Enjoying a quiet moment

From the beach at low tide (2)

The beach in winter

A quiet stroll be the sea

At the water’s edge (4)

A maiden gathering winter fuel?

No. it’s a partially buried pebble and a strand of seaweed left on the beach at low tide!

At the water’s edge

A beach at low tide often presents a wide range of interesting shapes and patterns. Sometimes strands of seaweed, particularly in silhouette, can suggest the outlines of characters, objects or landscape features. In these instances I have retained the original shapes but have removed or neutralized the background. Otherwise there have been no additions or subtractions to the original photos.

The Age of the Selfie

Social distancing on the beach!

Low tide and fleeting clouds

Camera Sketch (15)

Abstract ‘Pebble Swirl’

Pebbles (with a touch of watercolour filter)

Brancaster beach at low tide

 

 

 

Frinton-on-Sea: sand, sea and sky in August

Jewels of the sea

 

 

Fishing boats at Alderburgh

A commercial fishing fleet is now a thing of the past at Aldeburgh.  Skipper Dean Fryer explains why:  ‘Bureaucracy, paperwork, over-the-top EU  quotas and the rising costs of simply fuelling and maintaining a boat has driven most fishermen out of business.’

Nevertheless, fishing seems to be a part of the DNA for many.  The high tide line along the beach is marked by a sprinkling of small boats and, behind them, a row of black fishermen’s huts.  Typically a catch might include sole, skate, bass, flounder, lobster and/or crab.

The shingle beach shelves steeply and ‘vintage’ tractors are used to haul the boats to safe dry land.

Boy on the beach

View from the Tate

The Tate in the title refers to the Tate Gallery at St Ives.  The picture was taken from a window in the restaurant on the top floor.  I was attracted by the pattern of  activity on the beach below and wondered what L S Lowry might have made of the scene!

The Beachcomber

Surf boards at rest

 

At the water’s edge

Throughout our few days on the Norfolk coast the strong breeze constantly injected energy into the waves breaking on the shore.

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