blue day

 3rd March 26, Newton Point, 5pm

A beautiful blue day that lasted long enough to squeeze in a cheeky walk after work.

I don't know who arranges the stones, seashells and other found items but they've been doing it for years. 

 

new normal

 2nd March 26, Warkworth, 10am

Getting back to the new normal.

Thank goodness for little Ruby who makes it all easier.

gone but not forgotten

 28th Feb 2026, Bumpy Road, 10am

We scattered the ashes of our beautiful Henry today at his favourite beach for swimming and playing.

It's a cruel world sometimes to lose a wee pal when he was only half way through his life.

There was the lightest shower of rain for just a few seconds as we laid him to rest.  So beautiful.

RIP Henry

28th Feb 2026, Rothbury, 5pm

Beautiful light shone across the land as we walked and exchanged memories and tears.

from the hills to the sea

 14th Feb 26, Rothbury, 9am

The first blue sky day for a long time.

Unfortunately I was in a black and white mood...

14th Feb 26, Warkworth, 4pm

High cloud has drifted over us now.  

A prelude to the snow and rain 

That has been foretold. 

In winter, we can only be grateful 

For a briefly bright respite 

And bid farewell to the fading blue 

As it dissipates over the horizon

21st Feb 25, Warkworth

Recent storms have revealed a layer of purple sand.  Animal, vegetable or mineral?

22nd Feb 26, Simonside,

Ruby's first unassisted walk up Simonside (last time she was carried part of the way)

23rd Feb 26, Hauxley

25th Feb 26, at home

Across the rooftops 

and through the wires 

I can see a line of sea 

and, today, 

the sunrise.

25th Feb 26, Bamburgh Castle

Patterns in the mosses and lichens of the old walls.

27th Feb 26, Bamburgh Castle

Just a beautiful morning but then a fulmar passed by...

flotsam

 7th Feb 26, Warkworth, 9am

The grey weather continues.  We've had weeks of persistent easterly winds which I have never known here before.

The amount of litter on the beach is shocking but some of it is photogenic.

after the rainy season

 1st Feb 26, Simonside, 9am

A misty start but brightened up a bit.

After several weeks of rainy days this was like spring

 1st Feb 26, Alnmouth, 3pm

A very pleasant end to the day.  After so many gloomy days, you could finally see the later sunset.

misty, moss and lichens

 18th Jan 26, Rothbury, 9am

A misty day of mosses and lichens.