There was supposed to be a point to all this, but I can't really remember what it is now as it's been more than 24 hours since I started putting it all together. Something to do with death and an afterlife, I think?
Anyway, while I'm working on my next Star Trek themed post (ha!), here are the rest of the photos from Friday which do include death (mainly for Hound), and some heavenly skies. Oh, and Erasure's second UK single from which the title of this post is taken.
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| It could almost be Summer, couldn't it? |
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| Not pollution, just tiny bits of wood. Although, there's probably tiny bits of plastic, too, so yes, pollution. |
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| Here's some death! A blue-streaked claw of a velvet swimming crab, a small dog whelk shell with a massive bore-hole, and a shore crab. |
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| A piece of cuttlebone showing the various layers |
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| A marmalised common sunstar (with 12 arms) |
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| The underneath of a 13 armed sunstar |
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| A massive blue lobster arm (sans delicious claw) |
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| I think this is some sort of sea scorpion - I don't know which one, though. |
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| End-of-the-Line |
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| Uh, oh... |
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| Yes, definitely a Great British Summer - here come the clouds! |
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| Although, they are looking quite Heavenly... |
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The Sea Scorpion is a scary-looking thing. Sort of an ocean-going version of Beaky!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it!? I think it manages to look even worse with eyes!
Delete"Cut a real impression
ReplyDeleteOn this heart of mine"
'Twas great to see some sunshine yesterday, wasn't it? Even if it was oh-so-fleeting, and it has been cold and wet all day again today... Jx
After last year's glut of good weather Bank Holidays, it was about time we reverted to the traditional cold and wet British fayre.
DeleteThe beaches looks spectacular! Clean, pristine, welcoming. And with the sun shining, it looks very warm and inviting, which I assume is nature's April Fools Joke, as the waters are probably very cold. Well, invigorating seas they be!
ReplyDeleteI am amazed at the variety of marine life so prevalent in your coasts. What a bountiful assortment, as evidenced by the plethora of creatures alive and their remains washed upon the shore.
Awesome fotos!
Warmth is a joke, indeed! Having said that, this week has seen us "bask" in double digit temperatures!
DeleteI trust there are plenty of living things in the sea, still. I wouldn't want to be fighting off sea creature zombies whenever I venture down to the beach this Summer.
As always, you have a good eye for the picture.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, someone "upstairs" thought it might be fun to give us a repeat of last yer's cyclone. A ct.3 expected tomorrow so I may disappear. Don't worry, I'll be back!
I hope you're banging on your ceiling with a broom handle and telling those "upstairs" what you think?! Don't let them blow things out of all proportion, though.
DeleteIt is nice of you to throw the contents of the bin at your nearest seafood restaurant over the beach for me! And you'll be pleased to hear this is one Erasure song I can't ruin with erotic associations.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm wondering - what's beyond the end of the line?
Ooh, I'd forgotten (pushed out of my mind?) your "associations" - Yes, I am glad Heavenly Action is spared.
DeleteWell, Shark Mountain is beyond the End-of-the-Line. As is Sidestrand and Trimingham. Oh, and several vessels full of seamen...
I'm putting my coat on.
DeleteSunshine... it's a rare thing....
ReplyDeleteThose clouds are stunning... they look like they are bearing down and on a mission to grab something from the ground.
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I was running away with my hands over my head, just in case!
DeleteThe scorpion fish looks like a £20k lump of ambergris, my heart would have soared at the sight and then plummet at seeing a fish. Did you poke it with a stick?
ReplyDeleteYes, I certainly did poke it with a stick. It's the law, after all. Find something weird and poke it with a stick.
DeleteI thought I had found some ambergris earlier on, but it was just a horrid, stinky clod of palm oil or something. No giving up work just yet :(
Every time I see your photos of the wide expanse of beach I am reminded of the last scene in "Shakespeare in Love" and hearing Joseph Fiennes voice reading the opening lines to "Twelve Night" as he pens them, while we see Viola (played by her Goop-ness) walking up from the sea. Aside from that, how does a bore hole happen to a shell? Nevermind, don't tell me, it's probably all about survival of the fittest! ;~) xoxox
ReplyDeleteOh, I think those scenes were filmed here in Norfolk - further west along the coast at Holkham!
DeleteBore holes = survival of the hungriest. I think another mollusc did it.