Seasonal preparations...

Signs of spring have been evident for a number of weeks - daffodils are now blooming on the south coast - but the season is occurring later than of recent times, with many trees yet to blossom. This is possibly due to the hard(ish) winter experienced in the UK this year.

While nature takes its own sweet time, man runs to his own timetable, and signs are appearing that indicate the anticipation of better weather to come. One such manifestation is the installation of the RNLI lifeguard stations, situated at intervals along the busier locations of Poole Bay, Dorset, to keep a watchful eye on swimmers and surfers alike. In the photograph, a surveyor directs an excavator driver (while another leans on his shovel), in creating a level base for one of the structures to the west of Bournemouth Pier.

24-70 mm f/2.8 AF-S Nikkor. 1/320 second at f/8. ISO 400.

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