Some 2021 memories in pictures Part 1 Jan — June

Dec 25, 2021

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These are some things which stood out for me this year. Given that this is 2021 there will be less images of people than usual and more dog and beach #SorryNotSorry

January

My daughter in Law to be wearing her engagement ring on New Year’s Day — We had an offspring engagement on New Year’s day

Roxy with her eyes closed and her tongue out — I took this photo of Roxy which makes me laugh every time I see it

Beautiful waves — A visit to East beach ❤

February

The sweeping bay at East Beach with some hardy souls in the water — Another lovely sunny day at East beach (I was not brave enough to go into the sea)

Blue sky with a few soft white clouds around the outside — The blue sky

Roxy asleep in her bed — The obligatory Roxy sleeping picture

March

Pinky orange sunset at West Beach — West Beach early evening

Roxy sitting just inside the front door with the sun on her — Roxy surveying our Yorkshire front garden

Roxy sitting in the passenger seat of the car making sure she didn’t get left behind — She then found the best place to make sure she wasn’t going to be left behind

Four large cruise ships in the bay — There has been quite a few cruise liners using the bay for parking

April

Snow or hail coming down in front of the hills at the back of the house in West Bay — Typical April weather, snow one day…

Roxy asleep on the front patio — Sunny the next

A selfie of Roxy and myself on the beach at Hive — A day out at Hive beach

A shingle beach and very blue sea and sky — A thee beach day, Abbotsbury,

A shingle beach and cafe at Hive — Burton Bradstock

Roxy getting surprisingly close to the surf on West Beach — and West beach

A lovely pale pink and blue sunset on Hive beach — An evening visit to Hive beach

Roxy asleep on the front seat of my car — Roxy in the front seat having claimed shotgun

Boxes and furniture in a stone walled storage facility — Mick moved out of the Yorkshire house and we put a load of stuff in storage

a Red sunset with a large golden sun over green hills and a pale blue sea — A lovely sunset over Golden Cap

May

A wooden slatted rear wall, patio doors, climbing roses, a paved porch and fence posts — I went to view the Leigh house, this was a last look at the back porch through the fence

A selfie of Roxy and myself on the beach — The rest of May was making the most of being so close to the sea and the amazing sunny weather

Mick sitting fishing on a shingle beach — Fishing at West Bexington (nothing caught)

My parents wearing masks and looking out of the optician’s window where my dad is trying on frames so I can give him the thumbs up — Taking my dad to try on glasses (which he loves to do as you can see)

A maquette (small prototype) of the Mary Anning statue — Trip to Lyme Regis to see the Mary Anning Maquette

Rain clouds in the distance, shingle beach and surf in the foreground and a bit of pink sunset — Another visit to Hive

A buddha statue at the Japanese garden with lots of coins — The Japanese garden in St Mawgan

A Japanese Maple tree — Lovely trees in the Japanese garden

A sleepy piglet — Piglets at Symmondsbury

A swan busking (curving its wings over its back) — Visiting the swans at the Abbotsbury Swannery

Grey cygnets — and the cygnets

Curved bay with blue water and a shingle beach — The beautiful clear water at Ringstead bay

Swans and cygnets in a maternity pond at the swannery from a high angle showing Mick in the foreground wearing a hat — and another visit to the swannery

June

View from West Bay pier. Poor visibility — Weird sea fret in West Bay on the 1st June

Roxy in the front garden at West Bay looking in through the front door as the final belongings are being packed — Moving day

A white pony looking at us over the fence in a field of buttercups — Our new NEIGHbour Piglet (geddit?)

A view of the distant hills and trees through a velux window — My morning view

A view of a blue sky and green fields and trees — The view from the Velux window

Roxy lying in the corner of the window alcove where the sun is starting to shine — Roxy in the sun under the Velux window

Our neighbour moving his large lawn with a ride on mower — Our actual neighbour mowing his lawn

A large moth with furry antennae — Local wildlife

A Mercedes sprinter van we hired to travel in Yorkshire — A week away in Yorkshire in another camper

Roxy looking up at me from the space between the front seats in the van — Roxy navigating

Beau on a swing ride looking like he is really enjoying it — Lightwater Valley for Beau’s 6th birthday

Beau (6) peeking from behind a tree — Beau playing hide and seek

An area of cliff with stratas of slate containing lots of fossils — Fossils in the cliff

A view of the bay with a blue sky and clear water — Beautiful bay

A picturesque village scene with thatched cottages and a tree — Very picturesque village

Part two to follow in a few days

Written by Sharon Dale

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