Our ragged coastline makes for interesting walking. Jeff tends to head out onto the mudflats (eewwww!) at low tide so he can poke around in “Out on the Coast”
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Italy in Essex
I’ve been excited to go to the Italian Market on Rayleigh High Street. Expecting a crowd, we got there right at 9:00, which was the “Italy in Essex”
Puzzling Rayleigh’s Monkeys
We were back in Rayleigh for an appointment this morning, and we dutifully walked the High Street for a bit of shopping and browsing. As “Puzzling Rayleigh’s Monkeys”
Ready to Roll
The Royal Mail trucks are waiting for their Posties, all lined up in front of the sorting office. A silly thing, but I really do “Ready to Roll”
Celebrating the Season
Halloween has become big business in the USA — I’m used to that, and have always liked both the popular festivities and the spiritual traditions “Celebrating the Season”
Bright Spirit
I pass by this mural on the side of Thundersley Congregational Church every day, and don’t usually give it much thought, but this afternoon the “Bright Spirit”
Beachcombing
Beachcombing runs in the Saward family. While I walked along the seawall this morning, Jeff and our granddaughter, Lucy, shuffled along at the edge of “Beachcombing”
Grandmother Spider
Spiders. They are everywhere this time of year, and I marvel at their amazing webs. I love watching them spin and repair their lacy testaments to “Grandmother Spider”
As Lovely as Ever
As picturesque as ever, the Rayleigh Mill stands tall behind a screen of bright berries. A breathtaking day, with a crisp chill in the “As Lovely as Ever”
Bright Bursts
There’s a lot of grey around Thundersley today. We’ve had a bit of rain, but mostly it’s just grey enough to make the first red “Bright Bursts”