Pics of Places and Things

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Rocky

Following on from the poem that I posted yesterday, I just wanted to share a few more pics of the fabulous geology at Dunraven Bay (also called Southerndown Beach), in South Wales. They tell me that the cliffs were formed from the Carboniferous period which is some 350 million years ago through to the Liassic period, 180 million years ago… blimey, they’re older than me! (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southerndown_Coast for more…)

The bay is not all about the rocks though, there are lovely walks along the cliffs, and the remains of a walled garden (which you can learn about here).

It is one of my very favourite places to be….. ooh and on top of all that, there is an ice cream booth….. Yay!

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Winter Beach

Shall we go to the edge of the land?
Have the wind slap at us,
the spray salt our faces,
and the sea freeze our feet?

We’ll get wet rumps
from perching on damp rocks
while we peer in pools
and watch shelled creatures
who dwell there in their silence.

We can shout and scream
And no one will hear us
above the sound
of the angry surf.

We can run on the sand
with the freedom of bare soles
then drink lukewarm tea
from a flask
as we watch the sea
eat the sun.

*Photograph – Dunraven Beach, Wales, 1st February, 2025