Ten years ago I posted a similar post to this entitled Costa del Bayble. I may have posted similar scenes since then. The beach was actually more crowded than Friday evening when this picture was taken. That was probably because it was taken on a Sunday afternoon and not a Friday evening.
It's interesting that 10 years ago no one wore a wet-suit. The kids were hardier then!
On that post only three of you who are likely to comment today commented then so I'm happy that most of you will not find the repetition boring. Indeed I'd forgotten that I had even quoted Bob Dylan (which I have done several times in my blogging career as it happens). The reason on this particular occasion was that the hordes had been out on The Sabbath which would have been unheard of when I came to live here.
The line it is drawn
The curse it is castThe slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is
Rapidly fadin'
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'.
It looks a wonderful place to be on a warm evening.
ReplyDeleteJabblog, it's a wonderful place which is made a thousand times better when it's warm. Unfortunately it is a rare(ish) occurrence.
DeleteOf course I had to go back and look at your old post, my comment and your reply to it. And don't worry - even after a few months or a year, people generally don't mind posts about a subject that has been covered before on the same blog. Just think of Monica's blog - every year when she shows us her Advent and Christmas decorations, we greet them like old friends, and certainly nobody thinks "here we go again" while rolling their eyes.
ReplyDeleteOne question: How warm is warm for you today?
We're expecting to reach around 30 C this afternoon; at the moment, the thermometer shows 27. And of course, we are hundreds of km from the North Sea.
Meike, officially it's 19ºC here at the moment. Where I am sitting in my East facing kitchen with a window open, the blind half down and a slight breeze it's registering 26 ºC. The thermometer outside the window in the shade but attached to wooden outdoor chair says 26ºC. And that is about as high as I can ever recall seeing it. I am wearing a short sleeved shirt for the first time since I was last in New Zealand in 2017.
DeletePS Meike, thank you for your point about repetition. I love seeing the same scenes in different weathers and many topics are discussed time and again with different views being aired.. We also see new comments by different people and renew our thoughts. In my case I love seeing photographs again because, being aphantasic, every time I see an image it is a reminder of what I don't carry in my head.
DeleteNo better place to be when the sun is shining and the temperature is balmy.
ReplyDeleteJacCee, I doubt many people with disagree with you about that.
DeleteIt is interesting to so many people taking advantage of the weather. You have to when you can in your part of the world.
ReplyDeleteAlso interesting is that I've never had the impression Scotland was particularly religious. But I guess it must have been in the past.
Andrew, religion has played a large part in the history of Scotland. In the last century and even early in this century places like Glasgow were divided in many walks of life (particularly education and football) on religious lines. When I came to Lewis the Island had a large Free Church population but even the Church of Scotland was Sabbatarian. The northern part of the Outer Hebrides was predominantly Protestant and the southern half Roman Catholic. One of the first questions I was asked at my interview was what my religion was.
DeleteThat's fascinating. What interview? Here that question would be illegal to ask, right along with age, sexual orientation or (if you're a woman) you have any plans to have a child in the future.
DeleteSorry, Debby, your comment slipped under the radar into the Spam but I can't understand why it wasn't there when I checked the Spam folder at the weekend.
DeleteWhen I was interviewed for a Directorate post in the Western Isles Islands Council in 1975. It was a suspect question even then but would be completely forbidden now along with the others you mentioned.
I guess the times keep on a-changin' ... while at the same time also offering a lot of repetition! ;-) I went back to the old post and read my own comment as well, and it seems we too had similar kind of weather back then. (Something that I had not stored in my memory.) Here, the recent long heatwave and drought has just broken - or at least taken a break! - with the temperature falling to around 20 and light rain today. Been out for a refreshing walk, which was lovely!
ReplyDeleteMonica, today has been dull and cooler with showers and a stiff breeze. I certainly prefer working outside when it's a bit cooler.
DeleteI note that all the 'swimmers' are of a similar age. Is this where the islands serious courting takes place?
ReplyDeleteCro, I have absolutely no idea but it wouldn't surprise me if it helped.
