11th October from the West Cliff Green, Bournemouth
A milky, misty, hazy sky but the sun is warm and the breeze is gentle. Although there are plenty of people on the Green, the atmosphere is subdued. Voices seem hushed and reverent. Many walkers saunter along without saying a word. Everyone is polite. The sea is almost flat calm but just hushes gently on the sand. A pigeon claps its wings. The distant sound of an ambulance is like a large exotic jungle bird. Omar who is sleeping in the clifftop shelter says he is not looking forward to the cold weather.
From 11th October 2021
The air is fresh but still. The afternoon is clear and long. A cormorant skims low across the little waves. Gulls squabble on the sands. As the day wears on and as the sun dips towards the horizon all is peaceful. By evening the atmosphere is crisp and welcoming under a canopy strewn with the fire of stars and planets and a brilliant half-moon. #Bournemouth #WestCliff #autumn
From 11th October 2015
Coming awake I could tell it was October. Not because of anything I could see outside but because of a certain light filtering through the blinds and a crispness in the air from the half open window.
From 11th October 2011
For all of you out on the prowl, tonight is the night of the Hunters' Moon.
