So, it's the first day of summer in the northern hemisphere...hang-on, these are the same words I used to start the post on the summer solstice last year; but then again, it's the same weather. The image shows deck-chairs set out for the summer visitors, and an RNLI Lifeguard setting up windbreaks in the background on Southbourne beach, Dorset, this morning, in prepatation to keep a close eye on swimmers, or anyone else using the local beaches. The main problem is that few people actually do, these days. Although the seven miles of sand beaches are kept to a high standard by the local council, they mostly get used by the odd dog-walker, or early morning jogger/fitness enthusiast. Maybe the current "credit crunch" will entice holidaymakers back to seaside resorts next year.
There was no visible sunrise to mark the start of the celebrations of Pagan rituals this year, and I left the beach just as the persistant drizzle closed in from the west.
© 2008
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