The shop keepers in Swanage certainly know how to celebrate Christmas, their window displays are just great. I've taken a few photos to show how everyone makes an effort and how good the town looks at Christmas.
Quite impressive I reckon!
Wednesday, 28 December 2016
Epic Christmas Window Displays in Swanage!
Wednesday 28th December 2016
The shop keepers in Swanage certainly know how to celebrate Christmas, their window displays are just great. I've taken a few photos to show how everyone makes an effort and how good the town looks at Christmas.
The shop keepers in Swanage certainly know how to celebrate Christmas, their window displays are just great. I've taken a few photos to show how everyone makes an effort and how good the town looks at Christmas.
Friday, 16 December 2016
A Cold December Afternoon Beach Walk
Friday 16th December 2016
Despite the cold we had a lovely walk along Swanage Beach from Shep's Hollow this afternoon. There was alarming evidence of cliff falls all along the beach from heavy rain and fierce seas, enough to keep me away from too near the cliffs! Walking back along the beach we came across a couple of teenagers swimming/body boarding in the sea - without wetsuits, just thinking about it makes me feel cold, goodness only knows how they felt!!
Despite the cold we had a lovely walk along Swanage Beach from Shep's Hollow this afternoon. There was alarming evidence of cliff falls all along the beach from heavy rain and fierce seas, enough to keep me away from too near the cliffs! Walking back along the beach we came across a couple of teenagers swimming/body boarding in the sea - without wetsuits, just thinking about it makes me feel cold, goodness only knows how they felt!!
The sand from the main beach appears to be at the north end of the beach for now, and the main beach seems to have lots of stone.
A couple of nice finds, a tiny cuttlefish and a mermaids purse.
A welcome bit of colour on a dull December afternoon.
A festively coloured beach hut complete with a Christmas wreath.
As the sun sets, so ends another walk!
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Poole & Harbourside Park
Wednesday 7th December 2016
We had a brief shopping trip to Poole this morning, mixed in with a walk along the harbour. Despite it being the end of the first week in December it was surprisingly calm in the town centre and we were in and out of the shops quite quickly and painlessly.
We had a brief shopping trip to Poole this morning, mixed in with a walk along the harbour. Despite it being the end of the first week in December it was surprisingly calm in the town centre and we were in and out of the shops quite quickly and painlessly.
There's so much more in the little streets off of the main roads.
The tourist information centre even had a postbox for mail to Santa!
I didn't dare go in to this old fashioned sweetshop, as I may well have had to try everything!!
The harbour Christmas tree, alive to the sound of singing....
house sparrows. A lovely temporary home for them amongst the branches.
Now and then as we walked passed the fishing boats and fishing equipment, it smelt revolting, very fishy!!
Black headed gulls keeping watch.
The tide was coming in and there were plenty of wading birds about. We saw several of these turnstones and among others, cormorants and oyster catchers.
The par overlooking the harbour is a nice place to just sit and watch the boats coming and going, away from the hustle and bustle, overlooking Brownsea Island.
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