Happy New Year

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

Winter sunset

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

Marking the boundary

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

Looking straight ahead

Queen Victoria's statue at the seaward end of Grand Avenue.

Walking by the sea

The original houses

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.

Christmas

Festive greetings to members of City Daily Photo, Jan in Hove x

Streaks

Wednesday evening's sky.

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

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. 

Dorset Court 2

Dorset Court's entrance in Carlisle Road.

Dorset Court 1

Dorset Court - the side of the block that overlooks Kingsway.

Side view

Parish Church of St Philip, Hove

Private road

Storm clouds

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

Shopping and schooling

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

Sea colour

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

Grey and choppy

A cold day in town

Gardens at the Old Steine, this time looking across the centre.

After the rain

Looking seawards from the top of Vallance Gardens.

Setting out the stall

Brighton Craftaganza Craft Market, Fabrica, Duke Street, Brighton.

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.

Seaweed 2

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

Seaweed 1

This one's bladderwrack which can be used as a fertilizer and in herbal medicine.

Tiled street sign

Pembroke Avenue.

Street sign

Steine Street, Brighton, at the Marine Parade end of the street.

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

Tower

St Andrew's Old Church, Church Road.

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.

Bare

The lumpy, bumpy tree in winter, Vallance Road.