Today we welcomed steady incessant rainfall which took me back to scanning another set of prints from the Bembridge holiday of August 2000. These are a record of a trip to Sandown’s Yaverland Beach.
Is this a special stone Emily is displaying?
Jessica tows Emily and Oliver in the dinghy;
then Oliver romps on the sand with his Dad who rows him out to sea.
A stack of herons populated a nearby field.
Late this afternoon there seemed to be a deceptive lull in the rainfall so we took a trip to Mudeford Quay which was somewhat damper than it ought to be,
A row of juvenile gulls were seen off from a shed roof; one, rather vociferous, was permitted to stay.
A bicycle had been dropped beside a fine crop of windfalls beneath an apple tree on the verge of Derritt Lane, Sopley.
This evening we dined on Jackie’s piquant cauliflower cheese; succulent fish pie; moist ratatouille and firm cabbage, with which I finished the Baturrica,
Rainy days are good for catching-up, aren’t they, Derrick?!
They are indeed, GP. If we have enough I might catch up on my admin. 🙂
cool shot of the bike lying down – and Emily’s stone – and smile – is precious
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Thank you very much, Yvette. I’m pleased you like those shots
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Messing about in boats is something I haven’t done for ages, and I miss it. Nice beach and good shots.
Thanks very much, Leslie. Maybe you will get to do it again
I hope so!
Love both photos of that overloaded apple tree Derrick.
Thanks very much, Pauline. We were lucky to find anything that wasn’t sheltering from the rain
The apple tree photos reminded me that Autumn is just around the corner. 🙂
Yes, indeed; here everything is maturing a little early. Thanks very much, msw.
It looks like it was a fun family vacation–lovely memories in photos. I really like the apple tree photos, too.
Thanks very much, Merril. In the pouring rain it was a relief to find something to shoot. 🙂
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What a wonderful day at the beach. It’s so nice to have those memories preserved on film, isn’t it?
Thanks a lot, Jill. It is, mixed, indeed.
Nice Pics, Nice Memories, Nice Family!
Nice comment. Thanks very much, Gary
The apples are dropping early. Our tree has started.
They are, Gary. Thanks very much.
You can’t beat a good bit of Califlower Cheese!
Quite. Thanks very much, Stuart.
Those slides are wonderful, great shots too.
No Nugget?
Thanks very much, Sue. We and he were keeping out of the rain, although early on he was outside the stable door eating biscuit crumbs left out for the poorly pigeon
No apple pie?
We are trying to cut out puddings 🙂
The pictures from 2000 are beautiful remembrances. Time passes so quickly!
There is a lot of applesauce to be made from those windfall apples. 🙂
Thanks very much, Lavinia. I can hardly believe that was 19 years ago
A feast of fallen apples, freedom of birds, frolicking by seaside and a fascinating smile, they have all been captured fondly.
Thank you very much, Uma
Precious family photos, Derrick
Yes. Thank you very much, Dolly
My pleasure, Derrick
I think that rain has now landed here.
Thanks very much, Sheree. I hope you needed it too
We do though it’s too late to save my now dessicated herb garden!
Such bad luck
Happens every year when I’m on holiday!
I thought that was it
If that is a stone, it’s a very unusual one!
Perhaps a bit of pottery? The finder may remember it 🙂 Thanks a lot, John
Those must have been some of the very last prints before digital photography became ubiquitous?
You’re passing on the spirit for future generations to fondly recall.
Those herons are looking a bit baleful!… or am i clutching at straws here?
🙂 Nice one, Bob. Actually I didn’t go digital until 2012 when I started the blog
To be fair – the early digitals were pretty rubbish quality, at least the ones i could afford! 😉
They were – which is why I stayed with film for so long. I needed instant results for the blog and was amazed at how far they had come in 30 years
That’s electronic technology for you.
The speed of improvements in data processing continues unabated – quite frightening if we ever really stop to think about it.
On rainy, or cold, days it’s so much fun to look at photos of warmth! Beach, sun, sand, picnics, family members smiles, etc! 🙂
Love the stack of herons photo, the gathering of gulls photo, and the photo of the plentiful-plump of apples! 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
Thanks very much, Carolyn. Nice alliterative final comment 🙂 X
Wonderful photos of the family holiday. Really like the shot of the bike among the apples. And, someday soon I will make cauliflower cheese.
Thanks very much, Laurie. Don’t forget the mustard 🙂
I won’t!
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Fabulous memories.
It looked a dark day as well, Derrick!
It really was, Helen. Many thanks
What fun! I like that bike shot with the apples, too. I hope someone can use those apples for a pie.
There is a little row of cottages behind the tree – maybe someone will. Thanks very much, JoAnna
Some wonderful photos Derrick. At first glance, I thought Emily’s stone was a tomahawk head from a native American tribe. That would indeed have been a special stone to have made it all the way over to you. Yes, I’m afraid we might be seeing less and less of Nugget as winter approaches. We had some snow here in the mountains above 8000 feet this weekend. Tonights temps will be in the low 40F degrees. Burrrrr.
You are going to be cold, Jerry. Thanks very much
I love the family frolicking at the seaside! Those are the days of great memories. My mother always called windfalls “drops.” She would buy bushels of them from an orchard in Quebec and make enough applesauce to last us through the winter.
Thanks very much, Liz
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Wonderful family memories, Derrick.So, it’s a ‘stack’ of herons? Interesting term.
Thanks very much, Steve. Unfortunately the collective noun for herons is sedge. I was playing with the double meaning of stack as in haystack behind the birds – and stack meaning a lot. Sorry if my joke misled you.