On the streets where I live.

This week I have been looking around the streets in local area. Hopefully from a different perspective. One of the main reasons for this project was to take more notice of the world around me. I hope some of them will highlight interesting things we walk past everyday and pay no mind to. Last week I missed posting due to being away from Sheffield. Yesterday I went on a very long walk so hopefully I have plenty of images for you in the coming weeks. You will notice in the following pictures that the sun does not always shine on the Steel City. According to Wikipedia Sheffield averages 824.7 mm (32.47 inches) of rain a year. I have done my best to compensate. 

 The gates to the kingdom, Sheffield Botanical Gardens

 Hiding in the Shadows, Botanical Road

 Overlook, Wigfull Road

Faith in Booze,  Ecclesall Road

 The Chocolate Shop, Ecclesall Road

 Riding the 121, Fulwood Road

 Bookworm, Broomhill Library

 Overgrown, Oakholme Road

 Top of the Rise, Endcliffe Rise Road

 In a blur, Hunters Bar Roundabout 

 Club House, The Hallamshire Tennis and Squash Club, Hunters Bar

 Back Streets, Sharrow Vale Road

 Binman's treat, Sharrow Vale Road

 Street Bambi, Sharrow Vale Road

Pun Street, Sharrow Vale Road

 Dumbing Down, The Lescar

 Pun Street 2, Hickmott Road

 A River runs through, Frog Walk

 Watergate, Porter Brook

The old school yard, Porter Croft Primary School

From the Archive

Well a combination of illness and poor weather has meant that I have not managed to get out and about with my camera in Sheffield as often as I would have liked. Therefore this week I have combed through some old photos that I have taken around the city and I'm going to post a few of my favourites below. Hopefully next week I should have some brand new stuff for you :)

 Red Brick University, Firth Court Rear

 Never Forget, Weston Park

 Memorial, Weston Park 

 Water under the bridge, Weston Park 

 Have a sit down?, Sheffield Botanical Gardens

 Bear pit, Sheffield Botanical Gardens

 Concert Time, Sheffield City Hall

 Water Power, Shepherd Wheel

 Frozen Fountain, Sheffield Botanical Gardens

 Arts tower shadow, Weston Park 

 Water Feature, Town hall 

 Walking on water, Graves Park

 A chance of rain, Bluebell Wood

 Got Nuts? Sheffield Botanical Gardens

 Sunshine and Squalor, Whitely Woods Bowling Club

The Glasshouse, Sheffield Botanical Gardens

A new project

"Where thou art, that is home" - Emily Dickinson 

I have lived in Sheffield now for 3 and a half years and to be honest I still couldn't give you decent directions anywhere without consulting google maps first. I would say that I regularly visit less than 10% of the city. To address this I have decided to take on a photo project that will mean getting out and about all over the city I now consider to be my home. I hope to keep this blog posted regularly with my documenting of the best and sometimes the worst of Britain's fifth largest metropolis. I hope you enjoy seeing them.

Week one: January 4th 2014

Artificial falls: Endcliffe Park  

Red Gate: Rustlings Road Allotments

Torrent: Porter Brook

Bare trees: Trippet Wood

Fungus Boat: Endcliffe Park

Urban Pond: Sunnybank Nature Reserve

 From green to grey: Exeter Drive

 Lone tree: Trippet Wood 

Suburban Decay: Rustlings Road Allotments

Suburban Decay 2: Trippet Wood