It is high tide time I popped a post up lest you all think I'm going the way of Ms Scarlet- Which wouldn't be a bad thing. Quality over quantity, I always say!
Oh, sod off. You don't always say that. Who are you, Lord Hippo of Crit?
Hey!
Anyway, while the SubCs squabble, here are some seaside photos from the past month. The first set - including the one above - are from 6th July:
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An ominous sky over the slipway
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A bigger Groyne! (for Dinah, as it's been a while)
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(Almost) a rainbow over Cromer Pier
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The next four photos are from my second sea swim of the season, on the morning of 8th July:
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Ah, an excuse for my 'Boats' label/tag
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My swim spot
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Some Vulcan script scrawlings (other examples last seen here and here)
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One more for luck
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Here are some photos from the mornings of 19th & 20th July:
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The sun is having a devil of a time getting through all that cloud
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Ah! At last!
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Too far away to make any difference over here, though...
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The next morning, however, was much more like it!
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These beach huts may have even got some use
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And, finally, four photos from yesterday with the rest from this morning's early morning wander:
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I think the Moon is deciding which beach hut to get changed in?
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The clouds over the mirror-sand could have made more effort to make a dramatic reflection...
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... like this one over the sea!
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Although, it was quickly burnt away by the sun
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Always show off your groyne in the most flattering light
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The End-of-the-Line
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Beautiful photos. I would so love to see this place in person. I have to google this place. And the amazing thing? No trash. This can't be in America because we can't have nice beaches like this. Our sands are filled with ciggie butts and syringes and McDonald's wrappers. This is gorgeous. And that sky. Thanks for sharing. If the sun is out tomorrow, I will take pics of the prairie and post for you to see. Thanks for sharing this. Kizzes.
ReplyDeleteOverstrand is a nice place to live, with quite a bit of history, many architecturally fascinating buildings, and beautiful scenery (when the weather is paying ball). However, there are downsides just like with many things: In its position facing north into the North Sea, we bear the brunt of a lot of strong, cold wind; it is deadly dull in the winter, and very busy with annoying tourists in the summer (even when the temperature is 10 degrees or more lower than many other places in the county). Still, you're right about the litter-free beach: On the whole, beachgoers here are VERY considerate - there's barely any trash left. The most I normally find are the occasional crisp or sweet packets that probably blew away rather than were deliberately left or thrown away.
DeleteI'm looking forward to seeing photos of your prairie after hearing so much about it!
We're organising a charabanc trip from Birmingham to bring you the artificial cow pats. As requested we'll bring some Brummy rubbish as well. Do you want some rats? We've got ones like cats.
DeleteWill this charabanc even make it as far as North Norfolk? Oh, Christ, it's not Ivor Biggun's, is it?
DeleteP.S. If it does manage to get here, I think I'll pass on the rats, thanks.
It's telling that we have had such a crap year, weather-wise, the opportunities to actually take nice outdoor photos are so few and far-between. Last week it was hot and sunny, yet this week has been like a wet October! Again. Just miserable. Jx
ReplyDeleteIt really has been a let down, hasn't it. The end of this month has frustrated me again (just like last month), as I wanted to take some photos down on the beach for my Art Trek piece, but it has just been too cloudy, rainy and windy (not to mention cold - but that doesn't really show up in photos).
DeleteIt's hard to imagine now but a week ago, in an attempt to cool down I had my feet in a washing-up bowl filled with cold water, like someone from Coronation Street.
ReplyDeleteJust like a glamourous (and much younger, of course) Hilda Ogden!
DeleteI'm fascintated by your Vulcan sand script scrawlings.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what it means - It's probably highly offensive!
Delete(YOu can see/read a bit about Vulcan language here - you know, if you're at a total loss for something to do...)
I feel the need for a Vulcan script tramp stamp now.
DeleteLOL only you could make 'those huts may have got some use' sound like an innuendo!
ReplyDeleteI misread the title as sea scones so am a little disoriented.
Ha! I didn't even realise at the time. Oh, dear... It's becoming ingrained.
DeleteSea scones would be necessarily savoury because of all the salty spray!
You mean like the famous rugby biscuit game?
DeleteOnly if the scones are eaten in one of the "used" beach huts.
DeleteLovely pictures, Mr Devine!
ReplyDeleteI apologise for my absence - AGAIN - but I am having an issue with photographing 1938 - it has too many shadows. Maybe I will try again today.
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I always thought the 1930s could have done with a better lighting engineer...
DeleteIDV, HA,ha,ha.
DeleteI want to know more about the tracks. What's the history with those? Any ghost stories to go with it? This is one of the most intriguing rail disasters in my neck of the woods. Supposed you can still hear the screams of passengers in the tunnel. I haven't been there yet, its a bit of a hike, but I want to do it.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.historylink.org/File/5127
The tracks? Oh, the End-of-the-Line! The "tracks" are the last part of the revetment sea defences that reach into Sidestrand (the next village along the coast). There was a bit of a disaster back in 2019 when the cliff fell on top of it (after you've clicked there, go to the next post to see an arial view), but unlike that terrible avalanche on Windy Mountain, barely anyone noticed...
DeleteThank you. Another victim of disrepair and global warming it looks like. Ow, my neck trying to watcha landslide sideways or maybe I just need to stretch more.
DeleteYou just did that to lure me back from the Wastelands of House Moving! (And, believe , there us an awful *lot* of Waste there! Mainly of time.)
ReplyDeleteWell, I thought you could do with a break... ;)
DeleteAaargh! You have a gigantic forest on your sideboard... Jx
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