Shine a small light
Nov. 21st, 2021 03:36 pmThis is the weekend when Durham hosts the Lumiere festival of lights: my reactions to this are always pretty mixed, and this year, on the tail-end of a cold, I didn't plan any major excursions. Nonetheless, by the end of Friday, with letters to post, we wandered down to the priority postbox under the viaduct, ready to combine our errand with viewing the two installations in easy reach of home.
The flavour of the whole operation is best summed up by the fact that the priority postbox, the one with a late collection, was closed. No explanation, so this may or may not have been Lumiere related, and no suggestion where to find the nearest / best alternative: just a "not in service" sign blocking the slot. We carried our letters around with us while we searched for illumination, then![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
durham_rambler drove up to the sorting office while I made dinner. No harm done, but a note struck.
The next bum note was self-inflicted: I had seen a piece in the local paper about the artwork under the viaduct, and thought oh, that's very similar to something they've done in the past..., when I should have thought they are using an old photograph, that's not how it will look. Which is why we spent some time waiting for the display to start, and for lights to appear. Never mind, the viaduct itself is well worth admiring:
This is just a Durham streetscape at dusk: as a backdrop, it's quite a challenge to the artist. ( Actual Lumiere under the cut - )
Two minor installations from what Lumiere has to offer, and it's not too late to go out and see more, but I don't think we will. (It is too late, and has been for least a week, to get tickets for the city centre.)
The flavour of the whole operation is best summed up by the fact that the priority postbox, the one with a late collection, was closed. No explanation, so this may or may not have been Lumiere related, and no suggestion where to find the nearest / best alternative: just a "not in service" sign blocking the slot. We carried our letters around with us while we searched for illumination, then
durham_rambler drove up to the sorting office while I made dinner. No harm done, but a note struck.The next bum note was self-inflicted: I had seen a piece in the local paper about the artwork under the viaduct, and thought oh, that's very similar to something they've done in the past..., when I should have thought they are using an old photograph, that's not how it will look. Which is why we spent some time waiting for the display to start, and for lights to appear. Never mind, the viaduct itself is well worth admiring:
This is just a Durham streetscape at dusk: as a backdrop, it's quite a challenge to the artist. ( Actual Lumiere under the cut - )
Two minor installations from what Lumiere has to offer, and it's not too late to go out and see more, but I don't think we will. (It is too late, and has been for least a week, to get tickets for the city centre.)
