Living in Oxfordshire as I do, I don’t often see the sea, but as it happens, here I am, up on the Wirral with a borrowed camera – and yesterday I had the opportunity to visit West Kirby where the usually calm marine lake has been spewing sea weed up onto the prom railings.
And the waves were wetting the pavement… they had closed the road. Continue reading “The sea, the sea”
From the land it can’t be seen until you are standing high on the cliffs above – and from the sea, of course it is highly visible and a life saver, sending out its instantly recognisable series of flashes to warn ships off the treacherous coastline that forms the North Devon interface between water and solid land.
I’m talking about Hartland Point Lighthouse.
We parked in the car-park, paying our entry fee to cross private land to reach our destination. Then walked across rough ground watching the heavy skies, hoping the storm would not break over us as we climbed. Still we couldn’t see the light house…until we turned the corner and looked down.
There, crouched on the rock face, a beautiful lighthouse – a calm sea and on the horizon a storm gathering.
The lighthouse is for sale.
“Hartland Point lighthouse will be decommissioned following the installation of a more efficient solar powered LED beacon which will continue to ensure that this area of the coastline is adequately marked.. “
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This was taken from inside the castle at Nante and shows the texture of the old glass Continue reading “Textured light”
Boadicea's Chariot 
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