tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post6452219519096299697..comments2023-07-18T07:27:08.516+00:00Comments on Siren Voices: beachcombingSpence Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-25021333750971471692009-12-07T22:20:50.591+00:002009-12-07T22:20:50.591+00:00Cheers Rach!
There's only one thing that beats...Cheers Rach!<br />There's only one thing that beats being by the sea when there's a spectacular storm raging - and that's going for a swim when it's really hot and calm (God I wish it was summer again...) xSpence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-6345556735363407452009-12-07T20:58:52.551+00:002009-12-07T20:58:52.551+00:00Thanks Spence, I could taste the sea air reading t...Thanks Spence, I could taste the sea air reading that..xxRachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05254109361061114465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-49265329993186438222009-12-07T11:00:16.477+00:002009-12-07T11:00:16.477+00:00Jo - Yeah - I had a look round Prospect Cottage! ...Jo - Yeah - I had a look round Prospect Cottage! I remember he had a poem written on the outside of the house (just looked it up: John Donne's 'The Sunne Rising'). Excellent place - wild and atmospheric. xSpence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-71058700370710886152009-12-07T10:56:12.338+00:002009-12-07T10:56:12.338+00:00Thanks Tom
I think I often forget to describe the ...Thanks Tom<br />I think I often forget to describe the smells, and you absolutely do need to cover all the senses to get the situation across. So thanks for the tip off! :)Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-43685230918806171862009-12-07T09:45:03.319+00:002009-12-07T09:45:03.319+00:00Atmospheric, and disturbingly accurate. If you cou...Atmospheric, and disturbingly accurate. If you could relate the smells I would be transported back there.Tom102https://www.blogger.com/profile/13349196217553261791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-41637066777264111762009-12-06T18:50:38.669+00:002009-12-06T18:50:38.669+00:00Oohh....Dungeness.
I once rode a Harley down there...Oohh....Dungeness.<br />I once rode a Harley down there.<br />Did you visit Derek Jarman's amazing garden when you were there? <br />It's such a bleak spot to choose to live on the English coast. So close to Winchelsea or Rye, but he chose there.<br />I would like to visit it again.<br />xxlulu's missiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00137536605784710186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-38191068485205716222009-12-06T18:17:18.566+00:002009-12-06T18:17:18.566+00:00I saw a jellie tree at Dungeness once. They'd ...I saw a jellie tree at Dungeness once. They'd hung every jellie washed up on the beach on a pole.<br /><br />Daniel Craig is a bit too pouty IMHO, but he runs along a gantry well enough. I too prefer Sean Connery - proper hairy macho. Pierce Brosnan never did it for me, way too much like an extended advert for Tag Heuer watches, or Head & Shoulders. (But then I love Dante's Peak...) xSpence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-7706118047180160402009-12-06T17:24:07.676+00:002009-12-06T17:24:07.676+00:00Hello S.
I had brilliant clear jellies, but they d...Hello S.<br />I had brilliant clear jellies, but they disappeared in one of my major moves. They saved my feet many a time. <br />I love James Bond but Daniel Craig isn't my favourite 007. Loved Sean Connery, with Pierce Brosnan a close second. Sorry what was the question? I digress.....<br />Hope all is well.<br />xxlulu's missiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00137536605784710186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-79055742634456820442009-12-06T15:20:04.487+00:002009-12-06T15:20:04.487+00:00I'd never get bored with your comments, Jo! I&...I'd <i>never</i> get bored with your comments, Jo! I'm really pleased that you read the blog and like it enough to want to say something. It's a real bonus! So thanks very much.<br /><br />The only thing I used to hate about shingle beaches was how much they hurt your feet, especially coming out of the sea. (Think about Daniel Craig coming out of the sea in Casino Royale - he wouldn't have looked quite so cool when he reached the little pebbles - picking his feet up, flapping his arms about and yelling 'Ooh Oww Ouch'). But all that changed when I got some rubber shoes...<br /><br />xxSpence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-1673843944574319232009-12-05T23:31:58.092+00:002009-12-05T23:31:58.092+00:00Hi Spence,
You must be so bored with my comments, ...Hi Spence,<br />You must be so bored with my comments, I always write the same thing.<br />"Brilliant. Wonderfully descriptive" etc.....<br />Ditto to the above post.<br />You have a way of making us feel like we're there watching, along with you.<br />I know that shingle beach, it reminds me of the one I used to go to as a child.<br />xx jolulu's missiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00137536605784710186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-66913322007478049302009-12-04T16:33:01.926+00:002009-12-04T16:33:01.926+00:00I think they're more beach patrol - keeping an...I think they're more beach patrol - keeping an eye on things, the businesses and clubs all along the front - a council patrol. <br /><br />I'm presuming it was them that pulled this guy from the sea. But I don't think they did much in the way of swimming. It'd be more a question of wading a little way to drag him back (although of course in a big sea, that would be dangerous enough) <br /><br />:)Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-36671422415207819192009-12-04T13:24:03.140+00:002009-12-04T13:24:03.140+00:00you have lifeguards at this time of year - that mu...you have lifeguards at this time of year - that must me a miserable job! Spoken by someone who did it for 5 years summer only and is now in the coastguard :)samradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11713333753484239661noreply@blogger.com