A bit of a change from our heatwave last week.
The traditional Bournemouth welcome to language students.
Has the sun come out?
So windy you could get blown off the pier, or worse still your phone could get blown into the sea.
Wonder why?
Maybe it’s less windy on the other side of the pier?
NO
Less windy on the beach?
NO
How has your weather been this week?
Times and Tides of a Beachwriter 
Just the same, but wrap up and you can’t beat a seaside walk in any weather. Come on though, who took the sea temperature at 15 degrees? I paddled at the weekend and my toes have still not thawed.
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Yes I wrapped up, coat back out of the cupboard and last week I was swimming in 15 degrees!
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Oh no! Nearest I come to wild swimming is when I run my bath a little bit too cool.
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Gasp! One’s phone could get blown into the sea?!? Our weather has finally warmed up and turned sunny.
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We got close to 100 today, but not quite there yet. But at least my phone didn’t get blown into the sea. What could be worse?
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Not much could be worse!
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haha! 🙂 No spam calls!
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Good point!
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They should make life jackets for phones, or perhaps they do!
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hahaha. I have a protective plastic pouch for mine that I can wear around my neck when I’m in a boat or on a pier. It’s hard to take a picture while you’re wearing it, though. 🙂 xxx
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In the olden days when I actually just took a camera out I always had it safely strung round my neck.
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My dad always had his around his neck. The strap never came off, and he supported it with one hand as well, in case the strap broke. 🙂
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Enjoy your sun Liz.
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I’m enjoying the heck out of our sun!
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Quite warm yesterday (27C), cooler today, but still bone dry. We gardeners are irrationally annoyed to hear non-gardeners exulting over “lovely weather” when our gardens are drying up and water bills rising.
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Yes Audrey, when I was caught without a coat in a thunderstorm on Tuesday I just cheered for the garden!
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A decent-sized earthquake this morning, and with breezy weather in the afternoon. I’m ready for some calm.
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What, an earthquake? We didn’t feel it. We had wind, but no quake. Wow!
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Hello Pete, that’s something we did not have, though England does have the occasional earthquake.
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This post is almost poetic. “Less windy on the other side of the pier? NO!” I laughed. “Worse still, your phone could fall into the ocean.” Worse than falling overboard with your phone in your hand? Too funny, Janet. I was anxious to get to each new scenario to see if the wind died down. 🙂
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Hopefully the nearby RNLI lifeguards would rescue me, but probably not my phone!
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I think you’d be out of luck with that wish! I’m glad you’re still writing after that Windy Wednesday, Janet! 🙂 xxx
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And I only went for a check up at the dentist!
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And you still have all your teeth!
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Very windy here in Norfolk too, and occasional heavy rain. The sun was out for a couple of hours this afternoon, and pushed up the temperature to 17C. June is often not the best month here, so no surprises.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Definitely coat weather here again today, wind and rain, but no thunderstorms.
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Photos to make a windsurfer’s pulse race… 🙂
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Yes who needs an artificial surf reef!
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I don’t think that ever worked!
There are world class waves at Kimmeridge – and even sometimes at Southbourne! On a windy day you’ll see the professionals out there 🙂
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It’s a while since anyone mentioned the surf reef, probably just a pile of empty plastic bags on the sea bed now!
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My weather has been like yours. But with thrashing branches rather than crashing waves!
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Yes I can imagine, we have those as well, but perhaps not so many, though Holm Oaks and pine trees can be Very tall.
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Loved the collection of pics from this outing, Janet! Especially the wonder why pic! 😉
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Thanks Jared, even on a rainy day outing to the dentist I can find something to photograph.
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🦷🪥📸✅👍
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A wonderful glimpse of a wild, wet, and windy week by the sea. Despite the grey skies and strong winds, your photos beautifully capture the character and charm of Bournemouth. Sometimes even stormy weather creates memorable scenes and reminds us of nature’s power and beauty.📸
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Hi Janet, I read about the stormy weather in England. Is the damage to the pier new? Your pictures are lovely – full of movement from that obnoxious wind 💛
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Hello Robbie, no that damage was already there from previous storms and wear and tear. The pier needs work done on it. The lovely paddle steamer Waverly, which tours round the country, used to sail from Bournemouth Pier, but not any more. Southbourne once had a pier, but it did not last long – 1888 until it was destroyed by storms over the New Year 1900/1901!
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This is very interesting. Thank you, Janet.
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