Solstice

[Griff]

Weirdly, the sunset started getting later ten days ago but sunrise doesn't start getting earlier for another week yet.

[Robin Evans]

42 minutes ago, tim2 said:

On the other hand I have no such qualms.

[CornwallRL]

On 23/12/2021 at 07:56, GUBRATS said:

Always count the days down to the WS , longer days , soon get the shorts on again 

Easter to the end of September is short only for me, as well as a tee shirt, and footwear, usually sandles on a good day socks & trainers on not so good.

[Tommygilf]

Happy Sol Invictus!

[Guest]

10 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

Happy Sol Invictus!

Good to see some French spoken on here for a change. 

[Robin Evans]

22 minutes ago, Johnoco said:

Good to see some French spoken on here for a change. 

Your humour.... is a bit niche..... tha'd fit in well with us lot.....

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Robin Evans said:

Your humour.... is a bit niche..... tha'd fit in well with us lot.....

Mais oui. Voulez vous avec un cuppa? 

(One for the PG Tips aficionados)

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

On 21/12/2021 at 16:01, henage said:

Today is the day I burn my sea coal i collect through out the year when I am walking dog along local beaches .

Always check for jet before it goes in my multi stoves .

It burns really hot n long 

Jet? You Whitby based?

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

On 24/12/2021 at 12:19, CornwallRL said:

 

OK, Vernal Equinox.

There is very effective cream for that now

[henage]

38 minutes ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

Jet? You Whitby based?

No . I'm near the Holderness coast . Get quite a few pieces of jet , most is poor quality , odd bit is good enough to have made into jewellery .   

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

25 minutes ago, henage said:

No . I'm near the Holderness coast . Get quite a few pieces of jet , most is poor quality , odd bit is good enough to have made into jewellery .   

Just looked it up...beaches look nice....is the sea like Norfolk and a bit flat/brown?

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

On 22/12/2021 at 15:43, Ullman said:

Went along the coast from Hilston to Withernsea via Tunstall this morning. Nice to be out in the hazy winter sun but it was a bit bloomin' raw. One of those days when you can't wait to get in front of a real fire.

Mrs WWD and I did some of our courting on that coast, as her family had a cliff top chalet at Skipsea - long gone into the sea, I'm afraid.

[henage]

6 hours ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

Just looked it up...beaches look nice....is the sea like Norfolk and a bit flat/brown?

Colour is usually brown , especially close to shore . 

Low tide most beaches are flat with odd gully , hole , maybe odd boulder field .

Against cliffs sand is usually softer , bit of an angle to beach .

Most beaches can get a big swell running onto them from the North / North East direction .

Tide runs North / South parallel to shore line , makes for an interesting area . 

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

8 hours ago, henage said:

Colour is usually brown , especially close to shore . 

Low tide most beaches are flat with odd gully , hole , maybe odd boulder field .

Against cliffs sand is usually softer , bit of an angle to beach .

Most beaches can get a big swell running onto them from the North / North East direction .

Tide runs North / South parallel to shore line , makes for an interesting area . 

Good to have that mix with the coastline....might look into a stay over in that area when me and her indoors next go up for a SL game

[henage]

5 hours ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

Good to have that mix with the coastline....might look into a stay over in that area when me and her indoors next go up for a SL game

Flamborough head is worth a visit . North of the Holderness beaches . 

Spurn point ( southern most point of the Holderness coast) Kilnsea also worth a visit . Lots of ww2 and ww1 stuff along this bit of the coast . Loads on the beaches , more inland . 

Spurn is a Yorkshire wild life trust run area . No dogs allowed(all other beaches are great for dogs), long walk to spurn head due to road not been maintained anymore  .

Not a massive fan of YWT but that's another story ..

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

On 25/12/2021 at 09:40, Johnoco said:

Good to see some French spoken on here for a change. 

Mange tout Rodney Mange tout