Transition
I was fortunate to have a day off from work today; my boss is a bit of a soft touch! The plan was to walk out to Hilbre Island for sunrise. Now sunrise at this time of year is at a reasonably sociable time however getting to the island for sunrise still meant getting out of bed earlier than a workday, strange how that can feel acceptible when you don't have to go in for work.
I had checked the cloud cover, weather radar, tide times but I hadn't noticed the wind speed! I now understand what those grimy buildings that get sandblasted feel like. I think my face lost 3 layers of epidermis within 5 minutes although on the positive side far cheaper than those expensive facial peels that I wouldn't know about.
So, quick change of plan and a slighlty more sheltered venue at Red Rocks. This is an area of sand dunes and reedbeds at the mouth of the Dee Estuary and is an important breeding site for natterjack toads, so with my history, it's obviously a bit of a magnet, sadly none were seen today, so no amphibious hallucinogenics for me today!
So, the image, yes it's sand and a progression from the water, rocks and ****, after all it's that you have left after the water has done it's business, and you'll be thrilled to know this is the first in a series 'Studies in sand'.
That may sound extremely tedious but is it only me that finds it fascinating how all the perfect ripples and undulations are created by the simple movement of water; ok, so it's only me.
And your music choice this evening: This is a great track and I love the video and the lyrics. I'm sure I wasn't a test tube baby, but I'm not sure how many people 'get me'. Reading all my nonsense, it's not really surprising.
youtu.be/cyLTRjMSX6k?list=RDcyLTRjMSX6k
Transition
I was fortunate to have a day off from work today; my boss is a bit of a soft touch! The plan was to walk out to Hilbre Island for sunrise. Now sunrise at this time of year is at a reasonably sociable time however getting to the island for sunrise still meant getting out of bed earlier than a workday, strange how that can feel acceptible when you don't have to go in for work.
I had checked the cloud cover, weather radar, tide times but I hadn't noticed the wind speed! I now understand what those grimy buildings that get sandblasted feel like. I think my face lost 3 layers of epidermis within 5 minutes although on the positive side far cheaper than those expensive facial peels that I wouldn't know about.
So, quick change of plan and a slighlty more sheltered venue at Red Rocks. This is an area of sand dunes and reedbeds at the mouth of the Dee Estuary and is an important breeding site for natterjack toads, so with my history, it's obviously a bit of a magnet, sadly none were seen today, so no amphibious hallucinogenics for me today!
So, the image, yes it's sand and a progression from the water, rocks and ****, after all it's that you have left after the water has done it's business, and you'll be thrilled to know this is the first in a series 'Studies in sand'.
That may sound extremely tedious but is it only me that finds it fascinating how all the perfect ripples and undulations are created by the simple movement of water; ok, so it's only me.
And your music choice this evening: This is a great track and I love the video and the lyrics. I'm sure I wasn't a test tube baby, but I'm not sure how many people 'get me'. Reading all my nonsense, it's not really surprising.
youtu.be/cyLTRjMSX6k?list=RDcyLTRjMSX6k