Sunday, January 11, 2026

Afternoon in shades of blue-grey.

 A rainy, windy afternoon. The perfect weather for a drive along the shore!

View to the south, through my windshield. Just enough rain to keep the wipers on the intermittent setting. For the moment.

View to the north.

And straight out across the strait.

A bit further down the road, the water was full of swimmers and surfboarders. I would have stopped, but the parking spaces were all taken, with a couple of cars lined up, waiting. It was a warm afternoon; 7°C; almost spring-like, perfect for water sports. As the tide dropped, the beaches collected people; families with children, dog-walkers, solitary beachcombers, bundled-up seniors. I went on to follow a trail through dripping woods instead.

Another Skywatch post.

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Un buen dia para un paseo por la playa.  Lluvia, y viento. ¡Nada mejor!
  1. Vista hacia el sur, por medio del parabrisas. En ese momento, la lluvia era menos, y el limpiaparabrisas andaba en su configuración intermitente.
  2. Y viendo hacia el norte.
  3. Y hacia las islas al este.
Un poco más adelante, mucha gente estaba en el agua, nadando o montados en sus tablas de surf. Yo me hubiera detenido, pero todos los sitios donde se podía estacionar estaban llenos, y con otros coches haciendo cola. Era una tarde casi primaveral, con una temperatura de 7°C, ideal para los deportes acuáticos. Mientras iba bajando la marea, se llenaban las playas de gente: familias con sus chicos, caminantes con perros, naturalistas solitarios, viejitos todos protegidos con abrigos y gorros. Yo seguí hacia el sur y fui a caminar en un bosque empapado. 

1 comment:

  1. I love the surf in the wintertime. Something about the loneness of the beach in the winter.

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