Well, after an enjoyable walk of about six and a half miles yesterday, followed by a fish and chip lunch and then some tidying up of PM in the garage, and today a morning gardening, followed by more tidying up of PM in the garage, a bit of time to post some more photos. Thanks, first, however, to those who've commented since the last lot of photos. Your comments are much appreciated and encouraging.
A house under construction was mentioned some time ago, so here are a couple more photos of it. It didn't appear quite as intended because of lack of time; I had meant to have rafters and beams in real wood showing.
First a scene at ground level with the owner and architect checking some points while a couple of joiners get on with their work. Hopefully, the owner isn't making major changes at this late stage.
Next a view showing work on the gable ends. This DS scaffolding set is one of my favourite accessories.
Now some views of what's happening around and about.
Near the railway, some land has been given over to allotments for keen gardeners, and two of them are hard at work. There's nothing like fresh-picked vegetables and fruit such as raspberries. (In our new garden we are seeing some results after nearly three years here - new and old potatoes, a few raspberries, peas, French beans, runner beans and courgettes. Next year, we shall have four 2.4m x 1.2m raised beds in use, so there should be more still.) Note the garden chair in the shed for when the work gets too hard!
Some dog walkers have met up in the wooded area bordering the beach area. I imagine they meet regularly walking their dogs - dogs can be a great way to start talking with people.
Just a bit further along, a group of school children are being shown round the old lookout tower. Many of them are thinking of pirates and sea battles, but it's nothing as romantic as that and was built in Victorian times as somewhere to walk to on a Sunday afternoon and then watch the sailing ships passing by.
Some one's having an exciting day as their barbecue gets out of control! Hopefully, the fire brigade will be there soon. (The family don't seem particularly surprised at what's happened, maybe it's happened before!)
And here's an old friend, Fred sitting in the garden with his dog. Looks like he's finished the crossword in the newspaper today. I wonder where Maisie is?
Tomorrow, we'll look at Sea's End and some general photos of the railway.
