Finding a sequence

This is SO not the day for a walk, as storm Caroline huffs and puffs her way towards us, but Paula’s magnificent Sequence this morning sent my mind drifting back to late summer.  I was pootling around in Saltburn-by-the-Sea when I spotted a signpost promising a clifftop walk to Marske.  It was only a mile or 2 down the coast, but the climb up to the cliffs appeared a little daunting.  I knew the views would be great, though!

With a sense of achievement after my climb I set off on the clifftop, peering over the edge at a lone rider and, off in the distance, the towering offshore wind farm at Redcar.  Sweeping views right along the coast.

Soon Marske was ahead of me and I needed to get down off the cliff top.  Uncertain of which way to choose, I made a delightful discovery.  A row of terraced houses with themed seaside gardens overlooking a lovely cove.

And what else, draped in all their winter finery, but a Sequence of tractors, for Thursday’s Special.

Can I just remind you that Becky is playing with square skies all of December?  The lead photo needs to be square, and contain sky.  Like mine!

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    1. It’s funny- I’ve been to Saltburn scores of times, but Marske only 1 or 2. It’s nearer as the crow flies, but less convenient to get to, which is probably how that little terrace has survived. I liked it 🙂 🙂

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  4. The landscape is lovely, and that sequence of tractors was a surprise! My guess is that they are used to put boats in and out of the water?….. Caroline? I am so out of touch and will check to see what’s happening… will be online for two more days – yippee!

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    1. Yes, those tractors are a sight I’m used to seeing in the Algarve, to launch boats, but it’s much less common here, Lisa. 🙂 🙂 It’s settled a lot today but the cold will bite your nose off! Take good care 🙂

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  5. I love that first photo especially, all those sharply defined lines: grass, headland, pier, and fencepoles. There are two riders in the first photo. What happened to the second one? The clarity of the steeple photo is delicious. Chilly here – shortened coffeee with a friend in search of warm. Weekend joys to you. I suspect we’ll be creating space for visitors, rather than beach-bumbling.

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    1. Heavens, you are so observant, Meg! I had forgotten there were 2 riders! I have lots more photos from that day and was going to use them for a Monday walk, but I have so many photos from the Algarve trip that I’ll probably be back there before I fit them all in. I absolutely loved Paula’s shot and a little light bulb popped somewhere in my brain- tractors! Which is an unusual find over here, though I’ve often seen them on the beaches in the Algarve. It’s not a stand alone shot so I started a ‘reminisce’, but then went off to Newcastle to meet a friend and, after a crazy day, returned to finish it off. 🙂 🙂 Calmer today but nose-bitingly cold. I have a funeral this afternoon (Anne, one of my lovely Vron’s sisters). Life in all it’s many shades! Sending you hugs from within my plum jacket with the snuggly fur hood.

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  7. Caroline is still quite wild here, even shaking up things in Norway. I hope it will calm down soon. The coastline looks similar and yet different to the one in North Norfolk. Beautiful views and a great sequence at the end! 🙂
    Windy greetings,
    The Fab Four of Cley

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    1. It’s much calmer here today, but icy cold. 🙂 🙂
      I was watching a Walking with History programme last night, and Tony Robinson walked me around Cromer and the beaches near Mundesley. Places with lovely memories for me of my Norfolk, Polish family. Sending warm hugs your way and a joyful festive season to you.

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  11. Well worth the walk, I’d say, Jo. This morning when I went out for my morning walk with a friend and her two dogs, there was a beautiful dusting of snow and although it was very cold, it was beautiful, warming my soul with the arrival of “real” winter. 🙂

    janet

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  14. Those tractors look far to clean to be used in farm work and anyway they would be used all year, so… what are they used for? Dragging boats out to the shoreline? And what a view those delightful terrace house have.

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    1. I’m reading a rather odd novel called The Snow Rose, Tish, and such futuristic happenings are suggested in the plot. Nicer without the white stuff in reality but it adds a wistful something 🙂 🙂

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      1. That sounds ideal reading for the season, Jo. Woke up to real snow this morning – the dull sort rather than the sparkly sort. I stood on the bed and took a photo from the roof light and didn’t need my monochrome setting either. Don’t think it will last.

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      3. Balaclava – that’s what I need. I’m thinking an indoor writing one might help to keep my mind focused. The snow’s gone sparkly now and all the kids have been sent home from school and are trailing past the house. Think I might take the camera for a walk, though not in my nightie…

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    1. I meant to post them before I went to the Algarve but I ran out of time. I just remembered them this morning when I saw Paula’s superb photo. 🙂 🙂 Thanks, Eunice!

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