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Every morning is a fresh start
The Beach today A frosty morning in late October and the world is fresh and new. The sky along the horizon is a pale apricot, reflecting the rising sun in the East. The tide is nearly at its fullest under the pull of a full moon. The spray catches the light and sparkles. and further…
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Finding space (on World Mental Health Day)
The Beach Today Sometimes all we need is a little space to ourselves. To hear ourselves breathe. To let our shoulders fold downwards, feel safe enough to close our eyes and let our mind spin out to sea, into the sky or anywhere other than rattling around our skulls…. Did you know? The beach environment…
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A Herd of Elephants!
The Beach Today Look at the way the sun is breaking through the clouds and highlighting some waves as they spill in towards the shore. The sun makes the white of their ‘fuss and bother frills’ glow and shine! Further out white flecks contrast against the deep grey, almost glass-black of the sea, the excited…
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Rolling with the Punches
The beach today Sometimes we just have to roll….like the pebbles on the beach under the greater power of the wave – there is nothing we can do about it, we are where we are, what is happening is happening and we – just have to roll. It isn’t what we like (we like nice…
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Celebrating Rainbows
The Beach Today I can appreciate the awe that must have been felt before the scientific reason behind why rainbows happen was understood: Suddenly on a dark wet day beams of light are projected upon the screen of sky: what magical trickery is this! I tried to take a photo of the whole arc, it…
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Pebble Allsorts: Magical Time Capsules
The Beach Today Looking closely at the pebbles along the ridge this morning made me hungry. They reminded me of sweets. Many of them seemed to have a layer of mint or cream through them, reminding me of Humbugs, or the black and white Liquorice Allsorts, or the sweets that are actually called ‘pebbles’….! Did…
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Blast into the week on the wings of the wind!
The Beach Today – Monday! Why creep apologetically into a new week? Let’s jump, run and launch! In Westward Ho! it is a windy day (“Blustery” as Winnie the Pooh would call it.) and the wind is a great motivator for ‘launching’ yourself into the day. On a windy day your lungs fill deeply with…
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The Autumn Equinox
The Beach Today On this day we walk from summer into autumn. The waves are more of a gentle hiss and whisper today as they gently reach up the beach: The wind is louder. Imagine standing looking out to the horizon, breathing deeply, and standing still as the waves reach all the way up to…
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The Feather in the Sand
The Beach Today It is a warm September morning, with a slight North wind bite reminding me that I should be wearing a warm coat. It is autumn. But the sun is warm through the cloud and making the sand sparkle. The tide is a long way out leaving the sand exposed and chatty –…
Marine Moments 