After the snow comes the flow by clickinhistory
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After the snow comes the flow by

This gentle rush of snow tears,
fleeting in it’s moments,
kissing the shores of history,
before seeking the sea,
till like a salmon drawn,
upon the air, one day it returns.

This is a view across the River Ouse in York in North Yorkshire about 6.45am.

The pub, the King’s Arms, you can see the window of, is one of the most photographed and filmed pubs in England, especially when the river floods.

This is a small flood by York standards, it does not really count unless only the tops of the fence posts are visible.

Converted into black and white and best viewed large.

Featured by the drunken hosts of the All Things Pubs Group

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urban, york, historic, flood, black white, night shot, river ouse, kings arms

Comments

  • Mr-E
    Mr-Eover 2 years ago

    So you could pop in the pub and wet your whistle…Or stand outside and wet your legs! :) Great documentary shot Richard, hope you had your wellies on!

  • The cellar is upstairs lol and in the bad flood of 2000, they were still serving to customers wading down for a pint lol. It has a wall of flood marks and dates inside. This is the bottom end of the hill, lol so just out of the water here. Thanks Kerry

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  • Craig Hender
    Craig Henderover 2 years ago

    Very nice, excellent b&w tones, and comp is superb.

  • Thank you Craig

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  • Lynn  Gibbons
    Lynn Gibbonsover 2 years ago

    Wonderful photograph love the light coming from the lights makes the photo.

  • Thank you Lyn, took a couple of goes to get them to the balance between the posts and the reflections

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  • BCImages
    BCImagesover 2 years ago

    bloody shame york always gets it………great image though

  • A city built for flooding works better than a housing estate stuck on the flood plain in a dry spell lol thanks Steve

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  • Lindamell
    Lindamellover 2 years ago

    Fabulous as usual SF ;))

  • Thank you Linda, it was a very still down here

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  • Antanas
    Antanasover 2 years ago

    great night capture, lovely poem

  • thank you Antanas

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  • Lindamell
    Lindamellover 2 years ago

    so this is the time of day when I can avoid the white van on the bridge in my images ;))

  • naah the city is full of them, there were two of us and two lorries backed down here at this point lol

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  • Gary Gurr
    Gary Gurrover 2 years ago

    Stunning B&W image.

  • Thank you Gary

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  • amorspainter
    amorspainterover 2 years ago

    beautiful picture

  • Thank you Amorspainter

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  • artwhiz47
    artwhiz47over 2 years ago

    Well done – water water everywhere, or nearly.

  • naah small baby flood for York, just wetting it’s toes really lol thanks Sheila

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