Digger on the beach

Hove seafront.
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

Flying by

Juvenile seagull.
Photograph © J. Frense 2015

Seagull

Hove seafront.
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

Beach patrol

Hove seafront.
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

Grounded

Baby and adolescent seagulls aren't sufficiently developed to fly on a windy day and they stay close to the ground.
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

Buried by shingle

Hove seafront.
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

Fishing on a Sunday afternoon

Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

Summer weather

The remains of Brighton's West Pier on a typical British summer's day (wet, grey and blustery).
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

Out to sea on a paddle board

Hove seafront.
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

Swim between flags

Lifeguard station, Hove seafront.
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

Windy sea

Frothy waves on Hove seafront.
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

Whew!

A hot afternoon on Brighton beach.

All that remains

Remains of an old groyne only visible when the tide is out; the wood is smooth from years of tidal wear. The beach is opposite Brooklands Park in Lancing, West Sussex.
Photograph © Linda Brown 2015 www.tabathathomas.co.uk

No dogs allowed

From 1 May to 30 September, many of the Brighton and Hove beaches are dog-free like this one in Hove; other beaches are dog-friendly throughout the year.
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

Seagulls...

...circling on the seafront.
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

Keep off the groynes

Hove seafront.
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

High tide at Hove Lagoon

Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

Ignoring today's greyness

Today is grey. Damp, cold and grey. Here's one from the archives (September 2010) when both sky and sea were blue and sunlight made tiny sparkles across the water.

Windy...

Almost ready for the off - kite surfer getting to grips with a strong wind, Hove seafront.
Photograph © Mairead Hardy 2015

Further down the seafront

Walking into Brighton on the same day I took yesterday's photograph in Hove, I passed the remains of Brighton's West Pier.