Saturday 31 December 2011

Happy New Year

It's cold and grey by the sea today; best wishes for a brighter and better 2012!

Thursday 29 December 2011

Marking the boundary

The Peace Statue on the seafront - to the east of the statue is Brighton and to the west is Hove.

Wednesday 28 December 2011

Sunday 25 December 2011

The bigger picture

Going back to last week's posts about Dorset Court, this is what the block looks like in relation to other buildings along the same stretch of Kingsway. The buildings on the right-hand side are the original houses built c1890 when this section of road between Carlisle Road and Walsingham Road was known as Walsingham Terrace.  Dorset Court was built c1995 and Horizon, the newer block of flats in the centre, was built c2005. The photograph was taken earlier in this year during the Brighton Marathon.

Saturday 24 December 2011

Friday 23 December 2011

Streaks

Wednesday evening's sky.

You can see more of today's sky photographs at Skywatch Friday.

Thursday 22 December 2011

Dorset Court's green plaque

You can just about see this plaque on yesterday's photograph of Dorset Court; it's at the right-hand side of the entrance and commemorates Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell who died at 10 Walsingham Terrace, the original house built on this site. 

Wednesday 21 December 2011

Tuesday 20 December 2011

Friday 16 December 2011

Thursday 15 December 2011

Shopping and schooling

My local supermarket, Tesco - car park in front and the red brick building of the Connaught School in the background.

Wednesday 14 December 2011

Sea colour

Today the sea's that peculiar mucky beige colour that means we can expect bad weather.

Friday 9 December 2011

Sky over beach huts

It's awful weather so here's a lovely blue sky from earlier in the year to remind me that the weather will get better.

You can see more of today's sky photographs at Skywatch Friday.

Thursday 8 December 2011

Seaweed 2

I don't know what these two seaweeds are - can anyone enlighten me?

Monday 5 December 2011

Sunday 4 December 2011

Flypast

I haven't posted a sea picture for some time - here's one from last year by guest blogger Liz.

Photograph copyright Liz Marley 2010

Friday 2 December 2011

Relief from greyness

It's so nice to wake up to such a beautiful morning!

You can see more of today's sky photographs at Skywatch Friday.

Wednesday 30 November 2011

Weather watch

We're having very changeable weather on the south coast. This was yesterday's weather - cold, wet and very windy. Today (so far) has been grey, then sunny, then wet and now sunny again. The wind has changed direction from yesterday but there's still far too much of it!

Friday 25 November 2011

Thursday 24 November 2011

Wednesday 23 November 2011

Old Steine

Looking south across St James's Street towards Pool Valley with the Steine Gardens on the left.

Monday 21 November 2011

Sunday 20 November 2011

Medina House

Medina House on Hove seafront has been under threat of demolition for several years. Brighton & Hove Council dismissed the owner's planning appeal earlier this month and it looks as though the building has been saved. You can find out more about the history of Medina House here.

Friday 18 November 2011

Sunday 13 November 2011

At the going down of the sun

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

Lest we forget.