Still house hunting . . . .

 

Any of these take your fancy? There wouldn’t be any garden maintenance. I wonder what the neighbours are like? The accommodation might be a bit small. Good view of the North Sea though. Nice beach just a few steps away. It could be our only opportunity for a seaside “villa!”

Yes, I’ve posted similar pictures before. I’m rather smitten with beach huts.

I had thought they were a quintessentially British “quirk” – somewhere to cower and make a cup of tea on your camping stove when the weather is foul – but I’ve discovered them in other countries as well. Have you seen any?

Have you seen these?

Ringing the Changes

Christmas last year:

Siesta Key, white quartz sand, azure sky, aquamarine Gulf of Mexico, squinting in the sun, sleeveless!

Christmas this year:

Grey, cold, damp, five layers of clothes, tired. What’s not to love about England?

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and the very best for the New Year, wherever you are!

Oh I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside!

For those of you who liked the pastel cottages on the Outer Banks NC in Summer Lovin’ here is the English version:

Seaside living bijou style!

Yes you can actually sunbathe in England.
The picturesque view is Felixstowe docks.
The bathing beauty kindly gave her permission to be photographed.

Photo Challenge: Summer Lovin’

Summer Lovin’ says SEASIDE!

Summer cottages:

Surf’s Up:

Selfies on the Sand:

Super Sunsets!

All photos taken on the Outer Banks, North Carolina.

Photo Challenge: Twist

A twist on playing on the beach:

Decorating a Christmas tree!

Siesta Key Florida

Building a snowman!

Lake Tahoe, California

Press the blue button to join the challenge:

 

Poppies Are Red

 

Roses are red.

Poppies are too.

If you’re unsure,

Here are photos for you!

The next verse must be read with an American accent for it to rhyme:

Languedoc Roussillon

A region of France

Has red poppies galore

And here’s some for Nanc!

Sorry, Nancy. Couldn’t resist!

Heyjude has shared with me that they are Papaver rhoeas, commonly known as corn poppies or field poppies. They are found throughout Europe in late spring. Thanks, Jude. 

And here are some totally unrelated photos for those of you in the frozen north – some Mediterranean beach scenes from France. I “stumbled” on them in the same photo folder after the poppies. Hold your hands up to the screen and feel the warmth.

  

Roll on spring and warm weather!

Really?