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Monday, 27 July 2026

27, JULY 2026. JUST A BIKE RIDE

 


Seaton Carew Bus Station.


MAGIC SHOP.
FANCY DRESS HIRE.
Back in the day.



Colourful Newsagents.



Council Tractor rakes the beach.


Tractor rake has been busy.
Any stones are taken down to the Grey Rocks near to Stubborn Dog Stack.



The beginnings of a concert.
Fencing on the way.

Paul.

SEATON SNOOKS TEA ROOM OUT AND ABOUT CARD.


 

 The day the sky was really blue. 

Beach Buoy.


27 JULY 2026. SEATON SANDS, HARTLEPOOL.

Monday morning.
Beach Buoy and Another Dog headed to the beach.
It was sunny and 6-34 a.m.

The lady with a red coat and a brown dog called Jasper were just leaving.
"Morning."
"Morning."

A sea swimmer was back at his car after his swim.
"Morning."
"Morning."


A Crow was sat on Esplanade signage.
Beach Buoy scattered a few seeds for it.


Team One Black Ear reached the top of the beach access ramp.
Walk done.
They chatted.

Beach Buoy and Another Dog headed to the tidal sand.

As they went down the access ramp, a couple appeared on the Esplanade Wall.
Mac coffee cups were placed on the wall .
Two pairs of legs swung over.
They sat watching Beach Buoy's progress to the sea.
There is a chance they came to see the Sun and sea?
After all it takes allsorts.

The Beachcombing Border Collie Couple were off up the ramp and home.
It was early but Beach Buoy felt late.
It didn't matter he has forever.

Little Terns chattered at the nest site and along the water's edge too.



He collected five suitable stones.


The Council Tractor was rattling to the north as it cleared the tourist end of the beach of stones.

The tide was well out.
It was just out beyond the wreck.
The beach sand was gradually reclaiming the wreck as it's own.

Beach Buoy and Another Dog headed south.


A big circular dip in the sand doesn't really show up on  photograph.

A man was seeing more phone than sea.

His friendly dog was keen to play.

It ran from place to place, wagging.

Maybe the dog was hoping that the man was ordering a ball on line with same day delivery?


Pied- Wagtails jumped from one seaweed clump to another.
Flies liked the drying seaweed.
Wagtails likes the flies.
A Distant Dotty Dog and Owner rushed along the water's edge.
Distant waves were shared.

Beach Buoy turned towards the dunes just in time to see a Wabbit scamper up a dune path.
It was the biggest dune Wabbit that Beach Buoy had seen.
He named it Harvey.



The Council Twactor ...  Sorry  Tractor trundled by.
More beach stones to the south.

Beach Buoy and Another Dog walked the low level route.
He chose and added two sturdy stones.


Up the small slope.


"Morning Mate."
It was 7-18.
Beach Buoy added the five suitable stones.
He patted 
THE 
stone.
He scattered some seeds.
The wildlife water bowl was still full.
He sat on the driftwood seat with an elevated view.
The lady who walks the full beach headed south.
Team Muzzled Dog headed south too.
Distant waves were shared.
The sea sparkled.
A perfect breeze blew across the dunes.

The full beach lady headed back to the north.

A Common Blue Butterfly landed nearby.
They look like a spark from an electrical outage.
Even with wings closed they look wonderful.

Two Big Bees bumbled by, just above the height of the dune grasses and bushes.

Sand Martins came swooping low too.
Perhaps they were chasing the Bees?

"See you mate."

They returned to the low level route.

Back to the beach.



As usual, Beach Buoy walked the tractor tracks as if it were a pathway.
The Yellow Sand Road!
"LETS PUT ON A SHOW."
said a Mickey Rooney voice in Beach Buoy's head.Letd 

Beach Buoy and Another Dog headed back in silence.

Almost.

A distant wave was given to Dylan and his owner as the walked south along the water's edge.


Close to the edge.
A Yacht sailed the horizon.
The only clouds in the sky were it's backdrop.

Beach Buoy out a small beachclean in an Esplanade Bin.

The flowers left after the tragedy are fading.
The Village Church Bells rang for 8 a.m. 

Paul


Sunday, 26 July 2026

SEATON SNOOKS TEA ROOM OUT AND ABOUT CARD.

 


Three out of four goths like to pledge.

