It has been near enough freezing all day, so I've been indoors mainly working on my entry for this month's Star Trek fan art challenge. However, at about half one I felt the need for a stretch and some fresh - if cold - air, so I gathered Bitey up and took him down to the beach. And here are the photos to prove it!
Oh, in a couple of photos time (after the jump) there is a scene that sensitive viewers may wish to brace themselves for. All I'll say at this point is that you should count yourselves lucky you weren't here to smell it!
Anyway, the main thing is: the photos. Oh and this tune (which I know from the film, Evolution):
The Winter sea has scoured away much of the sand exposing large swathes of the underlying chalk bed.
Approaching the End-of-the-Line
Bitey investigates his unresponsive friend, much to my disgust.
(This grey seal {Halichoerus grypus atlantica} was longer than I am tall! And probably more than twice my weight.)
Anyway, moving on: We arrived at the End-of-the-Line...
... but didn't venture beyond.
It could almost be a summer evening, couldn't it.
The promenade is verging on impassable thanks to slovenly Cliff!
I almost missed it at first glance, but the wonky groyne is pointing to the rising...
... Moon.
And that's where we'll leave things today. I hope to be back next weekend with either papier-mâché pavillions and/or a colourful effort at timekeeping. See you all then.
Gosh, I wonder what misfortune befell that gigantic seal? Jx
ReplyDeleteNothing that caused suffering, I hope. I meant to say, it appears to be covered in limpet pock marks, but apparently they only eat algae? Something else must be having a nibble when the sea covers it.
DeleteThat poor seal! I'm sure the odor was terrible, but dogs love a good stench.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Yes, Bitey loved it! He tried to pull the seal through the corner of the groyne by its flippers, but didn't get very far fortunately.
DeletePoor seal.
ReplyDeleteAnd I saw the moon...between thee of the and the w of wonky. (that'll baffle the folks who go looking for hidden meanings)
You should write crossword clues!
DeleteBe careful that Bitey doesn't roll himself on the decaying seal because then you'll have the smell at home as well. I knew a Beagle who used to roll herself on roadkill - the absolute worst!
ReplyDeleteI think the pictures look cold and wintery, to be fair.
Sx
I've already had to sponge the stench of dead seal from Bitey once in the last 12 months - I was lucky not to have to do so again. He was more interested in trying to drag it home!
Delete"Slovenly Cliff" sounds like a good name for a character in a novel.
ReplyDeleteI'll have a word with Richard Osman and get him to add Slovenly Cliff to the next Murder Club novel.
DeleteI shall step over the poor unfortunate seal and say how much I enjoyed your fabulous photography.
ReplyDeleteYou must have quite a stride, Madam A, as that's a rather girthy seal!
DeleteAnd thank you.
I'm so looking forward to a weekend post from you now that will offer a papier-mâché pavilion or a colorful attempt at timekeeping!
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures of the beach, sure wish I could get the opportunity to come and walk upon it myself. It's always fun to visit other people's beaches. Last summer a friend shared her beach with me in a two-hour tour and both a sea otter and a harbor seal came to say "Hi". At another friend's nearby beach I once got to see a Kingfisher and I was so excited, they are such handsome birds!
I hope the seal corpse will get to rot where it is. I know it must smell awful but life and death are an entwined.
The music was fun.
I hope the next post does not disappoint then, Melanie.
DeleteOverstrand beach may be bereft of otters and kingfishers, but should you find yourself here, I'll gladly give you a tour. Hopefully we'll see a live seal and plenty of cormorants!
I'm sure that dead seal will be gone by now - the sea has been quite rough and will have moved it somewhere else.
Happy to hear you liked the music!