DeleteThe times they are a-changin' indeed and generally not for the better. As for temperature, I dislike heat. The ideal temperature range for me is from nineteen to twenty-three degrees. In the winter I can handle cold, and dress for it, in much better fashion than I cope with intense heat and humidity.
ReplyDeleteDavid, I'm not a lover of heat when I have to work or sleep. Where I lived in New Zealand it was very dry summer heat. I could cope well except if manual work was needed (did that on cooler days at cooler hours) or bedtime when I used the aircon if needed.
DeleteWonderful photos
ReplyDeleteGood to see there isn't bad erosion to the beach.
The fence posts are puzzling as to why so many close. It looks like double fences.
My not being there in 2013 comments is a surprise.
Maywyn, the crofting system is called the farming of fences (I've blogged about it several times) because in many places the crofts are very very long and very narrow. However I've never explained why so I will write an explanatory post.
DeleteI would not be bold enough to jump off of the pier, Graham! Maybe dampen my toes a bit on the shore but sounds chilly to me. So pretty though!
ReplyDeleteEllen, I'm with you when it comes to jumping off the pier. I have swum in the Atlantic many many moons ago but I can't claim it was enjoyable given how cold the sea was.
DeleteNice to see the younger ones messing around outside and not sitting glued to their phones 🫢
ReplyDeleteI confess to having enjoyed the recent heatwave but I did not have to go to work in it.
Jayne, going to work in the heat is what gets to most people I think. It's cooler today and working in the garden and polycarb was better - in between the showers!
DeleteA great way to cool off in this heat. Xx
ReplyDeleteIndeed, Jules. Having said that the thermal shock of diving into that doesn't appeal to me. I tried a morning dip in Derwentwater once.....and only once!
DeleteGood shots of fools jumping off the pier.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Red. That's youth for you. They could be doing worse things.
DeleteMy son was named Dylan for Bob Dylan. He may not have a great voice, but oh, what a wordsmith! My son, in college, asked me once 'Where did the name Dylan come from?' So I told him how his father loved Dylan Thomas and suggested the name based on that. I agreed quickly because I loved Bob Dylan's poems. Dylan sniggered and said, "You DO know that he used a lot of drugs, right?" as if he were enlightening me. I said, "Well, I think it was the times, really. Everyone did, but if you want to say you were named after an alcoholic Welsh poet, you are welcome to do that, too." Long pause as he digested that. Then he said, "That's pretty cool.. So. Where did Christopher come from?" I said, "Well, since your father though he picked your first name, I was allowed to pick your middle name. You were named for Christopher Robin, because I liked the idea that no matter where you go, inside, tucked away, there is the memory of a small boy playing with his bear." Another long pause. He said, "Okay. We're keeping THAT little story between you and me..."
ReplyDeleteI love that story, Debby. I shall mention it to no one.
DeleteThe boy jumping in the water looks like he's wearing a wet suit? I don't remember wearing anything but swimming togs each time we went to the beach, so much fun back then.
ReplyDeleteAmy, these days they do wear wet suits sometimes. Gone are the days when they just braved the elements. Mind you I would never have jumped off the pier in any circumstances.
DeletePlease read my post
ReplyDeleteOkay. I have done that Rajani. There are a few bills, a letter from your bank, a postcard from Southport and a menu from "The New Hing Lung". You really should learn to read.
DeleteIt's surprising that you didn't don your swimming trunks and go for a dip down at the harbour Graham. Great to see those young 'uns enjoying themselves.
ReplyDeleteYP, whilst there are plenty of people older than I am wild swimming and the water is a balmy 12ºC, I am not tempted!
DeleteThere look to be even more youngsters enjoying the warm weather now, Graham. Maybe the wet suits make the difference. Or maybe there are more youngsters living in the island. I'm glad the changing times haven't changed the beauty of your view over the beach.
ReplyDeleteI think there are more youngsters at the moment but the wet suits are certainly a new thing.
DeleteGraham, in all honesty it was more interesting to see those young men leaping into the water from that pier than to even consider doing it myself. I do not recall reading your earlier post, but will go back and check it out. Repetition is never a bad things as it's how many of us remember things!
ReplyDeleteI hadn't thought about that point, Beatrice.
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