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One from last April and an early rise for a visit to Spurn Point.
No direct light, but a bit of colour in the sky.
"Horses’ skulls used to be stashed
Under dance boards long ago:
They enticed echoes from a heel
And helped the sound ring whole.
A sobering thought, my love,
Those heads underfoot:
I drove them from my mind,
And strove to keep you near."
© 2010, Aifric Mac Aodha
From: Gabháil Syrinx
Publisher: An Sagart, Dublin, 2010
ISBN: 9781903896631
© Translation: 2010, Aifric Mac Aodha
Publisher: First published on PIW, 2011
"Aifric Mac Aodha was born in Dublin in 1979. Her first collection, Gabháil Syrinx (The Capture of Syrinx) was edited by Pádraig Ó Fiannachta and published by An Sagart in 2010. She is the Irish-language poetry editor of Comhar and The Stinging Fly. At University College, Dublin, she studied Old Irish and Modern Irish. Her profound knowledge of the Gaelic tradition, as well as Greek mythology, has produced many erudite poems, which is not to say that these poems appeal solely to the intellect. Striking imagery and deceptively simple language bypass the intellect and provoke a lingering emotional response. These emotive evocations can be felt in the dreamlike sequence of ‘Turas na mBolcán’ (Journey of the Volcanoes)."
Here's a long exposure photograph I made in Herne Bay, Kent. This is some of the many groin sea defences along the coastline.
I took this using a Lee Super Stopper for 66 seconds.
There was not much going on sky-wise so I overexposed slightly to give the washed out look.
Hope you enjoy.
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Sea Defences and The Redcar Beacon
The sea defences and Beacon were part of a £75m redevelopment of the town's seafront (2013)
North Yorkshire Coast, UK
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A trip back to North Norfolk back in November, and a much better than expected sunrise at Cromer. I believe they have beefed up the see defences at Cromer and the rock ‘island’ is part of that?
“We all build internal sea walls to keep at bay the sadnesses of life and the often overwhelming forces within our minds." ― Kay Redfield Jamison, An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
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Not much time for sliding today so this is a shot from the autumn which I have had a little play with.
Lots of housework to do today (boring boring boring!!!) so I will catch up with your streams tonight
HSS!!
A panorama of what look like new beach defences at Beesands.
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Yep, again lovely wintery conditions up there. This one with a bit higher key, hope you like guys ; ) thanks everyone for passing by and taking the time to comment as always very much appreciated.
Next to the Cramond Island high tide causeway are these protective structures, creating an anti-submarine defence to the south of the island.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/edinburgh/cramondisland/in...
Other photos from otherForth defensive sites here : flic.kr/s/aHskQpG9QK
Chatted with the very talented Rod (blue fin art) when taking this image which is actually the second time we have met whilst out and about.
In medieval times, long before the naval base at Devonport was established, the English fleet would be moored in Cawsand Bay, which is part of Plymouth Sound. In 1596 the Spanish mounted a raid on Cawsand but were beaten off by the local militia, and a small fort was constructed on the knoll where the congregational church now stands.
The requirement for further defences in and around Cawsand Bay became clear in 1779 when the English fleet was absent and a 66-strong Franco-Spanish fleet anchored here intending to land 30,000 soldiers ashore. The invaders had planned to seize the high ground and bombard Plymouth. It would have served as a foothold on English soil. But as with the earlier Armada, the plans were disrupted by stormy weather.
A battery was then constructed above Cawsand and when a renewed threat from the French was perceived in the 1860s a series of large new forts were built to protect Plymouth (and Portsmouth) from attack by sea. It included the one above Cawsand (pictured) which was built on the site of the 18th century battery. These forts were to become known as Palmerston's Follies.
It was constructed with nine guns facing to seaward, covering Cawsand Bay itself, and a further 14 guns to protect the fort from a landward attack. But improved longer range weaponry on other forts in Plymouth Sound meant the coastal defence role of Cawsand had ceased by 1903. The fort remained garrisoned throughout WWI however and was released by the military in 1926. It is said that the guns were only fired once, causing houses in Cawsand village to fall down. After many years lying derelict it was converted into residences. It is now a Grade II-listed building.
Sources: www.castlesfortsbattles.co.uk/south_west/cawsand_fort.html, britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101329146-cawsand-battery-ma...