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It had gone back to be overcast.
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"At Rousse the tower and battery are uniquely combined in a single fortification. It stood guard over the western approaches to the Braye du Valle which once separated the Clos du Valle from the rest of Guernsey."
From information sign...
By 1816 the battery had three 24 pounder cannon and two smaller 9 pounder cannon. The larger guns were mounted on inclined platforms to resist the force of the recoil while the smaller guns were on flat platforms so that they could be manoeuvred to fire through the embrasure openings on the rear wall.
The stone used for the gun platforms was from Purbeck in Dorset and would have been imported especially for the construction of the battery.
We had left our bags at the hotel, changed into sandals and then headed out for a lunch and a stroll, until it was time to check in.
Saint Peter Port Harbour is located in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey. It was a natural anchorage used by the Romans which has been changed into an artificial harbour that is now the island's main port for passengers.
The wordy concrete stairs.
Looks like they are recent - from a February 2025 post on Facebook
"The Clarence Battery Steps are open... with a new public art piece in situ, featuring a recording and poem from local poet Chloe Gallie.
Guernsey Arts is on a drive to feature local art, poetry and the written word in public spaces. From the Market Street Arches to temporary vinyl poems on the Market Steps... we love to find opportunities and visibility for local artists!
The project includes an audio post which allows users to listen to recordings of the poem recited by Chloe Gallie in both English and Guernesiais. This is the first use of a listening post in a public place in Guernsey, and is a solar powered self-sufficient way of providing audio in more remote locations."
And the steps themselves are recent...from a BBC post 6th September 2024
"Guernsey's Clarence Battery steps have reopened to the public for the first time in four years.
It follows seven months of construction work to restore the safety of pathway at La Vallette after it was closed due to a landslip in March 2020. "
I absolutely LOVE creating photo mosaics and this is one that I have been thinking about making for quite some time.
I have used 600 images of Guernsey that I have captured over the years and the level of detail in the final mosaic is insane!
Time to zoom up super close and see where and what you can spot...
I took my Citroën Acadiane across to Guernsey for a few days to explore the island. It was interesting to see the coastline history off the occupation from WW2. The motoring scene was also interesting with the island policy of encouraging small cars for environmental benefits. There is priority small car parking in key areas around St. Peter Port. Many of the roads on the island are single lanes so small narrow cars are ideal and there is vast amount of Kei vans which have been imported from Japan.
Golden Guernsey goats are smaller than the British dairy breeds, fine boned, and are generally quiet and docile. In many respects they are ideal “household” goats. The milk is relatively high in fat and protein to make it suitable for yoghurt and cheese.
Les chèvres Golden Guernsey sont plus petites que les races laitières britanniques, ont une ossature fine et sont généralement calmes et dociles. À bien des égards, ce sont des chèvres «domestiques» idéales. Le lait est relativement riche en matières grasses et en protéines, ce qui le rend idéal pour les yaourts et le fromage.
1950 built Albion Victor with body by Heaver at St.Peter Port bus station opposite the harbour. The type was w/d from service during the mid 70's. The green buses were owned by Guernsey Railways the red livery ones similar type were run by Guernsey Motors.
Just returned from a relaxing week on Guernsey. The sun setting just after 7pm, made it an ideal time to try to capture it, before heading out to eat and each one was very different. This beach was just 5 minutes walk from where we stayed. We thought we'd seen the last of this sunset, when the sun went behind a bank of cloud on the horizon but it found a few gaps before finally setting. Two shots taken earlier on the same evening in the comments below.
Turns out I have a frozen shoulder which it better some days than others. It may take some time to completely recover, so I'll be limiting my time on flickr for a while. Will try to keep up with my contacts as much as I can, please bear with me!
A shot I took earlier this month in Guernsey with the Red Arrows flying over St Peter Port to celebrate the Channel Islands Liberation. The islands in the background are Sark on the left and Jersey in the distant right.
Moulin Huet - deserted or so I thought, until a dog walker surprised me.
