return of the stone balancers

15th March12, Newton Links, 8am

Patterns in the sand

16th March12, Low Newton Dunes, 10am

Catkins are a beautiful sign of spring coming...

18th March12, Howick shore, 11am

Someone had been here before us balancing stones on the rocks. We tried to keep Daisy's inquisitive nose away from them!

19th March12, Newton Links, 8am

Footprints on the slimy shore

It was beautiful quiet morning with delicate light playing across the wet sand.

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shake in the sun

14th March12, Newton Links, 3pm

Beautiful day out and about. Daisy had a lovely run with new friend Buffy the Beardie and then went to the sea for a cool off and a shake...

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up and off

11th March12, Embleton Bay, 7am

Far too nice a morning to lie in bed so it was up and out at 6:30. Beautiful light on Embleton Bay.

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photography

9th March12, Craster/Howick, 9-12

It was sunny but very windy for Day 2 of Carolyn's training course and after getting blasted on the Craster shore we retreated to a haven under the sheltering cliffs of Howick.

10th March12, Football Hole, 7am

I was reading an article on "Lightstalking" (an excellent online photography magazine) and it inspired me to try a few more conventional landscapes today.

So Daisy and me were on the beach at the back of 7 and the light was beautiful...

As usual, Daisy managed to get into the photos whether invited or not. I bet this didn't happen to Ansel Adams!

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sun, not snow

5th March12, Embleton Bay, 8am

Beautiful sunny day for Nigel's postponed training course this morning. Good decision to avoid yesterday's snow and grey skies although the N wind today felt very wintry.

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shades of grey

1st March12, Newton Links, 8am

Patterns in the sand

2nd Mar12, Embleton Bay, 9am

A grey day for Carolyn's training course but the sky started off with a beautiful patchwork of clouds above the castle.

We talked about tearing your eyes away from the obvious castle to photograph other things on the beach...

...and then we let our gaze fall back on the castle again. By now the sky was a featureless overcast...

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Catching up

26th Feb12, Newton Links, 7:30am

An early Sunday morning just in time to see the last colour of the dawn.

27th Feb12, Newton Links, 8am

One of those 'big empty beach' days - low tide and no other people. Daisy's much more sociable than me and she gets bored while I'm relaxed.

28th Feb12, Howick Shore, 3pm

17 degC - summer temperatures in February! A very nice walk along to Craster to say hello to folk I know at the Jolly Fisherman and Shoreline cafe and then back.

29th Feb12, Newton Links, 8am

Happy Leap Year! Cool and fresh this morning. I had a run in the woods early on now that it's light by 6:30 and then Daisy and I did our usual thing...

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