Discovery

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

Driftwood close up

It's been a while since I posted due to moving house and having no internet for a while. Here is a macro photo of driftwood with some interesting red 'stuff' (the technical term!!?) on it from Sand Bay, where I, sadly, used to live.

The Seafront Looking Down Towards The Pier

Lorrain's Revisited

Looking a lot happier than when it appeared last on February the 19th.

Still no idea where that missing 'e' has gone though!

Granville

What can be more British seaside than a donkey ride?

This is Granville taking a break, the owners must be fans of classic Bristish comedy.

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

Beach Patrol

What a job!  I'm sure it can be grim in the winter when the wind is raging & the rain horizontal but a nice drive down the beach in the evening sun sounds good to me!

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!

Beachside fence

This is the fence that runs along the top side of Sand Bay. I am not sure what its purpose is, as it is too low and is not continuous, so is clearly not designed to keep people out and too full of gaps to stop water or sand passing through! Any ideas welcomed!!

Yellow Peril

Washed up on the beach near the Grand Pier...

According to the harmonised EU gas cylinder colour codes this is Chlorine gas!

Not what we need to be floating round our seas I feel.

This month the City Daily Photo theme day is based on the colour yellow. Please go and have a look at some of the other contributions, there are a few you might expect but many that will surprise you. Watch out for the conception photo - my favourite today I think!

Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

Horse rider on Sand Bay

Couldn't resist this silhouette of a horse rider on Sand Bay with Steepholm behind. The tide was very far out at this point, but I like the shimmering effect of the light on the wet sand. It makes it look not quite so barren.

Sand Bay

This is a picture of Sand Bay, the beach that is less popular with tourists, but more popular with dogs, horses and runners in Weston. It is the nearest beach to where I live, being only 5 minutes walk away, and is great for taking the kids to, as well as for running along!

Chips

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

Under the Pier

The Pier- A Work in Progress

I wonder how many scaffolders have ever had to work on a pier like this?  My granddad was a scaffolder, he scaffolded Blackpool Tower apparently... but then he used to tell me he swallowed snooker balls...  ;)

Future Blogger

He was on the beach... with a camera, gotta be a future WsM blogger I reckon!

Uphill through the Grand Pier

Looking in the same direction as the photo from yesterday, but from just below the (once) Grand Pier.

The Beach towards Uphill

I am not even sure I like this photo.  I think it has potential but I need to go back when the light is more favourable & I am not chasing a 3 year old along the beach trying to prevent her ruining her lovely dress...

Another Sunset

Another lovely sunset, Steep Holm and Knightstone in the far and mid-distance respectively.