Beach Buoy.

26, JULY 2026. SEATON SANDS, HARTLEPOOL.


 It had rained through the night.
Sunday morning.
Beach Buoy arrived at the beach alone.
It was 6-20 a.m.

The lady who once fell off her bike was heading back to the north.
She was walking The Esplanade with her regular pal.


Beach Buoy headed to the tidal sand.
He collected five suitable stones as he did so.

The Beachcombing Border Collie Couple overtook.
They walk at quite a speed.

The lady who walks the full length of the beach passed by.
The discussed a missing dog and photographs of clouds.


Beach Buoy headed south.


There were lots of grey clouds around.
It was mild and muggy.


Beach Buoy's photographs won't do this morning justice.
There was an atmosphere.
Maybe it was the muggy greyness after so much sustained bright and sunny?

Out in the bay, around one hundred sea birds rafted, just north of the sea serpent marker.


Beach Buoy made his way along the low level route.
He collected two Sturdy Stones.
He added them to the sea defence.

The others that had walked the beach were now just dogs to the north.


He climbed the small slope.
Overnight raindrops hung from blades of dune grass.


"Morning Mate."
It was 6-55.
He added five suitable stones.
He patted 
THE 
stone.
He scattered some seeds.
He topped up the wildlife water bowl, rainfall has helped.


He had a stand and a think.


Industry to the south.

"See you mate."
Beach Buoy continued south.


Up and down the highs and lows of the dune edges.


He looked to the north.


Tank traps in the dunes.
Photograph for a drawing later.

Beach Buoy continued south.
He was hoping that the driftwood seat was still in place.


It was.


Beach Buoy enjoyed the view for a while.


Beach Buoy wandered his way back.


Beach Buoy gave Stubborn Dog Stack a distant wave from the beach below.
As he did so, a Magpie landed on one of giant pencils.
It dropped down to feed on the seed that Beach Buoy had left.
He continued north.
Ted "the terrible." and his owner were busy searching for sea glass.



A metal detectorist scanned the sands.
The Village Church Bells rang for 8 a.m. as Beach Buoy reached the access ramp.

Up on The Esplanade, Beach Buoy placed a small beach clean into a bin.
He chatted to two thirds of Team Mick Aston Jumper.

Paul.

Saturday, 25 July 2026

25, JULY 2026. SEATON SANDS, HARTLEPOOL.

Happy Gotcha Day Ruby..
Five years ago.
 


Beach Buoy and Another Dog headed to the beach to celebrate.
They reached Sandy Car Park at 5-58 a.m.

A Little Tern chased a Large Gull away from the nest site.
A man with a Border Collie came up from the beach.
He placed a beachclean into an Esplanade Bin.


The grass that runs alongside The Esplanade is as yellow and dry as the nearby dune sand.


The Little Tern Nest Site Fencing.
Beach Buoy wondered how long it would be before the birds would move on?

Beach Buoy and Another Dog headed to the beach.


They went down to the flatter, tidal sand.


The tide was well out.
The wreck was on show.
The wreck lies within the dog ban area.
So close ups on dog-free days only.
Or maybe in Autumn when the dog ban doesn't apply.


Team One Black Ear were to the south.
In time their paths crossed.
They chatted.

Beach Buoy and Another Dog continued south.
He threw a capful of seed to a Lone Crow.

The only hint of Sun was an orange blush on the horizon.

To the north, Beach Buoy could see that the Beachcombing Border Collie Couple were on their way south.

A man with a dog walked the water's edge.
His dog walked in the sea.

 Beach Buoy walked a lazy strand-line.
A beach-lost football waited to be kicked.
Beach Buoy obliged.
With a drop of a shoulder and the swing of a leg, Beach Buoy launched the ball.
It went up to the dune edge.
Someone would be glad to find it later.





A Beach Fisherman was setting up to the south.



"Morning Mate."
Beach Buoy added the five suitable stones.
He patted 
THE 
stone.
He added five more.
He added some seeds .
He topped up the wildlife water bowl.
He had a sit and a think on the driftwood seat with an elevated view.



A Gull.























A smashed bottle on a beach rock.
It was beach-cleaned.

Two thirds of Team Mick Aston Jumper were walking The Esplanade.
"Morning."
"Morning."
"Morning."