Now that justifies no lie in!
January – it gives me the blues…. I don’t see much daylight in January as it is one of THE busiest months an accountant will have! So when I woke up early today and could see the sun creeping round the edge of the blind, that was it! My husband and I were up and out of bed, dressed in warm clothes, powered by coffee and were in the car and heading out across the New Forest. Today we went to Lepe, which is just past Calshot and Fawley – but thankfully a world away in other senses!! Incredibly I had never been here before, glad to say I have now visited – and really liked it! Tanners Lane just along the coast is still my favourite, but this is a great place for a beach stroll!
We were some of the first people to arrive – it was so peaceful and pretty! By the time we had finished our walk it was busy in the car park like a summers day, everyone else had had their lie in, looked out the window and decided a beach visit was needed!
Some very happy dogs, glad to be outside in the dry and warm! My face has got the glow of having been in the sun and it wasn’t even cold!!
Either it marks a gas pipe, or with my sailors hat on, it is a transit
Lots of these yellow markers, we assumed they must by ship transits for Fawley which is just round the corner, but I think they mark gas pipelines that run through the nature reserve…?
Happy dogs – warm and sunny, and NO RAIN
I think it would be a great picnic spot in the summer, plenty of beach space!
Splashing around like a little girl!
Quite an exciting day – new wellies for Christmas and this was their first outing! Thank goodness there has been so much rain to put them to the test!!
So peaceful at 9am! Cold start, but so clear!
We should really have taken a flask of tea with us, it was warm enough if the sunshine to just sit and enjoy the view. Incredibly we only saw 2 yachts out in the Solent – it would have made a stunning sailing day, although the wind was a little light, even in my book!
A lot of twitchers – must be something special in their! All I saw was a few ducks!
We didn’t like to interrupt and ask what exactly they were hoping to see, but I am guessing it wasn’t a duck! There were about 20 of them in total and more arriving as we got back to the car park!
WW2 history to read up on
Sam love his history, so he was delighted to have a board of WW2 information. I didn’t realise that some of the landing boats left for Normandy from here. There is still a lot of the concrete and dock structures remaining.
WW2 history – where they tied up the DDay landing ships before they left
WW2 history – what’s left of the dock
A big puddle! Almost a lake! Pretty and so still
I love photos of still water and perfect reflections! You could actually see salt around the edges of this puddle, so this must be sea water that has come up over the sea defences in the recent storms, rather than rain water?
Ahhh!
Not wanting to go home and back to work!
It doesn’t take long outside in the sunshine for the January blues to be forgotten!
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With A Southern Gypsy
Beautiful pics, and you had sunshine! I hope it dries out some of that rain I hear you have been having at home…
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It feels like it has rained all year but today was one of those perfect winter days 🙂
Beautiful pics, and you had sunshine! I hope it dries out some of that rain I hear you have been having at home…
Lovely photos (and wellies :-). It’s so great to live close to the beach and use these run January sunny days to enjoy the walks.
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Sadly today was dire…. Wet and windy!!
Lovely photos (and wellies :-). It’s so great to live close to the beach and use these run January sunny days to enjoy the walks.
It looks a tad chilly but beautiful! Definitely one of the things I miss about this time of year, it really is beautiful in winter too and you can enjoy being outside (when there’s no snowstorm haha). Yay for sun in January!
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No snow yet this year, rare compared to recent years!! Can’t imagine it being warm at this time of year (although jealous at the same time!!)
It looks a tad chilly but beautiful! Definitely one of the things I miss about this time of year, it really is beautiful in winter too and you can enjoy being outside (when there’s no snowstorm haha). Yay for sun in January!
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No snow yet this year, rare compared to recent years!! Can’t imagine it being warm at this time of year (although jealous at the same time!!)
Looks beautiful (but cold :)). Nice post.
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Thank you!
cool article and glad to see people getting out even when the weathers not been great!! keep adventuring
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Haha with the hours I’m working, any weekend cloud break like that deserves attention for medicinal purposes!!!!
cool article and glad to see people getting out even when the weathers not been great!! keep adventuring
I love that photo with the fence a lot. I’m surprised you’re even doing anything besides working this month. My whole dad’s side of the family are accountants and they eat, breathe, and live work during January.
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Haha, it has been the only substantial break!! That and one inadvertent hangover!!!
I love that photo with the fence a lot. I’m surprised you’re even doing anything besides working this month. My whole dad’s side of the family are accountants and they eat, breathe, and live work during January.
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Haha, it has been the only substantial break!! That and one inadvertent hangover!!!
Looks like a fun place! I love stomping in puddles myself. Are those people with the cameras and binoculars bird watchers? I hate it when I can see people are looking at or waiting for something exciting, and I can’t tell what that something is. 😛
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They are, loads of them, must have been something interesting?!
Looks like a fun place! I love stomping in puddles myself. Are those people with the cameras and binoculars bird watchers? I hate it when I can see people are looking at or waiting for something exciting, and I can’t tell what that something is. 😛
I have to make time in December and May to get out as these are my busiest times teaching, Love the shot of the twitchers.
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Jan and May for me, keeps me sane!!
I have to make time in December and May to get out as these are my busiest times teaching, Love the shot of the twitchers.
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Jan and May for me, keeps me sane!!