High Tide and Green Grass (with apologies to the Stones!)

Friends on facebook will have seen plenty of our photos of Jenny Brown's Point; it being one of our favourite walks.

On September 5th we did the walk when the tide was so low we could get all the way round the headland on the beach.

On Sunday we did the same walk and it was a different picture..

We went to repeat the walk today to see what it was like at high tide. Fortunately today's high tide was 13:14 at a height of 9.95m

We were amazed. The only way we got round the headland was by scrambling over the rocks and a fence or two!

 

As we made our way back, an hour and a half later, the water level had dropped by about a metre making it possible to walk without scrambling over the rocks.

The matting put down to protect the salt marsh from further erosion had been torn back by the tide

and the erosion of the saltmarsh had continued apace..

The only sign left of the high tide was debris on the fence and a line of flotsam and jetsom deposited on the embankment and the grass looked so green it was almost unreal..

A fantastic walk at any time but with the addition of the wind and tide, today was spectacular!

Enjoying the weather, whatever the weather - Part 1

Yesterday we had the most glorious sunshine for our walk round to Jenny Brown's Point and onto the headland at Jack Scout.

The debris washed up in the storms along with the high tide last month, was still visible on the far side of the levy.

 

The channels were full when we arrived, capturing reflecions from the blue of the sky and the clouds

Colin silhouetted against the skyline...

The storms had also caused a rapid advance in erosion of this part of the coast

Netting is being pegged along stretches of the shore to aid the regrowth of salt marsh plants

Which came first chicken or egg???

I have never before seen snowdrops growing right on the coast but here they were just stunning!

This is the view from Jenny Brown's Point..

Walking along the headland at Jack Scout National Trust it's easy to see the prevailing wind direction, but yesterday there was hardly a breath.

And if all that isn't enough, there's always the wildlife to watch!

Silverdale and Arnside Art and Craft Trail 2017

Over this last weekend the Silverdale and Arnside Art & Craft Trail has been show-casing the work of artists and craftsmen from the local area and inspiring visitors from near and far. 

The Trail spanned both villages and some venues in between. We chose to start at Silverdale, which, with Arnside, makes up an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is on the shores of Morecambe Bay and home to approximately 1500 people.

The arts and crafts were displayed in a mixture of public and private buildings, including St. John's church, Silverdale school and the Gaskell memorial hall, named after the novelist Elizabeth Gaskell who spent holidays in Silverdale and is said to have written some of her works in Lindeth Tower, in the village.

The National Trust own several pieces of land within the parish of Silverdale and the RSPB's Leighton Moss is close by.

 The village had been yarn bombed, which reminded us of Cygnet in Tasmania, where we first saw this done.

There was every type of art and craft on show but my favourite has to be the stained glass work of the artist, Debbie Copley (debbiesshed,com). Her hand-painted glass birds, displayed on driftwood or using wire, were absolutely delightful.

Debbie obviously comes from a talented family as her brother, Duncan Copley, was also displaying his skills sculpting wood!
 
By the time we got to Arnside we were all crafted out. So, after a quick walk along the promenade, it was home for a cuppa.

Thinking again about those lovely stained glass birds, I've already had my (early) birthday present, but there is always Christmas....