So, there I was, minding my own business when I was accosted by a bunch of salt rooks! I mean, the very nerve. If they think their display of sharp-edged, cubic cuppery was going to intimidate me, well, they had another thing coming.
Oh, for fu.... They're just salt crystals! You'd inadvertantly debigulated us again!
That's beside the point. Those crystalline carbuncles are no better than bloody Tholians! I've a good mind to get Nancy Crater down here. She'll show those pes-
Stop. Just stop. Your grasp of Star Trek is almost as flimsy as The Very Mistress's.
Hmmmph!
Right. I'll continue captioning these photos from yesterday evening and this morning, then.
Once the seawater had evaporated from the pitted and crumbling promenade,
all that's left are salt crystals.
Amongst all the other wild flowers cascadaing down the cliffs are...
... bee orchids!
View along the promenade from the revetments.
Over the side of which is...
... a school of small fry. Possibly young herring?
Oh, dear... The Triffids are on the move again.
Fortunately, the triffidic giant hogweed doesn't impede the view. Yet.
Cromer pier in the distance
Saturday Swim
As yesterday evening's promenade along the promenade was so delightful, I returned to the sea front this morning for a swim. But I wasn't alone this time...
Hmmmm...
This was the actual brightness and colour of the sky - the previous two photos are a bit off because I had Camera pointed almost directly at the sun.
A common blue (Polyommatus icarus) on some common bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus).
Common? Common?! How disappointing.
Couldn't you take a photo of a silver-studded blue instead?
Oh, shut up.
:: whispers:: A common spotted-orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii).
The cliffs where all these flowers and butterflies (amongst many other species) reside.
A Bee Orchid! Impressive! And a Common Blue.... there isn't anything common about the Blues!!
ReplyDeleteThat last picture: I spent several seconds trying to slide the vertical centre line across believing I was going to see a before and after scene. I am so stupid.
Where are the Cormorants? Where is Bitey?
Sx
Sorry about the last pic - it was meant to be a panorama, but I forgot to turn the dial on top of Camera!
DeleteThere was a cormorant on one of the groyne ends, but it flew off before I could take a photo (I was interrupted by one of the villagers walking her dogs). Speaking of, there is a Bitey in the second Saturday Swim photo...
You are not alone, dear MsScarlet ...
ReplyDeleteDid you try the salt ?
I did think about giving it a lick, Mr Mago, but there were people about...
DeleteSalt monsters, Triffids and a shoal of miniature sharks! Yikes... Jx
ReplyDeletePS Our "Common" Orchid's back, growing between the neighbours' bins again.
I must admit, I did wonder if yours was back when I saw these ones. I'm glad to hear that it is.
Delete"By Any Other Name", dear boy. Although 'Mrs. Crater' would do a bellyflop on that pavement like the salty, salt-starved alien (spoiler alert) she REALLY is. The Tholians would continue to weave their webs. And I would be out and about with a field guide in one hand and my camera in the other recording all the wonderful ORCHIDS!! You live in such a wonderful area!
ReplyDeleteAh, you are the Trekspert here, Ms Nations. What little TOS I've seen was many, many years ago. (I looked up "BAON" and I do vaguely remember it. I hope the salt rooks weren't people once, too?)
DeleteSpectacular Photos. I love living in London but I do miss the Sea.
ReplyDeleteThe Orchids and Blue Butterflies are joyous
I love the blue butterflies, but they're so flighty! Very difficult to get get near and photograph.
DeletePerhaps a day trip to the coast is in order?
Gorgeous photos, sweetpea! I miss the smell of the ocean. xoxo
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing you live on the other side of LA then, Savvy?
DeleteIndeed! The coast is far too expensive for me, sweetpea. In Savannah, we were much closer to the Atlantic and I miss it. xoxo
DeleteLovely pictures! I know you shall have no problem with this month Photo Submission request. Maybe picture #3 here? It's lovely! I'm fiercely firing away clicks of pictures for the garden party. I'll have an abundance of new images to share, but so far, no noteworthy wildlife in any of them yet though.
ReplyDeleteYep, water is in plentiful supply around here! I'm going to try and get a beauty shot as well as something more unusual. We'll see though.
DeleteI'm rather glad that I'm not the only one having trouble with garden wildlife photos. We had a hummingbird hawkmoth in the garden a couple of months ago, but by the time I got my camera it had gone. Hopefully something will turn up for us both - and everyone else - in the coming months.
Now handsome, you know I always think your pictures are spectacular. But with all due respect I'm not sure I really care about salt deposits, and then I read Saturday swim. Yet,, I didn't see one tall and lanky boy in his Square cuts?!? If it is too much trouble to put the bathing suit on may I suggest just jumping in nude.. with pictures of course!
ReplyDeleteYour wish is my comma- Oh, drat. I dropped Camera in the sea...
DeleteAhh, fugeddaboudit. Let's concentrate on THE ORCHIDS.
ReplyDeleteI know - THE ORCHIDS! I love the little bee orchids. I was so surprised - and pleased - when I discovered them growing on the cliffs here a few years ago.
DeleteI woke up looking like Nancy Crater this morning.
ReplyDeleteYikes! Good job Deforest Kelley wasn't around with his phaser!
DeleteVery cool... sea salt. Looks a lot like MN in winter... Kizzes.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I'd like to experience a Minnesota winter...
DeleteBoth our cameras have been to the Camera Hospital (one has now gone to Brisbane for specialist treatment!) so I have not had a chance to update the blog!But worse than that...I can't remember when we're supposed to send pics to you for the Garden Extravaganza! (I'd ask Savvy, but...)
ReplyDeleteOh, no! Get well soon Cameras!
DeleteAnd don't worry about having to rely on Savvy (ha!), the deadline isn't until the end of October.
whew! But I'd better get cracking on Mel's water pics...
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