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| A HORSE AND RIDER ARRIVED AT THE BEACH AS WE DID. |
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| AN OLD DRUM AND A PIPE UNCOVERED BY THE TIDE TODAY AND BY THE SHIFTING SANDS IN RECENT WEEKS. |
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| BALLOONS KILL WILDLIFE! |
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| NO SEAL TONIGHT, ONLY THE SEA, SAND AND SKY FOR COMPANY. |
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| SOMEONE'S BEACH ART. |
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| ONCE MORE THE SUN WAS EAGER TO SET SAIL ON ANOTHER PART OF THE WORLD. DREADING LONG DARK NIGHTS, THINK IT WORKS OUT WE LOSE ABOUT 15 MINUTES A WEEK, JUST OF COUPLE OF MINUTES A DAY BUT ADDS UP TO AROUND AN HOUR A MONTH. BEACH BUOY. |
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| ARRIVED AROUND 6pm. IT WAS A NICE EVENING. TWO DOGS IN TOW. |
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| WE SAT AND WATCHED THIS LITTLE CHAP FROM A DISTANCE. I AM NO EXPERT BUT HE LOOKED O.K. AND SEEMED TO BE RESTING AND ENJOYING A BIT OF A SUNBATHE? IF I HAD ANY CONCERNS I WOULD HAVE CONTACTED THE B.D.M.L.R. AS I HAVE IN THE PAST. THEY WERE GREAT AND HERE IS THEIR WEBSITE.... BDMLR MY MOBILE PHONE TAKES PRETTY GOOD PHOTOGRAPHS BUT ON THIS ONE I NEEDED TO KEEP MY DISTANCE AND THE ZOOM ISN'T THE BEST. |
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| FINALLY IT WAS TIME TO HEAD BACK. NIGHTS ARE DRAWING IN AT AN ALARMING RATE. I AM GOING TO MISS THE LIGHT NIGHTS MORE THAN I EVER HAVE. BEACH BUOY. |
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| Arrived around 6-15pm. The tide was a fair way out, but coming in. |
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| As soon as I got down to near the strand line I spotted this beauty. |
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| We crossed over to The Blue Lagoon and spotted this camp fire set up in the Dune area. |
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| Back onto Seaton Sands, I spotted this. |
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| Time to head back. |
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| The Sunset was staggering. My mobile's Camera doesn't do it justice this time. |
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| Tonight's finds. |
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| I placed the blue glass bead together with the other glass and stone beads that I have collected whilst beach combing. BEACH BUOY. |
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| DOWN THE IRREGULAR STAIRWAY TO THE BEACH. |
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| EASINGTON SEA GLASS. BEACH BUOY. |
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| ARRIVED AT THE BEACH ONE MINUTE BEFORE SUNRISE. |
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| IT IS AMAZING HOW QUICKLY THE SUN MOVES UP ABOVE THE HORIZON. THE LIGHT WAS FANTASTIC. |
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| THE GOLDEN SEA. |
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| LOOKING FOR A QUICK BROWN FOX............. |
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| EARLY BIRD. |
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| BEACH BOTTLENECK. |
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| WE SAT WAITING TO SEE IF THE FISH WERE JUMPING AGAIN, LIKE YESTERDAY. I THINK THIS SEAL HAD MUCH THE SAME IDEA? |
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| ACROSS TO NORTH GARE. |
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| BEACH MATES. BEACH BUOY. |
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| Second visit of the day. |
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| beach BEACH BUOY. |
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| We arrived on the beach at around 7-20 am just as three Tugs came out from the River Tees, to guide a large ship into Port. |
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| It was a little odd as to the North it was just a little dull, whereas out to Sea and to the South a Lemon Sky hung over the Bay for well over an hour. Usually you get a dramatic colour and it is a matter of take the photograph now or in the blink of an eye it's gone. |
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| The Sky was like one big cloud, vanishing into the Lemon strip in the distance. I thought that if rotated the sky would look like or could be the land to a daydreamer like me. |
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| This way up the sky looks like a Beach left as the tide receded, with little pools of water left in the rippled sand. Or maybe it's just me; like I said a bit of a daydreamer at times. |
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| We sat for a good while just looking at the Sea and Sky. |
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| The older Dog has seen it all before and sometimes takes the chance to grab a nap if we stop... on a comfy rock! |
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| Well over an hour after arriving, we started to head back; the Sky still had the glow.As we left our resting point a fish jumped ,arched out of the water three times and almost ended up on the sand. It was too quick for me to grab me phone to take a photograph but was great to see nonetheless. |
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| Once back, I cycled the length of the Esplanade to the Marina and back. I took this photograph of a sea coal gatherer collecting a load for the distant pick up truck to come and collect. It's the sort of photograph one could imagine a Magazine or Newspaper would use to pin a "Run down."or "Bleak" badge on the area. Hopefully regular readers of the blog have seen a better view of the Town, Bay, Beach and area in general? I hope so. BEACH BUOY. |
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| An early morning start to the day today. It was a glorious morning. |
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| The tide was well up. |
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| A few Dog walkers around . |
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| After a sit and think it was time to head back to the car. |
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| I went and bought breakfast and sat at Newburn Bridge. |
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| My Great Great Grandfather was awarded the Sea Gallantry Medal in 1901 for his part of the Trio rescue at Newburn Bridge. |
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| Made this years ago from driftwood and seaglass; it hangs in my car as do some others. |
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| I then cycled to Hartlepool Marina. Above is The National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool |
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| It was heading towards lunchtime, but for some the Beach was just waking. |
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| #2minutebeachclean |
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| Evening saw me back on the Beach. |
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| See you tomorrow sunshine. BEACH BUOY. |
