Y is for Year, the old one

I'm waving goodbye to 2014 with a long stroll by the sea. The weather is damn cold pretty bracing today but there are welcome glimpses of blue sky and sunlight now and then.
A photograph for ABC Wednesday.

Cambridge Road

Taken on Sunday and, yes, the sky really was that beautiful shade of bright blue!

The lion and his hat

Spotted in Salisbury Road.
Photograph © J. Frense 2014

A cold and sunny day

Shadows outside Waitrose, Western Road, Brighton. The shadows are cast by this building which is being restored.

Clearing up

8am, Western Road, Brighton - fire crew removing Christmas decorations that fell down after stormy weather overnight.
Photograph © David John Hulatt 2014

It's sale time

In the UK, Christmas day is hardly over and then the sales start. Some stores in Brighton opened their doors at 6am today - is that desperation or dedication I ask myself? This is Argos on Western Road, Brighton.
I'm having one of those days when people keep sneaking in front of the camera without me noticing!

Merry Christmas

Festive greetings from Jan at Hove Daily Photo xx

Knitting gets everywhere 2

Christmas window display at Specsavers Opticians, George Street.

Knitting gets everywhere 1

Christmas window display at Specsavers Opticians, George Street.

Decoration

Pulpit and screen, St. John the Baptist, Palmeira Square.

Saturday sunset

A lovely pink, red and purple sunset shot through the window. I can't get out on my balcony (builders have pushed bench and plant pots right up to the door) or open the window (yet more scaffolding has appeared) so you'll have to excuse the dirty glass!

Light through the window

Interior of St. John the Baptist, Palmeira Square.

View from the bus stop

Flats above shops, Church Road.
You can see more sky photographs at this week's Skywatch Friday.

Pavilion and gardens

Brighton Royal Pavilion, Tuesday, 9.46am.

Dome in sunshine

Brighton Dome, Tuesday, 9.44am.

Brown and green

Carpet of leaves, The Deneway, Brighton.

Blogger in the window

Same location as yesterday.

Friends in the window

David and Jutta outside Imi Loa, Western Road.
One for Weekend Reflections.

Saturday sky

Looking down Hove Street, 10.49am.

A different December

Today's sky is grey and murky and the sea is a dirty beige. This colourful sky and sea shot from the archives was taken on 12 December 2009.
You can see more sky photographs at this week's Skywatch Friday.

Quirky

The Colonnade Bar, New Road, Brighton.
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2014

Waiting for Spring

Winter in the Waterloo Street Garden.

Birds in a tree

Eastern side of Norfolk Square, Brighton. I can't make my mind up whether the birds are rooks or not but they're definitely members of the crow family.

Now Serving...

The Robin Hood, Brighton.

Make Someone Smile

Church reflections

St. John the Baptist, Palmeira Square.
One for Weekend Reflections.

Cloudy sky

Friday lunchtime, Vallance Road.
You can see more sky photographs at this week's Skywatch Friday.

Christmas in Churchill Square 4

Christmas in Churchill Square 3

Christmas in Churchill Square 2

Christmas in Churchill Square 1

Assorted flavours

Macarons at the other end of yesterday's patisserie counter.

Patisserie reflections

Patisserie counter at Julien Plumart's Boutique et Salon de Thé, 27 Duke Street, Brighton.
One for Weekend Reflections.

Bare branches in the churchyard

St. Andrew's Church, Church Road.
You can see more sky photographs at this week's Skywatch Friday.

Digger

Work has started on the site in Hove Street where the house was demolished last month.

Tennyson House

Terracotta memorial panels dated 1888 on the south side of Tennyson House at the corner of Montgomery Street and Sackville Road. Read about the history of the original building here.
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2014

Appreciated

Monday was a beautiful day weather-wise with the bonus of a lovely colourful sunset. Sandwiched between two cold, wet and dark days, the warm sunlight was much appreciated!

A reminder

I'll be at Cornerstone's Christmas Market with hand-dyed yarn, beaded stitch markers and beaded jewellery on Saturday, December 6, from 11am to 3pm. Do come along and say hello!

Fungi

Pavement reflections

Wet pavement outside Pavilion Buildings, Brighton.
One for Weekend Reflections.

A chilly day in George Street

You can see more sky photographs at this week's Skywatch Friday.

Red, white and festive

Florian's Christmas window, Western Road.

Sky in the water, Hove Street

Under the scaffolding

Theatre Royal Brighton, New Road, Brighton.

Just the beginning

The first stage of getting ready for Santa at Churchill Square Shopping Centre.

Pizza Express

Pizza Express, Jubilee Square, Brighton.
One for Weekend Reflections.

Two new teas to try

I'm on the look out for a drink-every-day winter tea. I like flavoured black teas, particularly the spicy blends. These 20g sample packs are from the Bluebird Tea Co. shop in Gardener Street, Brighton, and each £3 pack contains enough tea to brew about 10 cups.

Trees

New Church Road looking towards Portslade, November 2010.

A windy grey day

Further down the road

Pembroke Crescent, November 2010.