Ladder

Jacobs Ladder at Sidmouth

It was windy and bitterly cold at Sidmouth Beach today.   Jacobs ladder leads down to the beach from the Gardens at the top – the actual wooden ladder is quite impressive being at a guess a good 60 foot, perhaps even more.

The beach is about 1km and the cliffs look like they are made of mud rather than rock.  At the far end there looks like there has been a collapse of the cliff and there is a possible risk of being cut off by the tide.   It’s mainly rock pools at the far end rather than beach.

I’m starting to get the hang of using the Samsung G600 camera – it seems to work better when using the shutter button on the side of the phone rather than the round shutter button the keypad, but it’s quite fiddly to use.

Photo taken with Samsung G600 mobile phone.   Edited using GThumb editor (lossless rotate then risize only) under Ubuntu Intrepid.

Misty

Misty - Seven Sisters at Cothelstone

There was a surprising amount of mist at the top of Cothelstone Hill on Thursday.

This group of trees is called “Seven Sisters” but there are only 3 large trees so I assume the other 4 must have died or got blown down at some stage as this bit of hill is really open to the elements.

There is a group of smaller trees behind that must have been planted more recently.

The trees were only visible when I was within about 25 metres if that.

(Photo taken with the Samsung G600 Mobile Phone)