So, it's the first day of summer in the northern hemisphere, not that you'd know it here on the Dorset coast, although the wind has dropped to gale force today, and the rain is nice and warm. It's all probably down to global warming: I do my bit, so it must be the others.
The image was shot at around mid-day today, and shows Boscombe pier undergoing refurbishment, in the distance.
The surf reef, scheduled for construction this year, now has had objections lodged by local fishermen (rolls eyes), and could delay or prevent the reef being constructed. The artificial reef, crucial to the development of the area, must be built this year or the sand that's already in place may be washed away during the winter, thus increasing costs if it is eventually built at a later date. What these people don't appear to comprehend, is that the reef will be a benefit to marine life, as well as the local economy. Plus, why have they left it until this late stage to register a protest? Still, it's their sea, so I suppose it's alright to object.
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