The title represents the fastest speed of the hurricane force winds gusting through The Needles this morning. With our garden in direct line about two miles from these there was no point in going out to investigate the damage, so we drove to Barton on Sea to have a look at them.
Jackie photographed the wind filling my jacket as I stood as near the cliff edge as I dared (not very) to photograph the waves; and this sequence of a Union flag wrapped and unwrapped round the pole by the gusts. Even the crows and gulls kept away.
I managed just a couple of decent shots among the wobbly ones before descending the slope to the promenade below.
Like me, this couple had reached the bottom. I hadn’t tried it for at least two years since my knee surgery.
Flora on the hillsides must have found it difficult to remain rooted.
I had hoped to descend to the rocks below, but this would have meant sliding down the grassy slopes beneath the gravelled path along which others walked. I wasn’t about to risk that.
Choppy waves threw up spray as they battered the sturdy breakwaters and smashed into steadfast rocks. Salty vapour shrouded hazy horizons.
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Even by dinner time the winds had not totally subsided, so we decided that tying up plants and removing broken stems would have to wait until tomorrow. Similarly, we have let the garden furniture lie.
Jackie, however completed her project on clearing the stepping stones through the Palm Bed, and photographed it along with
the sunflower, which has survived.
This evening we dined on plump roast chicken; sage and onion stuffing; crisp Yorkshire pudding; roast and boiled potatoes; crunchy carrots and cauliflower; fried chestnut mushrooms; and tasty, meaty, gravy, with which Jackie finished the Rosé and I finished the Recital.
Seriously rough weather – hope everything and everyone’s okay
Thanks a lot, Sheree. We are OK but there is a bit to do on the garden.
I’m sure you’ll have it looking as good as new soonest
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I love the little cabins. They are for rent when you stay on the beach I suppose?
Most are owned at exorbitant costs with ground rents. Thanks very much, Bridget
Wonderful shots. Wish we had some of the rain but could probably do without the wind.
Wow, Derrick, that’s a very stormy sea! You are brave to approach the cliffs. Great photos! 😎🇬🇧
Thanks very much, John. Further away than usual 🙂
That is some wind! Sorry about the damage to your garden. You didn’t indicate that you lost your power. With winds like that, our whole town would be down.
The electricity company did warn us that there might be problems, but we were OK. Thanks a lot, Laurie
looks like you had it worse than us, though we did have some heavy rain. Hope nothing is too bad.
All will recover, Geoff – and we don’t have your important deadline 🙂 Thanks a lo.
A bad weather day is guaranteed beautiful sea. It’s great that your knees behave🙂
Thanks very much, Sylvie. Two good points 🙂
🙂
Wow! As a Barton who grew up by the ocean, I would love to visit Barton on Sea.
Happy coincidence, Cindy 🙂 Thanks very much
This is when black and white photos are so much more expressive and dramatic than the colored ones. I liked the beginning of a sentence ‘Jackie photographed the wind…’ Nothing more was needed, Derrick.
🙂 Thanks very much, Dolly. I didn’t have to convert some of those B/Ws
That makes it even more impressive, Derrick. You are very welcome.
Wow! That’s an ominous sky and the water looks treacherous. That said, the photos are incredible. Nicely done, Derrick!
Thank you very much, Jill
What a glorious sunflower to end a bleak windy day!
All of the seascapes are very dramatic! My favorite of of today’s group is “Seascape and convolvulus.” I like the serene pink flowers next to the grey, roiling sea. Jackie’s projects turned out very well, in including your evening meal, which sounds really good.
Thank you very much from us both, Liz. A good choice of pic.
You’re welcome, Derrick. And thank you on my choice of pic.
Strong winds! Amazing photos! You and Jackie captured the wind! Things a-blowin’! Things a-wavin’! Things a-gustin’! What action!
Love the owl keeping an eye on the sunflower! 🦉 🌻
Hope you didn’t see Dorthy and Toto fly by! 😮
(((HUGS))) 🙂
PS…“The breath of life is in the sunlight and the hand of life is in the wind.” – Kahlil Gibran
Thank you so much, Carolyn. Good quotation. We might have seen a broomstick X
I love the rough seas. Mr. Sunflower seemed to have faired well. Wow, what a great dinner. Who does the dishes?😉
That is my job 🙂 Thanks a lot, Steve.
