Monday, 19 September 2016

Martello Tower 66



Martello tower number 66 was constructed in 1805-6 and was built to augment the firepower of the six-gun shore battery known as East Langney Fort or Langney Redoubt, built in 1795. It is located just to the north of Langney Point, Eastbourne. Over the years it has been subject to several modifications, such as the addition of a concrete roof for a gun emplacement during the Second World War. This structure is still extant, and in turn supports a temporary structure which is part of its current use as a coastguard station.  The tower is both a Listed Building and a Scheduled Monument.

http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=411918

Tuesday, 9 August 2016

Monday, 4 July 2016

Dandelion Seed Head



Dandelions are well-known weeds. The  name derives from the French 'dent de lion', which refers to the deeply toothed  leaves  arranged in rosettes . The  yellow flower heads are borne on hollow stalks  and the  seed heads are familiar to children as dandelion clocks, which are used to 'tell the time' by the number of blows taken to remove the seeds . Vernacular names for the dandelion include 'wet-the-bed' and 'pissy-beds', which refer to the belief that just touching part of a dandelion can cause bed-wetting . 
ref - http://www.arkive.org/common-dandelion/taraxacum-officinale-agg/image-A7105.html

Sunday, 5 June 2016

Monday, 18 April 2016

Rock set against choppy Sea



In the wild sea-surf
blending with
bright rounded pebbles
white-washed rocks
                                                                                 
                                                                       

Saturday, 26 March 2016

Friday, 26 February 2016