Framedlight

Late Saturday afternoon of our weekend around Chichester we went down to the beach at West Wittering - a very salubrious place on a private estate which charged a fortune for parking. Walking to the sands we passed this sign on the wall of a utility building, which amused Alan no end. He would like to get the picture laminated to put on a certain door! The beach was busy and there was a stiff breeze blowing. You can rent surf boards here but few people had. I love shooting into the sun at the seaside as it gives a lovely 'bracing' feel to the pictures. The next morning we drove down to Bosham on the Chichester Inlet, a very smart boating place. An overheard conversation. " God, the tide is out so we can't take the yacht out. Quelle domage!" This is a phrase I plan to use more often. The tide truly was out leaving an inlet full of bright green seaweed, browsed over by swans.

At the end of June we went to the Chichester area for the weekend. The weather was not as hot as it became in July, but still pleasantly sunny, allowing for a barbeque. Alan had a cycle ride on the Saturday so I went out down to the seaside at Selsey with my camera. I had expected it to be 'posh' like the rest of the Chichester environs, but nothing could be further from the truth. The beach was a bit muddy with plenty of seaweed and there were a lot of dog walkers. There was a car park on the beachfront but it had a height barrier so I could not get the van onto it, that wasn't a problem as there was some roadside parking as well. However there was a 'cafe' on the car park.  In the second picture the cafe has been snapseeded. The rest of the pictures are of the breakwaters and a strange couple who waded out to sea with a small dog, I am afraid you will have to search for them! Returning to our camping place at Fontwell I took some of ma...