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This afternoon Jackie drove me to Hengistbury Head, where she drank coffee and I explored the scene.
En route to the beach, I passed the top of the hill, where walkers could be seen, to my left,
and observed silhouetted figures against the sea and skyline.
There was a new angle on the Isle of Wight and The Needles.
Walkers accompanied their dogs along the beach,
where a group did their best to dodge the advancing tide.
A gentleman contemplated the scene, and walked down the shingle to join them.
Eventually I did the same, and watched the sea slap the flanks of the rocks,
receding, sliding, slipping over the glistening, tinkling, shingle, and sucking at the seeping sand.
Soon the rolling waves came roaring in
and I walked back up to the footpath, passing a stone face, mouth open, ready to drink from the spume that would hopefully reach it.
I watched walkers ascending the hill which had once been home to Stone Age people (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hengistbury_Head)
Below, others were returning along the beach where
a pair of swans I had seen earlier still floated on the water.
We continued on to Boscombe where the pier was set against the sunbeams lighting the sea,
before returning home to a meal of fish cakes in lemon and parsley sauce, with boiled potatoes, carrots, cauliflower and broccoli, followed by bread and butter pudding. We finished the sauvignon blanc.
Thanks for this wonderful seaside tour, Derrick. I love all the images and could almost hear the waves slapping against the rock. I had fishcakes for dinner as well!
Many thanks, Lydia. Great minds……:)
Nice share. Thanks.
And thank you, Kim
You’re welcome.
I enjoyed reading your lyrical and alliterative post Derrick. And, of course, there are great photos here too 🙂
Thank you so much, Pauline – ‘lyrical and alliterative’ is rather good.
Yes – I very much enjoyed your wording, as well, especially the alliteration!
Thank you both
Wonderful pictures, beautiful expertly crafted words and a flourish of a fish-cake to finish …. what more can I want as I settle for the evening 🙂
Very many thanks, Osyth
The contrast of the white swans with the dark sky in the 2nd last photo is quite wonderful. So calm yet so intense.
Many thanks, Suzanne
What a delightful tour. I must admit I had never actually imagined White swans on anything other than a lake.
Nor me, John. Never seen them before. Thank you
That struck me,as well. I don’t know why they shouldn’t be in the ocean, but that was my thought.
Me too
Wonderful photographs, Derrick! I love the wave crashing against the rocks…and that last photo…stunning!
Thanks a lot, Jill
So very beautiful!!! 🙂
Many thanks, Cote
Stunning photos, Derrick, and I enjoyed the wide range of photographic styles. The black and white group looks like they’re in some sort of stark, dystopian scene, while the photos of waves are glorious. The last shot is simply beautiful.
I like your descriptions, too. 🙂
Thank you very much, Merril. I appreciate all your words
My favorite shot is… all of them. 🙂
Very many thanks, Johnna
Great contrasts….and that’s quite a proboscis on the stone face!
Many thanks, Cynthia
That made me laugh – I thought it looked like an elephant.
It does, rather
Lovely atmospheric shots, AND bread and butter pudding. How can a man be so lucky?
🙂 Thanks a lot, Quercus
What lovely photos, love the light on the pier in the last shot. It all looks very relaxing Derrick.
Many thanks, Miriam. We just turned a corner to descend to the beach, and there it was.
How lucky ☀️
That’s how the elephant’s child got his trunk – according to Kipling
🙂 Thank you, Sol
I had to zoom in to check that those were not dinghies – they were very large swans! Thanks for the clear shot of the Isle of Wight. 🙂
Thanks, Mary. Another one for you 🙂
There you go again, waxing lyrical “receding, sliding, slipping over the glistening, tinkling, shingle, and sucking at the seeping sand.”
It just comes over me sometimes 🙂 Thanks, Yvonne
: )
Lovely, poetic words that go so well with your beautiful photos.
Thanks very much, Rose. I just thought the pictures needed help to convey the sounds
Please feel free to help your delightful pictures more often!
🙂
Glad you didn’t get too close to that stone face with its huge mouth. After all, it might want more than a drink 😉
🙂 Nice one, Laurie. Thank you
😉
Beautiful captures. Thank you for taking us there. 🙂
Thanks very much, Amy
So beautiful! Thanks for the tour, I love the ocean!
Stunning photography Derrick. I loved all of them but the last one is compelling.
Thanks very much, Geetha. Your kind of pic
Welcome. Actually most of your photography is my kind of pic. There are very few that I don’t resonate with fully
🙂
It’s a beautiful place, with lovely lighting in your photos.
Many thanks, John
Gorgeous shots. For some reason I don’t expect to see swans on the ocean?
Many thanks, Jessica. Nor me
That stone looks like a skull of some Jurassic creature. Great find. The swans in the sea look stunning. I have never seen anything like that.
Nor me, Inese. Many thanks
The last photograph must be mentioned first, straightaway a fantastic one!
Your words tell volumes while your photos send my mind sharing and then, quieter, deeper into thoughts.
A lovely comment, Robin. Thank you
Sharing my views, stretching for connections.
(Not sure if my late night words make sense. . .)
🙂 Thanks very much, Robin. They do