This is a first for me- a single photograph! There is a good reason, as I will be posting more in Six word Saturday tomorrow, but this little mermaid seemed to fit the bill perfectly. The view is of Huntcliff Nab at Saltburn-by-the Sea, another of North Yorkshire’s charming seaside resorts. A tradition has grown up in recent years of festooning available railings with knitting. Last year was, of course, the Royal Jubilee, but I was very taken with this year’s seaside theme, artistically draped along Saltburn pier.
I’ve written about Saltburn before, in a post called Secrets, which gives a little of the area’s history. Meantime, I hope you like my entry for this week’s Daily Post challenge. Huntcliff Nab is beautiful in its own right but I love an Unusual Point of View. Click on the link to view the other entries.
restlessjo 
The stories she could tell!
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Soggy ones, Tink! It poured all day yesterday 😦
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It’s hurling down here too! But my Dad’s delighted as he won’t have to water the garden now
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If I remember correctly Jo, all the knitted objects went AWOL for a while (presumably stolen), then after being reported in the local press they all decided to return. 🙂
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I hadn’t heard that, David. Some people are mean!
We were there Thursday afternoon and it was glorious but they’ll be a little soggy now, poor things. The floods were dreadful in Saltburn. 😦
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She is looking more like medusa 😛
regards
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But on a very small scale 🙂
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This one fits the theme perfectly. I have never seen a knitted mermaid before 😀
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Trying to find the time to post all the others- they were brilliant! Pity she’s out of focus 🙂
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I like her shell boobs!
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I knew you would, Rich, even though she’s a little unfocussed. 🙂
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You can guess, I loved it so much, so creative knitting and photograph… Thank you dear Johanna, have a nice day, love, nia
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I knew it would appeal to you, Nia. You’ll like my gallery too (much later, when I get to post 6WS). And you, dear. The sun is back 🙂
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Very interesting and creative. That’s a wonderful tradition to uphold. 🙂
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I didn’t expect to see them strewn along the pier, Angie. A lovely piece of English whimsy. 🙂
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That’s interesting indeed. 🙂
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I love mermaids!! I’m so happy someone posted one. 🙂 Also an excellent photo. http://holley4734.wordpress.com/2013/09/06/weekly-photo-challenge-unusual-point-of-view/
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We don’t get to see many real ones, do we Holley? 🙂 Thanks! I’ll be around later.
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I like your knitted mermaid It looks as if someone spent a few hours put her together.
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Thank you 🙂 She had a whole host of friends. I’m just about to put together the gallery now, but I loved the mermaid (even though she’s a bit out of focus)
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Don’t ask me why, but when I saw the photo, I immediately thought of the movie Castaway….WILSON!!!!!!! I hope you know what I’m referring to or you might think I’m crazy. 🙂
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Nothing wrong with being a little crazy, Jill, but I’m following you on this one 🙂
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Great choice, Jo! I have no idea what to post 🙂
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I was chatting to Paula at Lost in Translation about a totally different potential subject, Amy, but I had a brainstorm and posted this. She is lovely (the mermaid! Paula too, of course) but not well focussed. I’m going to do the gallery of knits on 6Ws. 🙂
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What a great piece of knitting. Love it. 🙂
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I’m putting up a gallery of them later today, Suzanne. They were brilliant! This isn’t a very good shot now I look at it properly, but the idea is wonderful. 🙂
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that is certainly unusual! good one!!
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A bit unfocussed when I look at it in the moning light, Tobyo, but too late to think of that now 🙂
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I didn’t notice that 🙂
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Very unusual. Is this knitted mermaid done by a local?
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Yes, there were a whole range of knits, which I’m going to post later today. Allegedly nobody knows who contributes them- they’re tied on the railing at dead of night- but that’s just a piece of whimsy. (as are the knits 🙂 )
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She is definitely an unusual mermaid.
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She had a wonderful gallery of friends, Colline. I’m sorry it’s not a better photo. It’s probably a poor choice but I liked her a lot. 🙂
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Sometimes we need to share not the best hoots, but the best memories 🙂
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I like single photographs!
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Succinct I will never be, Fletch, and even worse, it’s in dreadful focus. I’ll have to pretend I didn’t notice 🙂
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🙂
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bene cara, mi hai fatto fare un piacevole viaggetto su vecchi post, ed ora farò la nanna fra le morbide braccia della tua sirena di maglia
happy nigth
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More fun to follow, Ventis 🙂
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Love your take on this, Jo….. I have not a clue what to post myself! 🙂
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Never do things in a rush! That should be my motto, Sue. The focus on this shot is terrible and would have been far better as part of the gallery on 6WS, which is what I set out to do when this idea hit me. Will I ever learn 😦
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Oh, crikey, Jo…stop berating yourself!! I, for one, never learn. I am forever forgetting to check camera settings, most usually white balance…. I think I might leave it on auto, and do it in post processing…
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