December Days in Photos, Day 19: Today's weather

[nanila]

[Me, wearing my black-framed glasses, pushing back the hood of my black wool coat. Keiki is strapped to me in the grey sling with the stars on the straps. We're both looking at the camera. The sea froths behind us.]

fred_mouse asked for a portrayal of the weather on the solstice. I apologise for not fulfilling the brief exactly. I had to go Christmas shopping in Birmingham on solstice and I didn't have my proper camera with me. I attempted to get a decent shot with my phone's camera, but it didn't really work out whilst laden with a heavy rucksack and several large shopping bags.

However, the weather today was remarkably similar to that day - filthy: dark, windy, wet and weirdly warm for the season. We went to Southwold to eat fish and chips and then walk along the beach, as apparently a trip to the beach is the thing to do when the weather is awful and you're English, because dammit, you're on holiday. Anyway, lunch was fantastic, and perhaps that was what put us all in the mood to spend an hour running around on the sandy beach in the mist, chasing the waves and getting soaked from the waist down. The bloke snapped this just before Keiki decided he needed to experience sand with all his senses and stuffed a fistful of it in his mouth. (He was not pleased with the outcome of the experiment.)

Comments

[major_clanger]

Ah yes, that special British concept of 'the weather is a bit bracing', as in "we are acknowledging our collective denial of how any rational person would be cosily inside right now."

[cmcmck]

Wild looking day!

[nanila]

Heh. My brother-out-law (a Lancastrian) is refreshingly rebellious. He is very much of the mindset that the collective denial is a load of rubbish, and questioned our sanity in deciding to leave the pub after lunch.

[nanila]

It really was. No sane person should have been out walking on the beach that day. So naturally it was very busy, full of people "taking in the view" (you couldn't see more than about 50 metres because of the mist).

[omnipotent]

You look lovely as always! Keiki has quite an expressive face.

Keiki decided he needed to experience sand with all his senses and stuffed a fistful of it in his mouth.

See icon for response. Well, at least he learned that sand is not something to eat!

[nanila]

Fun tangential fact: When we arrived in Norfolk, I took my makeup out of my wash kit and squirreled it away in a drawer to keep the kids from playing with it. Then I promptly forgot I'd done it, and so didn't get to wear any for the rest of the holiday. I discovered it again when I went through the drawers before we left! Argh!

Keiki is an endless source of amusement for all the family. Except possibly Telstar. :P

[omnipotent]

I bet you look just as lovely with or without makeup! Makeup in my opinion is like a flattering cut of dress in that it enhances what is already there!

Telstar seems very patient though! At least there is that :)

[fred_mouse]

Lovely, thank you!

I will attempt to get one of artisant's beach photos (from a little past the Solstice), and put it up too.

[nanila]

I'm glad you liked it!

I'm pleased at the idea that there were coincidental beach photos in your domain as well.