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On a recent walk in the Wolds I came across sheep shearers…

 

I guess the Cleethorpes brexit dividend never materialised!

 

I’m not a great fan of graffiti but, when it’s humorous I can forgive the perp. I guess as it’s on the sea bank it could be a Banksy?

I’ve recently been doing some walking just over the border in Sherwood Forest. It was humbling to stand in front of a tree that has lived for a thousand years.

Most of my professional photography used to be in black and white. Colour  and b/w convey different things that are entirely dependent on the subject and what you are trying to say. I have been through my archive and selected a few colour images that work better in b/w.

A while back, for Fantasy Island, I found out where all the gnomes go on holiday. I recently revisited them…

See all the Gnomes on my Fantasy Island site

On a recent beach walk I came across these patterns in the sand. I’m not sure what the black sand is, possibly oil coated sand?

P.S. Met a man on a different beach picking up “sea coal” for his fire. It turns out that the black grains are possibly coal.

A few random images from recent walks.

 

OK, Lincolnshire does not have the prettiest seaside towns but you can not deny that we probably have largest beaches. 

 

I went for a beach walk the other day and found myself with about five square miles of beach all to myself. I could not see another living soul to the horizon. This at a time when Cornwall is sinking under the weight of staycationers. 

 

It was the hottest day of summer so, I went skinny-dipping. Those who know me well will not be surprised at this. The sun was shining, the water was astonishingly Mediterranean and I had the beach to myself… or so I thought!

 

There I was paddling away when a head popped up beside me. It looked straight at me in a curious way, it was a seal and her two chums. There I was swimming naked with three seals. No pictures, sorry!

 

PS.

If you are wondering whether it was dangerous and a little foolhardy to do this, it probably wasn’t too bad. It’s out of the breeding season and the big males were most likely away on their own. If you find yourself in a similar situation never approach the seals. If they are curious let them come to you only if they want to and don’t be tempted to interact with them in any way. You should never swim solo (ooops!) in any open water and never if you are not a competent swimmer. 

 

Here are some older pics from Donna Nook.

I’m not sure what to say about this, ‘we will fight them on the beaches’?