Paintings and Prints of the East Anglian Coast
After a very wet night on this cold day it finally stopped drizzling to take a walk down on Kessingland beach. It was very dull without any breaks in the clouds and visibility was very poor. With the strong wind the waves were breaking well on the beach. I have included a few Sanderlings in …
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A stroll along the beach from Kessingland to Pakefield. A little chilly with a stiff southerly, not a particularly high tide so no erosion by the waves but the strong wind is causing large mounds of sand to be eroded and deposited at the bottom of the cliffs. At high tide there is a slight …
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Found all along our shingle beaches Crambe Maritima (Sea Kale). When the leaves first broke through some weeks ago they were a fantastic purple. Several weeks later they are now a blue green and are in full flower with delicate small white flowers. I also noted that they have a fantastic scent like rich honey …
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Found whilst walking back from Pakefield to Kessingland stranded and unfortunately dead was this Lesser Pipefish (Syngnathus rostellatus). About 10cm in size an olive green back with pale silvery underside. Pipe fish are not a type of Seahorse but do belong to the taxonomic family.
I found these snail around our garden table. They are not enjoying the days sun.