29 April 2006 - Seaton Sluice Harbour, Northumberland Coast.

A late afternoon walk around the harbour and beach at Seaton Sluice today. There was a very brisk wind blowing and the tide was nearly in.

In the harbour all was calm but not so at the entrance. This is a very difficult harbour for boats to enter and today shows exactly why, with waves crashing over and past the entrance breakwater.

This photo shows the view from Seaton Sluice Harbour entrance - on the horizon is Blyth where the wind turbines on the east pier can be seen.

27 April 2006 - Warkworth Golf Course and Beach.

Another trip to Warkworth today for yet another attempt at Castle daffodil photos. The display is better than it was at the last visit so we got some good photos.

We moved on for a walk along the golf course and beach after that. The Gorse bushes along the golf course are always very colourful and are exceptional this year. Few plants can match Gorse for such a display of colour.

This photo shows the golfers bridge over the gulley and footpath to the beach with masses of Gorse flowering.

25 April 2006 - Hexham, Tyne Valley.

A business trip to Hexham today provided an opportunity for some photos in the park in Hexham town centre and later in Corbridge. The photos will be used to update pages on our Northumberland website.

In this photo bowlers were enjoying a game on lush greens in the spring sunshine.

24 April 2006 - Beadnell Bay, Northumberland Coast.

Today we did the walk we were going to do yesterday - from High Newton along the beach to Beadnell and returning along the footpath behind the dunes.

It was a lovely morning but with a strong cold wind blowing. The beach in Beadnell Bay is one of the best anywhere and we hardly saw a soul until we were nearly at Beadnell Harbour.

Details and photos of the walk will be added to our Northumberland Walks website.

This photo shows Beadnell Harbour the only harbour on the east coast of England whose entrance faces west. In the distance are the Cheviot Hills.

23 April 2006 - Garden Photography.

We had intended going for a walk along the coast at Beadnell today but it was very warm in our sheltered garden so we opted for sitting in the sun instead.

All the flowers are later this year and our winter flowering pansies are only now coming to full bloom.

This one had a funny face and I couldn't resist taking it's photo.

17 April 2006 - Upper Coquetdale and Cheviot Hills.

We visited upper Coquetdale today with the intention of walking up into the hills. However the wind was very strong and made walking a chore instead of enjoyable. So we shortened the walk and decided on a visit all the way up the valley instead to enjoy the fantastic views and take photos.

This part of the Cheviot Hills provides some of the best panoramic views in Northumberland and is very remote. The photos will be added to our Northumberland Cam website in the near future.

Here is a photo of the River Coquet near Chew Green Roman Camps - a mere stream here compared to the photo below at Amble!

16 April 2006 - River Coquet, Amble.

Today was another walk around the harbour at Amble and although it was a blustery day, the sky was ideal for nice pictures.

Here is a shot looking across the River Coquet to the dunes behind Warkworth Beach.

14 April 2006 - Warkworth Castle.

Another attempt to get photos of the daffodils surrounding Warkworth Castle today. It looks like being a bad year and not as good a display as normal.

However there were a reasonable number blooming on the east side of the castle as this photo shows.

warkworth Castle - Keep and Great Hall, seen from the east.

09 April 2006 - Blyth South Pier and Beach, Northumberland Coast.

A late afternoon walk today along Blyth South beach to the South harbour and Pier.

It was very sunny, but a strong wind was blowing which was very cold on the pier (not many people fishing today!) but good for taking photos if you could hold the camera steady.

This photo was taken on Blyth West Pier looking back to the beach.

05 April 2006 - Boulmer, Northumberland Coast.

Another attempt for photos at Warkworth Castle failed as there were still very few daffodils flowering around the castle. Looks like it may be a bad year for that.

Instead we went to Boulmer and walked north along the beach to Sugar Sands.

Here is a photo of the tractors used to haul fishing cobles on the beach at Boulmer.

04 April 2006 - Stannington.

A visit to Stannington, a few miles south of Morpeth in Northumberland, this morning to take photos of the Church of St Mary the Virgin.

The original church here dates back to the 12th century but was demolished and replaced by the present church in the 19th century.

This photo was taken from across the road outside the churchyard.

01 April 2006 - Amble.

A fine day so we headed to Warkworth to take photos of the daffodils that surround the castle.

However, we were still a few days early as there were not many flowering yet. So we went back along the road to Amble and walked around the harbour.

Some early April showers arrived not long after we did and created a rainbow that stretched right across the pier as this photo shows.

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