9th October from the West Cliff Green, Bournemouth
A blue sky with tufts of white cloud. But there is a rough wind which smoothes and polishes the ragged green waves on the bay so that it looks like the patterned obscure glass on a kitchen door. The sun blazes off in a dazzling glare. Gulls wheel unconcernedly on the updraft which carries speckles of surf right to the clifftop. Smsall birds shuffle about the still green branches. Crows hunch morosely on the fenceposts. Someone has enjoyed his Sunday lunch too much and lies spreadeagled in the middle of the short grass although he might just be enjoying the passing clouds.
From October 9th 2021
A warm, calm autumn day. Misty in the morning but by mid afternoon, hot enough for a swim in the playful little waves. This evening it is fresh and clear with the stars and planets showing up brightly. Watched a family of rats scurrying across the path on the clifftop. We have an odd ambivalent response to these beautiful, glossy, chocolate brown, intelligent animals. Presumably because they are feeding from the wast bins. But then, so are the gulls, squirrels,foxes, badgers and myriads of other birds and creatures. I shall enjoy watching their antics for a while. #Bournemouth #WestCliff #Autumn.
