This afternoon I joined Jackie, Becky, and Ian on a trip to the Beachcomber Café at Barton on Sea. The day was cold and bright. I spent a few minutes photographing
the choppy, sunlit, waves;
the deserted waterfront and its battered breakwaters;
and a couple tending to a little dog,
Before retreating to the warmth of the popular café with its condensation streaked windows, its reflections, and its lingering Christmas decorations.
After a pleasant interlude I focussed on a group on the clifftop before returning to Ian’s car. I rather hoped the couple on crutches would not be blown over the edge.
This evening we all dined on a very tasty turkey and bacon pasta bake made by Becky and served with pizza and fresh salad – on our knees while watching episode 5 of The Crown which focussed on the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. I have already recorded, in ‘Prescience?‘ my first ever TV viewing of this event which took place on 2nd June, 1953.
Ah, good to check in and see that all is well with you all. We are loving The Crown, as well.
Thanks very much, Jodie. Always good to read your comments.
Happy New Year, my friend.
Wonderful wave photos!
Thanks very much, Laurie
What a pleasant day! Love the photos.
Thanks very much, Leslie.
I am a Barton (maiden name) so I especially enjoyed this post! Lovely.
🙂 Thanks very much, Cindy.
Goodness it looks almost as cold as it is here! I am most happy to report that the mail has finally coughed up a most delightfully festive green card bearing a photo of a little, round, red robin with a bright black eye peering at me. I chortled with delight at finding I now have my very own little Nugget to admire. Thank you both for the thought and the greetings xoxo
Oh, So pleased you got him at last!!!! Hope you had a lot of Christmas happiness.
I know – he took a wee detour to see some more salubrious parts of the world I guess 🙂 So glad he’s safely here now, puffed up proudly and keeping a beady eye on me from his perch on the bookcase.
‘Lovely’ says Jackie
At last! I do hope you are at least a little warmer, Pauline. Thanks very much. XX
Howling winds and icy rain this morning Derrick. We live in hope 🙂
Love the sea photos. Takes me back to living in a seaside town.
Thanks very much, Gary.
The Crown is an excellent production. Sadly we have reached the end of series 3!
Apparently there is a fourth on the way. Thanks very much, Andrew.
Great photos of the rough sea. Your photos made me shiver a little.
Me, too, Sylvia. Thanks very much.
That was certainly a very delightful decoration. Was it the only one?
🙂 Thanks a lot, Tootlepedal.
Excellent photos, particularly the waves. My favorite was the fifth from the bottom, for the contrast of colors from green to blue to heather.
I’m pleased you liked that one, Liz. I was getting blown about a bit as I manoeuvred the angle. Thank you very much.
You’re welcome!
The sea continues to fascinate us humans, your photos of the waves are stunning Derrick….
Thank you very much, Ivor. Sometimes it is best kept at a distance 🙂
Beautiful photos, Derrick. Sorry I’ve been MIA…that flu about did me in. Happy New Year to you and Jackie.
That was certainly nasty, Jill. I trust you are well now. Thanks very much.
Great photos of the waves
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Thanks very much, Melanie X
I well remember the coronation of the Queen. We had a relatively new black and white television — 12″ screen, in a cabinet, on legs — and I saw on the living room floor, watched, and wondered at it all.
Thanks very much, Linda. You must have seen more than I did 🙂
Beautiful photos of the sea and shore in winter, Derrick!
Thank you very much, Lavinia.
I love those waves. Beautiful!
Thanks very much, Arlene
I agree with those who have commented before me: your seascapes are lovely.
Thanks very much, Anne.
Gorgeous photos of the waves, Derrick! They are active and beautifully sparkly!
The little dog looks like one of Coopers’ Yorkie relatives. Cooper is a Shorkie.
I might be FORCED to draw a smiley face in the condensation on the window. HA! 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
🙂 Thanks very much, Carolyn. X
Some very impressive choppy sea photos, Derrick.
Through my early morning half open eyes I misread the description of your supper – I thought you ate Lazy Turkey! I wondered what an earth it could be, perhaps Jackie had taken her time and cooked it in the slow cooker. Then I opened my eyes and read the word Tasty!
🙂 It probably couldn’t evade the chopper, Sue. Thanks very much.
Last one standing! 🙂
🙂
I love those waves – the sea is always a powerful inspiration for photos. Cliff tops are a wonderful vantage point.
Thanks very much, Peggy
You never fail to take us around with you, thanks to your brilliant lingual and photographic chronicles.
Thank you very much, Uma. I look forward to getting out again more regularly.
The sea photos are wonderful–though it looks very cold. I went back and looked at your earlier post. I thought it was fascinating that someone commented about how people banded together in their town to build a TV to watch the coronation.
Thank you for this, Merril, especially for going back to the earlier post and reminding me of Quercus’s comment.
It really struck me.
Maybe I should sit down and actually watch The Crown…. Anyway, I hope the couple on crutches got home without any mishaps.
Thanks very much, Helen.
It looks like a great, ‘bracing’ day, as you English say! I’m partial to days like that, and prefer walking in the wind and cold to a day in the hot sun! Good for the body and mind!
It was just that, Diana. Still not up to walk, but I enjoyed a few minutes on the clifftop. Thanks very much.
Also watching “The Crown” with intense interest. Beautiful water, fine shots.
Bacon Pasta bake and pizza. Goodness you guys are on indulging sinfully. Glad to “see” you back on your feet again.
Thanks very much, Bridget.
The black and white sunlit shots of the waves are very impressive, Derrick.
Thanks very much, Dolly.
My pleasure, Derrick.
I am fascinated with the sun sparkles on the water as you were. So many lovely photos here. I’ll admit the scene I loved the most is the one with the people at the edge of the cliff, only with the cropping shown at the very top of the post, the sea barely visible. I enjoy seeing people through your lens.
Thank you very much, Crystal.
Superb pictures
Thanks very much, Nitin
Wonderful photos of the waves.
Thank you very much, LL/PS
Great wavescapes. That single, bleak, abandoned decoration sums up my feelings on the post-Christmas world. 🙂
It does, indeed, Quercus. Thanks very much.