23 JUNE 2025.
A CLOUD -DUNE JIGSAW.
SEATON SANDS
HARTLEPOOL.
Beach Buoy.
Friday, 16 January 2026
Thursday, 15 January 2026
15 JAN. 2026. SEATON SANDS, HARTLEPOOL.
Thursday morning.
Beach Buoy, Borrowed Dog and Another Dog had parked up in Seaton Park.
It's free and no two hour parking disc is required just yet.
A light breeze was blowing from the west.
Team One Black Ear were heading from the south.
This was unusual.
The Village Church Bells rang for 8-30
Beach Buoy and the dogs went down the access ramp that was just in front of the Beach Huts.
He chatted to Team One Black Ear.
They were leaving.
Today's walk was to the north to avoid a roll on a dead bird situation.
Beach Buoy and the dogs headed towards the wreck.
The tide was way out.
A man ran from the sea.
Beach Buoy and the dogs walked towards it.
He collected five suitable stones.
A photographer was down by the wreck.
He had a tripod set up.
Possibly going for a long exposure and the effects that it gives?
Beach Buoy goes for exposure of a different kind.
He took the photograph above.
It is on Historic England and Tees Archaeology Websites.
The one above, taken 24 October 2021 was the start of the die off controversy.
By the end of that day it was on the Northern Echo website.
Then the Press Association rang.
Beach Buoy gave them permission to use it.
It went on many big newspaper's websites.
A good while later, the New Scientist contacted Beach Buoy to ask if OK to use.
It was.
Other photographs appeared from nearby beaches that looked more dramatic and tragic.
Those were taken by others.
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The Sea Serpent frolicked.
A Milky Sun appeared at 8-49.
They headed to the low level route.
"Morning Mate."
It was 9-05.
Beach Buoy added the five stones.
He patted
THE
stone.
He had a stand and a think.
A lady and her two dogs crossed the Grey Rocks to reach the beach.
It looked like a no Crow day at Stubborn Dog Stack?
Beach Buoy took out the tub of seeds.
He shook them.
The sound attracted three Crows in total.
Only one was brave enough to stand on a giant pencil.
"See you mate."
He put some seed down on the sand.
They left.
Crows arrived.
Then Sun tried to break through.
The photographer was still down at the wreck.
The tide was coming back in.
Beach Buoy and the dogs headed to the access ramp once more.
BEACH BUOY.
SEATON SNOOKS TEA ROOM OUT AND ABOUT CARD.
THE MAN WITH A YELLOW COAT AND A BLACK DOG.
2 JUNE 2025.
SEATON SANDS
HARTLEPOOL.
Beach Buoy.
Wednesday, 14 January 2026
14, JAN. 2025. SEATON SANDS, HARTLEPOOL.
Wednesday morning.
Beach Buoy and Another Dog reached the beach as the Village Church Bells rang for 7-45.
The Beachcombing Border Collie went on ahead.
The Sea Serpent surfaced as Beach Buoy collected five suitable stones.
The tide was a canny way out but the wreck was still at sea.
Team One Black Ear were to the north.
They caught up and walked and talked a while.
Milo, the Borrowed Dog found the Dead Oyster Catcher.
It rolled on it.
It's what Labrador do.
He was taken down to the sea.
A wet dog smells better than a dry dog with Dead Oyster attached.
A C Moon hung over the dunes.
The Serpent stayed a while.
Two hoods were down.
The air was still with a hint a chill.
Beach Buoy and Another Dog walked the low level route.
They had three bouncing Crows for company.
One Crow beat them to the stack.
Beach Buoy added five suitable stones.
"Morning Mate."
It was 8-10.
Beach Buoy added some seeds.
The Crows waited until Beach Buoy and Another Dog returned to the low level route.
Sunrise approached.
Team Muzzled Dog were heading south.
Distant waves were shared.
8-23 the Sun rose.
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The Sun only showed for a few minutes.
It's head went into the clouds as its feet left the ground behind.
The wreck was on show.
A small ship left the river.
A man walked to the sea and took photographs.
They were piped ashore.
BEACH BUOY.
SEATON SNOOKS TEA ROOM OUT AND ABOUT CARD.
THEY BOTH HAD FLASHING GREEN LIGHTS.
SEATON SANDS
HARTLEPOOL.
13 OCTOBER 2025.
Beach Buoy.
SEATON SNOOKS TEA ROOM OUT AND ABOUT CARD.
THE SHIFTING SAND.
3 OCTOBER 2025.
SEATON SANDS
HARTLEPOOL.
Beach Buoy.
STUBBORN DOG STACK.
Stubborn Dog Stack can now been seen on Google Earth satellite view.
Beach Buoy is pleased.
BEACH BUOY.
Tuesday, 13 January 2026
13, SEATON SANDS, HARTLEPOOL.
Tuesday Morning.
