We had hoped to go to the Central Lakes walking today, but the forecast of rain, thunder and lightning made us opt for a coastal walk, after having picked up my remaining paintings, cards and oils from Allonby Art Ex. We first walked along the beach at Parton, while the weather distinctly picked up, before walking to Whitehaven. Only a short walk, but plenty to see and find. ...and then a rather hasty return as the thunder rolled in and the skies darkened.
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| Towards Whitehaven from Parton. |
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| Rhizostome jellyfish; young raven; sea holly and pebbles. |
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| Painted ladies in abundance again. |
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| The Isle of Man. |
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| Pebbles as the waves were about to come in. |
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| Fabulous flora and a Late Carboniferous exposure capped by the Whitehaven Sandstone Formation...home to a variety of fossil flora - over 30 species have been recorded ...access was interesting! |
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Both Early and Late Carboniferous fossils: stigamaria, calamites, crinoids,
seed fern leaves and colonial coral. |
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| Whitehaven harbour. |
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| Looking back at the thunder showers following us up the coast. |
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