A dozen or so extra photos from our walk northward along our shore on 6th August 2026. Enjoy…
6th August 2026
No apologies for posting water-pics first! 🔼 You think my focus was the mallards? Nope. It was that reflected lamppost 🔽 Water Lilies, shadow-banded
6th August 2026
6th August 2026
🔼 Methinks the pond safer sailing for this model boat than would be the tumbling sea 🔽
6th August 2026
6th August 2026
Flowers 🔼 Valerian is happy rooted into gaps in a wall, so it has no problem here where dune meets prom 🔽 Sea Holly (spot the bee) ⏬ No, not dandelion. This is Hawksbeard
6th August 2026
6th August 2026
6th August 2026
🔼 Sheepsbit-Scabious 🔽 Ditto, with exceedingly crisped looking moss
6th August 2026
6th August 2026
For me, this is very sad to see, so used to seeing the dune plants looking fresh and green, even when winter winds and frosts have seared everything else. But… 🔼 the grey curling things are what remains of the Ferns. Though that Bedstraw looks wonderfully bright! 🔽 Sedum, ever green, it’ll flourish in an inch of soil, or not even that
6th August 2026
6th August 2026
🔼 I’ve heard it called ‘Beach Rose’ but to me it’s Japanese Rose. Whatever it’s name, like everything else, it’s suffering from our heat and lack of rain 🔽 Restharrow, a member of the pea family, much cursed by farmers back in the days when a horse pulled their ploughs and harrows
6th August 2026
🔽 I couldn’t resist adding this. After all these beige photos, we need the blue sky and sea!
6th August 2026
I hope you didn’t find that too depressing. I have no doubt when I return to the dunes sometime around December to February all will be green again
And yes, we have some flyers this week. Just a few.
crispina kemp 
It is sad to see the ground so dry but still those little hardy plants are pulling through! Loved the lamppost reflection and the boat – on first look I didn’t realise it was a model – amazing what perspective gives – thanks for the trip😃
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My pleasure, good to have you along. And I’m sure once we’ve had the autumn rains the green will be restored. We did have some rain in the night. Real rain that made a noise and left droplets behind; not that feeble stuff that’s really dense humidity
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Yes we had a it too we do need a bit more it is fprecast so fingers crossed 😊
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We’ve since had more. Including a thunderstorm accompanied by hammering rain. I’ve asked the weather god if we can have that again. But not when I’m walking the camera!
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Beautiful colors and resilient flowers, despite the scorched earth. And yes …. I did spot the bee! 🐝
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Since then, we’ve had approx 1/2 hour of rain. We’re still in drought. And that makes every plant, flowering or not, especially precious
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While the dryness is sad, there is nothing depressing about this lovely post. You’ve captured much beauty.
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Thank you, Dale. It makes my heart swell, the way you all see the beauty in the photos.
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It is not difficult to do so 🙂
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Thank you, my little voice whispers in humility 🤪
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I’ve enjoyed seeing those flowers and the lily pads. They look so amazing! 🤩
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Just what we need when the heat’s so high! 😃
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Exactly! 😃
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Oh yes!
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Lovely pictures
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Thank you, Sadje 🙏
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You’re most welcome
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