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| Beach Buoy. Here he is with his Dad sat outside their cabin with a sea view at Middleton, Hartlepool. Dad lived in the Village as a child and would later become Mayor of Middleton on more than one occasion. A Mayor of a Village of one Pub and a cluster of fisherman's cabins. The location of the cabin is now a car park for the Marina Flats. |
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| Here is Beach Buoy aged around 14 on Middleton Beach with his big black dog Duke. They would come to this beach every Saturday and Sunday Morning. This would stay with Beach Buoy for all of his life. |
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| Fast forward 40 plus years and its Seaton Sands Beach at Seaton Carew, about three miles south of Middleton. Beach Buoy had been to work. He and Stubborn Dog arrived at 4-08 pm. The tide was high, having peaked around 40 minutes earlier. The Sun was bright but fairly low in the Pale Blue Sky. The low level of the Sun meant that even the ripples in the sand cast shadows, duplicating their design in a contrasting shade. |
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| Up above the dunes cloud 7 appeared. It was odd to see such sharp lines. |
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| High tide meant a narrow stretch of sand between the sea and the dunes. The Beach was quite busy; too busy for Beach Buoy today. He could have done with a bit of space today. Beach Buoy pulled up two hoods; more as a type of blinker from the hustle and bustle of a busy narrow beach than against the cold breeze. |
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| These three Small-spotted Cat shark /Lesser spotted Dogfish Egg cases were entangled with a bundle of ghost-fishing fishing line. Beach Buoy beach cleaned the line. A double-hooded Beach Buoy claimed the water's edge as his own. He and Stubborn Dog walked ( and dragged) as far as the grey rocks and then turned back to the north. Some windows of houses across the Bay, over on the Headland shone like golden mirrors as they reflected the lowering sun back across the Bay. |
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| As they continued North the golden mirrors turned to orange and then to grey as the sun began to sink lower and lower. It was then that car headlights caught the eye as they travelled South along the sea front. As the daylight became dimmer, then it was the turn of the red tail lights of cars heading North to become more vibrant and noticeable. |
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| The sky was mostly a clear light blue but what clouds that were visible were swooping and dramatic. |
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| The setting sun gave the dunes a colourful back drop. Later in the car park, Beach Buoy counted a total of nine aeroplane vapour trails ; all heading North. Three Seagulls sat on the water treatment building as Beach Buoy drove off, leaving the Seagull silhouettes standing at the roof apex; calling to one another. BEACH BUOY. |
