Journey of Words

Tag: Coast

  • on February

    greyscale everythingcurtain, window frame, grassbench, fence, seaship sheltering off shorehorizon smudged into skythe deep rumble of rollerssteadily pounding the shorestone, flint, shingleswashing along the foot of the cliffits clay and sand mixno match for the surging tidetwo gulls hang on the breezeeffortless aviatorswhite daubs on the grisaille ~ CLP 02/02/2026 →

  • on the coast

    liminal landscapecurve of bay, sheer drop of cliffreturn to water ~ n.b. In a small seaside town when the clouds descend and rain begins, all you can do is pile into the pub to enjoy a local band and have a most excellent night out, (or in fact, night in). CLP 02/07/2024 →

  • On Water xiv

    rapid shifting shore constantly inconsistent respect without trust ~ n.b. Manningtree through a train window; a must-see stop I keep passing through. ~ CLP 23/0/4/2021 →

  • L3 (Day 77): Sheringham

    This north facing coast of East Anglia is notoriously windy. Today the wind is cold. On the horizon a large ship, stacked high with containers, floats above the horizon, a trick of light. I watch the waves of the high tide break into the sea wall of the lower concrete promenade. I listen to the →

  • Day 53

    Great Eye, a lump of clay and sand, is dissolving a little more with each storm tide. It used to be further inland, less exposed to the direct action of sea. For a while it was the site of a folly building, which then became a coast guard rocket house, before the foundations and brickwork →