Beach Buoy, Borrowed Dog and Another Dog arrived at Seaton Park Car Park at 8-25.
They crossed the Esplanade.
Moments later they were on sand.
A lady with a mustard coloured coat and a Bulldog went ahead of them down the access ramp by the beach huts.
Her and her dog went south along the strand-line.
Another Lady wore mustard, a scarf.
She headed south along the water's edge.
At first glance her scarf looked like long blonde hair.
Beach Buoy collected five suitable stones.
He fed seed to some Crows that had been hopping and hoping alongside him and the dogs as they headed south .
There was lots of shingle.
The pottery pieces were just blank.
This old bottle piece will have read Superior.
The tide was a canny way out though the wreck was still at sea.
A light and mild breeze was blowing from the south west.
A man headed north with his Border Collie.
He had ignored yesterday's "Morning." from Beach Buoy.
They passed in silence.
You only make a fool of Beach Buoy once.
A small dog with unlimited energy ran around in circles chasing Crows.
A man with two Black Labradors walked the water's edge.
One ran to the dunes to roll on top of yesterday's Dead Oyster Catcher.
"Maxi! Maxi! Maxi! Maxi! Maxi! Maxi! Maxi!"
Buy a Dog lead ...
A big mouth and two black dogs went up a matching big slope.
Beach Buoy and the two dogs began to walk the low level route.
Up ahead, a man crossed the grey rocks, heading north.
Once on the beach he beachcombed the shingle patches.
Beach Buoy and the dogs climbed the small slope that leads to Stubborn Dog Stack.
"Morning Mate."
It was 9-15.
Borrowed Dog is always up for photograph.
Beach Buoy patted
THE
stone.
He added five more.
No Crows today.
It was milder.
He was later.
He scattered some seeds in the usual spot.
He had a sit and think on a driftwood seat with an elevated view.
A Ship headed into the river.
"See you mate."
They headed to the beach below.
Ladies and dogs had claimed the water's edge.
Beach Buoy and the dogs walked the tracks.
These were not from the council tractor.
Recently, large driftwood has been cut on site, the beach and taken away.
Sawdust and tracks the clues.
Beach Buoy and the dogs passed the north end of the dunes as the Village Church Bells rang out for 9-45.
They continued north.
Beach Buoy spotted a familiar face walking the Esplanade.
It was Mr. Gunn/Lunn.
"Morning."
"Morning, I've slept in."
Beach Buoy was taken back through the years in an instant.
Sat in the classroom.
English lesson was the first lesson of the day.
A pupil comes in late.
"I slept in Sir."
"You slept in a bed but overslept." replied the teacher.
Back to reality, Beach Buoy pointed to Borrowed Dog.
"Tuesday Walter."
"Ha."
"Enjoy your day."
"You too."
Beach Buoy headed to a Esplanade Bin to put his beach clean in.
Other unforgettable sentences ran through his mind.
BEACH BUOY.
Funny what sentences stay with you for the rest of your life.
Monday, 12 January 2026
12, JAN. 2026 SEATON SANDS, HARTLEPOOL.
Monday morning.
Beach Buoy, Borrowed Dog and Another Dog headed for the beach.
They arrived at around 8-20.
They had parked in Seaton Park Car Park.
They headed down the access ramp near to the beach huts.
It was eight degrees warmer than it had been yesterday.
To the south, a Large Ship was heading downriver to the open sea.
He collected five suitable stones at the Village Church Bells rang for 8-30.
Beach Buoy fed some Determined Crows.
The Large Ship set off into the bay.
They all headed south.
The lady with a dog called Dylan headed back north.
"Morning."
"Morning."
The Sunderland Supporter and his black dog were up near the dunes.
He won't have recognised Beach Buoy walking with two dogs?
A Dead Oyster Catcher lay near the sea.
Breeze-fluttered feathers looked like one last distant wave.
Although the five stones that Beach Buoy had gathered were suitable, they were quite heavy too.
It all reminded Beach Buoy of a Bob Hope cowboy film.
"He leans to the left, so shoot to the right.
The sun rises in the east ...."
They walked the low level route.
THE ROAD TO STUBBORN STACK.
"Morning Mate."
They had reached Stubborn Dog Stack.
It was around 9-05.
He added five suitable stones.
He patted
THE
stones.
No Crows at the stack.
Beach Buoy sat on the driftwood seat with an elevated view.
He had a sit and a think.
He heard fluttering.
He put his phone camera on to Selfie mode.
It is something he usually avoids at all costs.
The Crows had arrived.
The sit and think view.
"See you mate."
They headed back to the south.
Two ladies with Spaniels took selfies near to a large drift wood tree stump.
Nearby a Seal Pup lay dead.
A breath would have made it perfect.
As it was it was sleeping th soundest of all sleeps.
They headed back.
One Crow to feed and they were gone.
BEACH BUOY.
PAUL.
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