherland and @AbbeyfuckingDivens asked if I wanted to be a part of today's demo. I was able to test out their new manifold cart on wheels and with a microwave I picked up a the local thrift store, light up some blown glass work that Heather made all while hot.

Their new cart has a much nicer manifold than the one I put together over 10 years ago. The Amphitheater hotshop is also much nicer. The public and studio team were dazzled by my race agains the clock, "do it all while hot an clean" performance- all packaged up into an educational 1 hour demo. What fun!

#neon #norfolk #Virginia #glass #plasma #microwave #highvacuum #sculpture #glassblowing #teamwork #education #museum #flameworking

I say this as someone who has read far too many of the BTL comments in said local rightwing rag during the Covid period.

Many roads were pedestrianised to enable outside eating.

There was outrage.

But it’s not as if people were actually allowed to park their cars on most of these streets before. There were double yellows.

The divide between #Norwich and #Norfolk is probably with the exception of #Cambridge and #Cambridgeshire the most extreme I’ve seen.

#Norwich is apparently the UK’s most stressful place to park according to headline in my local rightwing new rag.

Assume they polled mostly #Norfolk people.

- They rarely leave the county.
- They refuse to use park and ride - they’d rather create a traffic jam and sit in clouds of diesel fumes
- They’d hate the idea of their villages being clogged with visitors, yet they are quite happy to pollute the city
- They expect car parks to be within 100 yards of shops. They loathe pedestrianisation

Coastal erosion is dramatic and real in #Norfolk, particularly in #Hemsby.

Should estate agents be more honest about it? Until there is a government requirement to state the risk, they won’t. They don’t on anything. They believe that’s why you pay a solicitor to do searches.

But are they the villains here? What about those trying get a last gasp buck?

Expect more cases.

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2025-10-13/homes-on-disappearing-coast-promoted-by-estate-agents-for-their-sea-views?

Yesterday I went to #RSPB #Snettisham in #Norfolk to see a Short-toed Lark that's been feeding on the beach there. Here are the floral highlights of my day out - Autumn Hawkbit, Common Storksbill, Carline Thistle (very dead, but with the seed heads still intact) and Viper's Bugloss. #WildflowerHour #Bloomscrolling #botany #plants #flowers #wildflowers #photography
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🕸️🕷️ À Norfolk (UK), une porte en métal forgé en forme de toile d’araignée, avec sa gardienne au centre 😍
Un détail architectural unique, à mi-chemin entre l’art, la nature et un soupçon de terreur ✨👀

#Design #Architecture #Insolite #Norfolk #Artisanat #Détail