As seen over the River Humber, The North Lincolnshire side of the river is seen in the far background.

Out of season

I was waiting for the right sun and color and then came the two seagulls to complete the shot

As shot with the Nikon D7000 and the 18-55mm VR 2..

A Schooner makes its way up the River Humber on a September Afternoon, ( taken against the Sun )

* We have just got back from a week in Cumbria which made a wonderful change .Not had time to sort out any photos from the trip, so for now a shot of a winter sunset on the River Humber which makes quite a pleasing abstract

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* A different perspective on the Humber Bridge shot from the North Bank of the river at Hessle at sunset on a cold January evening in 2019

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** Sorry its yet another Humber Bridge sunset at least this is taken on the right ( Yorkshire ) side of the river . Lincolnshire is just a faint outline in the background

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A shot taken from the South Bank of the Humber estuary . The chimneys are the cement works at South Ferriby . It was New Years day .

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Well that’s Christmas over for another year hope everyone was able to enjoy themselves. We managed a couple of decent walks so it went well

This is a sunset over the River Humber taken from the North Bank of the river in January 2019

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** A recent sunset over the Humber Bridge taken from the South Bank of the River Humber looking towards Yorkshire

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A walk along the banks of the River Humber a windy cloudy day but occasionally a little sunlight sneaked through the dark heavy sky . In the distance you can just see the Humber Bridge

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Cleaning windows skin deep

* A second shot from Spurn Point this time looking inland. Spurn is well known as somewhere to see fantastic sunsets . However this evening it was not that spectacular but still rather enjoyable to see . This was taken looking across the Humber estuary towards the East Yorkshire “ mainland “ . There is not a lot of water in the shot just some very wet mudbanks .

If you are interested in the area there is a description of Spurn Point in the text of my previous post

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Sad to hear that another giant of American music has died. I was listening to Lucille this morning and it still makes me want to dance . Thanks for the music Little Richard “ Whop bop b-luma b-lop bam bom "

My first photograph of a Curlew . It was not taken at the sea shore but on the banks of the River Humber near the city centre as the tide was coming in . Usually one only sees Gull so it was rare sighting oddly enough about ten minutes after seeing this a seal appeared but I could not manage to get a decent shot . It was taken on a cold grey December afternoon in 2018

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Boats on the mud

The dogs are back

Snowy beach

* I never tire of taking shots of the Humber Bridge the most attractive gateway to Hull.

The Humber Bridge was built in 1981 it is an architectural masterpiece With a centre span of 4,626 ft and a total length of 7,283 ft or 1.3 miles the Humber Bridge was the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world for 17 years, until Japan's Akashi Kaikyō Bridge opened on 5 April 1998. Each tower consists of a pair of hollow vertical concrete columns, each 510 ft tall and tapering from20 ft square at the base to 14.8 ft at the top. The bridge is designed to tolerate constant motion and bends more than 10 ft in winds of 80 mph . The towers, although both vertical, are 1.4 inches farther apart at the top than the bottom due to the curvature of the earth.

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** The image of the Humber Bridge is not inappropriate I traveled across it yesterday to spend New Years Eve with some friends on the South Bank of the River. This morning I drove back to Hull over the bridge . We don’t use it that often but I do enjoy crossing over it. Its a splendid bridge with fantastic views over the River Humber

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"Did you really cry,

When you saw the hole in the sky?

Did you really hold your head and hide your eyes?

Well, that's all right,

You might call it ultraviolet radiation,

It's only sunlight"

(So You’d Like to Save the World - Lloyd Cole)

The beach

Mono Swing

The Pier

Sun breaking through

The Pier

Fog ghosts

Sunlight on the groyne

The Pier

The Deep on the Rivers Hull and Humber at Hull

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Lone seagull

Dramatic skies over the estuary.

Sunlight on the Humber Estuary at Hull

Lined up

Swings

Reflections and toast

Glorious sunshine

Bike and Pier

* Given that Spurn Point is relatively close to Hull I guess it's surprising I do not go there often. It is the oddest and wildest part of East Yorkshire with huge skies. However I find it too desolate to really enjoy, though some of my friends who are serious birders love it . This shot was taken on the narrowest parts of the spit. On the left hand side is the North Sea and on the right the waters of the Humber estuary . The little wooden cabin is a shelter in case a high tide cuts you off from the mainland which is not uncommon. You can see the lighthouse which is about four miles further along the spit.

Its a hard place to describe so I will borrow some text from the Yorkshire wildlife trust .

From the Yorkshire wildlife trust website

Spurn Point (or Spurn Head as it is also known) is a narrow sand spit on the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, that reaches into the North Sea and forms the north bank of the mouth of the Humber estuary. It is over 3 miles long, almost half the width of the estuary at that point, and as little as 50 yards wide in places. The southernmost tip is known as Spurn Head or Spurn Point and is the home to an RNLI lifeboat station and disused lighthouse. It forms part of the civil parish of Easington.

Spurn Head covers 280 acres above high water and 450 acres of foreshore. It has been owned since 1960 by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and is a designated National Nature Reserve, Heritage Coast and is part of the Humber Flats, Marshes and Coast Special Protection Area.

The peninsula is made up from sand and shingle as well as Boulder Clay eroded from the Holderness coastline washed down the coastline from Flamborough Head. Material is washed down the coast by longshore drift and accumulates to form the long, narrow embankment in the sheltered waters inside the mouth of the Humber estuary. It is maintained by plants, especially Marram grass . Waves carry material along the peninsula to the tip, continually extending it; as this action stretches the peninsula it also narrows it to the extent that the sea can cut across it in severe weather. When the sea cuts across it permanently, everything beyond the breach is swept away, only to eventually reform as a new spit pointing further south. This cycle of destruction and reconstruction occurs approximately every 250 years. The now crumbling defences will not be replaced and the spit will continue to move westwards at a rate of 2 metres per year, keeping pace with the coastal erosion further north.

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The Pier.

Fisherman's Cottages

Thanks everyone for sending good wishes on my birthday yesterday. I had a good birthday a pleasant long lunch in a favourite restaurant , generous gifts of wine, books and chocolate.

I took this a couple of weeks ago when we had a stroll on the South bank of the Humber. I did not take a camera as I thought I had enough images of the Humber Bridge . However this colourful scene in Barton Haven was quite appealing thankfully I had the phone. As you can see the Humber Bridge does make an appearance in the background . As for the Haven its pretty silted up it would need a pretty high tide to get a boat in or out of here and onto the Humber

Taken on my phone

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Zig zag

In the tide

Seals are aquatic mammals which belong to the family ‘Pinnipedia‘ which means ‘winged-feet’ and refers to their flippers, which are specially adapted for life in the sea. There are 33 species of seal worldwide, two of which live around the British coastlines. The Common seal (also known as the Harbour Seal) and the Grey Seal are the two species found in the United Kingdom....This one was seen ashore on the River Humber ..

Nice morning

The Groyne

A replica of Nelsons topsail Schooner HMS "Pickle" arriving at Hull Marina after a voyage from Portugal,

This Grimsby Fishing Vessel is one of about 30 Vessels of all types taking part in a Flotilla sailing from Hull to the Humber Bridge and back ..This Event is to Commemorate The Queens Platinum Jubilee Celebrations .

Stormy day

Light breakout