10th February from the West Cliff Green, Bournemouth
Although it is still cold, the sun’s course is higher in the sky every day and even though it is behind the cloud much of the time it is warmer. Today’s excitement comes from the new Eco-Hub opening on the beach at the foot of the cliff. With its green planted roof and ev solar panels. We have been waiting for this for three years but the first part, the cafe, opens today. The reclaimed wood architecture seems to take its cues from the trees on the Green. It looks beautiful when the sun shines and there are views of the goats through the open wall next to the cliff. Up here two great tits chase each other through the gorse making a soft “Seee” sound as they go. For more about the EcoHub click on the link below to my Latest News Page.
From 10th February 2022
The night air is bitterly cold. The stars spark and burn . The winter hexagon of Rigel in Orion , Aldebaran in Taurus, Capella in Auriga, Pollux in Gemini, Procyon the Little Dog, and Sirius the Big Dog are as clear and bright as the constellations they belong to.. And if you know nothing of the heavens they are discernible as the six brightest stars to the South. The moon is hard and sharp. The surf grumbles as it thumps onto the sand and then retreats with a long sigh. #Bournemouth #westcliffgreen #winter #february #WinterHexagon
From 10th February 2021
A woman in a white coat with furry collar leans on the railing and gazes out across the bay. It is bitterly cold but the sun is shining and the sea seems placid. What is she thinking? This is the sort of place where there is no need to think; just look. A wren flits across the path ahead. It just catches the corner of my eye. It is so quick that it is gone before I have noticed it and its presence is a brief memory.
