Another Place

Where have I been for the last month - zooming round Manchester on the Metro?

Well, today we had a little trip to the coast just north of Liverpool, starting at Southport, home turf of poet Jean Sprackland, whose poem The Birkdale Nightingale is set in the wild dunes outside the town.
Then on to Crosby beach to see Antony Gormley's installation that I've wanted to visit for ages.
Make no mistake (signage emphasises) this is not a swimming beach. Proceed at your own risk

So, suitably cautioned, we advanced, stepping over the usual beach objects...

and the incredibly large...

to the main attractions...

intriguing...

some customised by visitors...

compelling...

moving...

haunting...

Then on, for a prize-winning ice cream at Parkgate, Wirral, former seaside town where the tide went out