Showing posts with label Aberdeen harbour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aberdeen harbour. Show all posts

Friday, 29 March 2024

A seasonal haiku from Aberdeen


Short and sweet today, combining the LLB Gang's Nature Friday with YAM-aunty's Final Friday Feature


Spring is an old car
Sputtering into action
Spark plugs needing cleaned...


PS All photos taken within minutes of each other at the mouth of Aberdeen harbour on Wednesday afternoon, the first two looking out to the North Sea and the second two looking back over the harbour and city.

Sunday, 22 October 2023

At least it stopped raining for a short while...

It doesn't take long for the Gail and Nobby household to start suffering from cabin fever. 

Once the Storm Babet deluge had subsided on Friday, Gail decided we'd stroll down to the mouth of the harbour and check out the sea state. 

Not a bad idea although, to be honest, it's not the most thrilling walk.

I busied myself by picking up random bits of litter en route while Gail tried (without much success) to capture on camera a short-lived rainbow.

We passed the offshore supply bases and it soon became clear that the rain might have stopped but there was no let up in the gale force winds. The waves had all but submerged the outer barrier to the harbour.

The fact that it was VERY BRAVE of me to 'pose nicely' for the camera in this particular spot might not be obvious from the still photograph.

But I think you'll see my point if you watch this wee video...


The rain returned with a vengeance on Saturday...