Legendary Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir fell in love with the secluded cove while visiting Guernsey in September 1883, and painted 15 famous pieces of Moulin Huet during his stay.
The causeway was under water, so a visit wasn't possible.
From information sign....
In 2006 Lihou Island and L'Eree Headland were
designated Guernsey's first Ramsar Site, which encompasses Lihou Island, La Claire Mare Nature Reserve, and the Colin Best Nature Reserve, as well as the intertidal area and outlying reefs and rocks.
Wetlands are habitats supporting a rich biodiversity and are among the world's most productive environments; as such they are a resource of great economic, cultural, recreational and scientific value.
Underpinning the Ramsar philosophy is the 'wise use of wetlands'; the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands for the benefit of people and nature.
Within the Island and headlands there is an amazing variety of interesting habitat types including rocky, gravelly and sandy shoreline, coastal grassland, salt marsh, reed bed and saline lagoon.
The site also includes vegetated shingle banks, sea grass beds and wet grassland which are internationally threatened habitat types.
These habitats support a rich diversity of animals and plants, including the marine mollusc locally called the Ormer. Ormers are found in shallow water underneath weed-covered rocks and can only be gathered by hand on 'Ormering tides', the lowest spring tides. Omering is an important part of the heritage of the Channel Islands.
Coastal scenery from the UK Channel Island of Guernsey.
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Our short break in Guernsey was mainly about our two grandsons and there was little opportunity for other photography. I did, however, manage to sneak out at sunset to grab a couple of shots near our hotel.
car from guernsey, seen in leipzig/germany
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Nr. 5 of my best spots from 2016
You know how much I love blending and I found the perfect paper to blend with my photo of St Sampson in Guernsey.
Photo blended (colour dodge) with Paper01 from:
Creative Papers 4 by Algera Designs
Embellishments from:
Incognito also by Algera Designs
Two wonderful kits :)
Promenade dans les îles anglo-normandes. Voici Jersey, en bas à droite, qui double quasiment de surface 2 fois par jour à la faveur des marées basses. La deuxième île, c’est Guernesey, plus petite et plus au nord. Ça n’en est pas moins la 2e plus grande île de la Manche… Guernesey n’a d’ailleurs pas toujours été une île : il y a 8000 ans, c’était le bout d’une péninsule rattachée au continent européen, avant que la montée des eaux ne les sépare. Pour voir les détails du collage (et les petites îles Sercq et Herm qui appartiennent à Guernesey), cliquez et zoomez sur www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/08/Channel_Island_...
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Ready to hop across the Channel Islands? Jersey, bottom right, has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world. As a result, it almost doubles in size twice every day with the low tide. Next up is Guernsey, smaller and further north, it's the second largest island in the Channel. Guernsey hasn't always been an island: 8000 years ago, it was the tip of a peninsula attached to the European continent before being separated by rising sea waters.
To see the details of the collage (and the small islands of Sark and Herm which belong to Guernsey), click and zoom here: www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/08/Channel_Island_...
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet
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I took my Citroën Acadiane across to Guernsey for a few days to explore the island. It was interesting to see the coastline history off the occupation from WW2. The motoring scene was also interesting with the island policy of encouraging small cars for environmental benefits. There is priority small car parking in key areas around St. Peter Port. Many of the roads on the island are single lanes so small narrow cars are ideal and there is vast amount of Kei vans which have been imported from Japan.
Also known as the Jerbourg Peninsular, this high rocky outcrop is the most south easterly point on Guernsey.
We did walk all the way down to near the light house, as the bridge was under repair.
A perfect car for a small island with a maximum permitted speed of 35 mph on the island and 25 mph in many built up urban areas.
Citroën AMI registration 77214.
I took my Citroën Acadiane across to Guernsey for a few days to explore the island. It was interesting to see the coastline history off the occupation from WW2. The motoring scene was also interesting with the island policy of encouraging small cars for environmental benefits. There is priority small car parking in key areas around St. Peter Port. Many of the roads on the island are single lanes so small narrow cars are ideal and there is vast amount of Kei vans which have been imported from Japan.