Squiggles by happypat

Squiggles

A day with no electricity today so all the jobs I could have done such as clearing & tidying my linen cupboard were impossible with no lights. Hooray! No cinema today as my friend has a cold so I took myself off to Blackpool with the camera.
Quite a few children around ....I didn't think it was half term yet.

This couple were rather odd...I watched them for a while & then they very obligingly sat here in front of all these squiggley lines.
They had a dog with them which was running all over the place almost out of sight at some points...it went as far as North Pier & then South Pier running wild. They were quite unconcerned even though people were asking if it was their dog...it looked quite out of control.

4.45pm & the electricity has just come back on.

Three good things:
1. Even though the electric has been off all day there is a cottage pie in the Aga & a boiling kettle on the hob.
2. Bought myself a lovely thin wool sweater for £12.50 at M&S, terrific value !
3. Harry has mown all the grass so if it rains now & never stops for weeks we are all tidy!
Love this shot Pat. I like the b and w. I like the birds. I like it all. Cottage pie. Yummy. I can almost smell it.
October 15th, 2014  
@newbank I love mince don't you Ruth? Many thanks for the fave!
October 15th, 2014  
@happypat It's one of the few ways to get meat into my kids.....lasagne, chilli, cottage pie, stew & dumplings.....yummity yum.
October 15th, 2014  
Great shot Pat, it looks so cold and bleak, it's turned quite cold this afternoon here in west Cumbria. I do love to here about your days, I've been shopping (again) with my Mum, she wanted a new winter coat, we found a lovely green one in Laura Ashley with 20% off so she's happy!
October 15th, 2014  
Just live the cold empty space and big dkies
October 15th, 2014  
@countrylassie sounds a great bargain...Laura Ashley is always nice stuff.
October 15th, 2014  
@june the beach did have quite a few people on June but luckily they didn't mess this space up! Thanks for the comments.
October 15th, 2014  
Nice capture and adventure by yourself.
October 15th, 2014  
Great shot.. Looks like the Hoons have been on the beach...
October 15th, 2014  
Super b/w shot Pat, of the large open space -- great pov and dof The two sitting there in the cold-- brrr !! is a great pop on otherwise a bland screen . I love the track marks-- they remind me of an Art Nouveau Design .
October 15th, 2014  
Great picture and narrative as always.
October 15th, 2014  
very cool shot
October 15th, 2014  
thank goodness for aga's , Fabulous shot and interesting lines fav
October 15th, 2014  
Fav! Works brilliantly in B&W! Love composition too!
October 15th, 2014  
Interestingly every picture tells a story and this shot certainly does! But there are two stories - the one we see and interpret and the one you tell us about - how long they have been there and the missing dog! Fav
October 15th, 2014  
every cloud Pat ....... great shot
October 15th, 2014  
What odd marks are in the sand - I can't think how they were made! I do like this shot with just these two in it. Love the story about the dog - sounds as if it has just been let out after being cooped up for ages!
October 15th, 2014  
Very interesting image. What caused the squiggly lines?
October 15th, 2014  
So perfectly peaceful - fifty shades?
October 15th, 2014  
Great composition. A dog needs freedom I guess. Probably chasing seagulls.
October 15th, 2014  
@countrylassie @june @anazad511 @julzmaioro @beryl @debbie3108 @lynnz
@pinkpaintpot @helly31 @motherjane @denisefuller @maggiemae @cejaanderson @busylady @fueast
I hope I haven't missed anyone out...so hard when scrolling down to get everyone's nsme!
Thank you all for the comments & faves on this photo......I think the lines are made with a vehicle on the sand but never saw anything doing them so not sure.
Sorry for the mass thank you....I had to go to Preston tonight to pick Lydia up from the train station so have been busy commenting since I got back.
October 15th, 2014  
A lovely beach art shot - so nice in b&w … it captures the tranquility of the day.
October 15th, 2014  
Fabulous! Love the b&w treatment - those lines really make it interesting.
October 15th, 2014  
this is fabulous Pat, love the mono and the seaguls make the shot

it's a two week half term in Nottingham, starting Friday
October 15th, 2014  
Great shot! Fantastic composition, and the use of black and white here really brings out the texture in the sand patterns.
October 16th, 2014  
Fav...love the scene. The tones and lines are wonderful.
October 16th, 2014  
I love this shot and it looks excellent in b&w. Don't you hate it when there is no power. How on earth did they manage in the olden days. We take so much for granted these days. Definitely a fav for this shot.
October 16th, 2014  
Wonderful shot, great use of space
October 16th, 2014  
Nice shot Pat, with the couple against the tyre tracks on the beach ... and the patrolling gulls, of course! Fav!
October 16th, 2014  
Superb b/w shot. Those lines have the look of railway tracks. I think the gulls may be hoping for food. they are certainly patrolling. Like the composition with the couple against the sea and beach backdrop.
October 16th, 2014  
This is a great B&W shot Pat. I like everything about it the wide open space the strange tyre tracks, the couple and of course the ever present seagulls.
Dog was obviously enjoying itself but I wouldn't want mine running that far out of control!
October 16th, 2014  
Great composition in this shot and it looks lovely in b&w.
October 16th, 2014  
A cool image, love the open space ahead of them
October 16th, 2014  
What an unusual shot! i'd be having kittens if Jinks went that far away, as I don't even let him off the lead. Well you know Jinks!! fav
October 16th, 2014  
Awesome beach shot, fabulous b/w.
October 16th, 2014  
Fascinating shot! Good old Agas hey?
October 16th, 2014  
Fabulous b&w image
October 17th, 2014  
Marvellous composition, just perfect.
October 18th, 2014  
Fav - this is fab!
October 18th, 2014  
Great photo and 10 out of 10 for positive attitude even when no electricity!
October 18th, 2014  
Lovely.
I'm up in Blackpool soon for the Strictly Come Dancing special so will be trying to head out onto the front as much as possible for some shots.
This is really nice..!
October 26th, 2014  
@stevecameras really we are only seven miles from blackpool...if you have time for a coffee ? You are probably run off your feet but just a thought!
October 26th, 2014  
@happypat It would be good. The second 365 meet-up...let me see how the schedule looks and if we can arrange something.
October 26th, 2014  
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