Mine, too. Welllll, sort of with help from the dishwasher. No, not that one, the electric one😉.
Me too
Wow … some very impressive photos of the gale force winds Derrick … and yes there is few I’ll select for my collection …
I’m pleased I am filling your file, Ivor 🙂 Thanks very much
That’s some sea.
Possibly the strongest wind I have battled. Thanks very much, Gary.
When I read 74 mph, I assumed it had to be the weather, since what I’ve seen of your roads pretty much guarantees you wouldn’t be navigating them at that speed! That’s one splendid sunflower you have; I’m glad it stood up to the storm.
Good observation, Linda. That would be suicide. Thanks a lot.
Wild and beautiful!
rough weather you’re having Derrick. you beautifully captured an angry sea!
Thank you so much, Lola
That looks really adventurous! Dangerous yet thrilling. Glad you took those shots. Never witnessed such a stormy sea😉
Lovely stormy sea. Hope the battering isn’t too bad.
Thanks a lot, Sherry. We’ve lost a few budded rose stems, but I guess they’ll grow again once we’ve tied them up today
I hope the garden will not take too much work to recover. I have been making Yorkshire Pudding for 44 years and I have always made it with roast beef. Now I have yet another reason to love chicken! I must try serving it with Yorkshire Pudding.
That is a good thing to know, AnneMarie. 🙂 Thank you very much.
How wonderful that the beautiful sunflower has survived the onslaught of the wind. You have captured the turbulent weather conditions very well, Derrick.
Thank you very much, Anne. I wish you could have some of the rain.
Wonderful shots of the stormy sea. We had much needed heavy rain all day, but fortunately, without the gale force winds.
I hope the garden survived the weather and without too much damage.
We should manage to tackle it today, Sue. Thanks very much
Lovely sunflower.
When I heard on the news about the stormy weather near the Needles, I wondered how you would be faring. Looks like it was cold as well!
Thanks very much, Helen – especially for thinking of us. Actually it wasn’t cold.
At least it wasn’t cold 😊
Great weather for a kite, though!
🙂 Thanks a lot, John
Luckily the storm blew itself out before reaching us. Just a bit blowy here.
Thanks a lot, Andrew
Even in bad weather, you and Jackie manage to give us a very pleasant post. I love your descriptions.
Thank you so much, GP
Glad you didn’t try going down that slope and that the sunflower survived!
🙂 Thanks very much, Amanda
I enjoyed these views of the shore, Derrick. I guess hurricane season is starting over in the Atlantic. Sunflowers have such bright, cheery faces, and I love your surviving sunflower photos. The closest thing I have to are are sunchokes in a large container. They have not bloomed yet.
Thank you very much, Lavinia
Are you getting hurricanes that have traveled north along the US east coast and veered out across the Atlantic, or is this a different set of hurricanes?
It is those – or the tail end of them, Janet. Thanks very much
You did well just to get out and stand up in such conditions, let along take so many interesting pictures. I hope that you didn’t have too much tidying up to do.
Thanks very much, Tootlepedal. It wasn’t too bad in the end
I liked the view of the sea, specially the first one
Thank you very much, Mina
Most welcome
Quite a storm!
Thanks very much, Leslie
You two have indomitable souls! I quite enjoy the adventures and the fruits of your enterprise in terms of flowers and photographs.
Thanks very much Uma. We are pleased
That sunflower is beautiful and such a contrast to the wind-swept grey sea. I’m surprised you went out in those strong winds, but you did get some stunning shots. 😀
We were fortunate not to get the storms, winds, and tornados that areas just a bit north of us got the other day.
Thanks very much, Merril 🙂
Your pictures gives us clues to the rough winds.
Thanks very much, Mrs W
Your welcome.
Strong winds but beautiful photos!
Thank you very much, Ribana
I missed this post earlier… we were busy with our son and daughter-in-law here … and we were experiencing gusty days, too… but not as crazy as yours! I’m glad your sunflower survived and the two of you didn’t get blown away. Lovely photos, Derrick!