Discovery

I would have loved to grow up next to the sea!

Parkour Guy Final

The last time this guy is going to be featured on the blog, unless I spot him doing some other equally noteworthy stuff of course.

Apart from his flying, twisting somersaults he and his friend did a nifty little backward somersault from standing on the beach wall.  Show offs! ;)

Grove Park Bandstand

Grove Park is really lovely, this bandstand came in really handy for a spot of alfresco chip eating.

Parkour Guy Again

The Traceur again, I wanted to post this to show the concentration and obvious effort on his face.

Keepy Uppy

Another shot of the lad I posted a few days back.  I was always pretty rubbish at keepy Uppy, just not committed enough to give it the time needed...

Messing Around on the Beach

Well the weather has not let us down, Bank Holiday weekend by the seaside and the 'sun is cracking the flags'as my mum would have said.

These two were practicing their free running or Parcourt - very impressive.

Broken Stones

Like pebbles on a beach

Kicked around, displaced by feet

Like broken stones - all trying to get home.

Like a loser's reach

Too slow & short to hit the peaks

So lost & alone - trying to get home.

As another piece shatters

Another little bit gets lost

And what else really matters - at such a cost?

Like a loser's reach -

Too slow & short to hit the peaks

Paul Weller

Childs Play

Not a high wall but I bet balancing on this wall was the most important thing in this lads mind at the time.  The breeze would have been a raging storm & he would have been poised on a cliff edge way above the sea... Or is that just me that does that sort of thing?!  ;)

Pebbles & Ice Cream

This little harbour is a few minutes walk from my house.  It is great for Ada to play with the pebbles, carrying them from one place to another & dropping them in the rock pools.  It also has a little cafe serving the best ice cream in Weston-super-Mare.  Bonus!

Marine Lake Wall

Looking back towards Knightstone Island across the pathway and wall separating the Marine Lake from the sea.

A couple of boys seem determined to get wet...

Solo Football

I saw this lad playing football against the sea wall.  He was totally into the game, didn't notice a thing going on around him.

Back home in Manchester we called this 'Wallie' (wall-ee), the aim was to bounce the ball off the wall and get it into a position where the next in turn could not hit the wall with one kick.  The other popular playground football game was 'Goomer', one goal keeper with the others paired off.  The last pair to score from a full-volley was out.

Anyone fancy a game?

Chips

What could be better? A stroll on the beach and a portion of chips!

Fun Off Knightstone Island

Some brave souls were enjoying the water just off the beach and close to Knightstone Island.

I was surprised just how big those machines are, thought they were way smaller - looked like fun though!

Under the Pier

A Romantic Night Out

A bit late to catch the light tonight but this was something I had to get - hope they don't mind!