Nearly Spring. Meanwhile, Bridlington.

It's been a bit fresh up this way over the last couple of months. Nothing really to report on the garden. I've had a nicely timed visit to Homebase a couple of weeks ago. It must have been just after they had a delivery of garden containers, which they decided to kick into place, or something. I managed to get a massive 48cm glazed pot (with a hairline crack in it, but I'm going to seal it, and if it breaks, I'll stick it back together and use a plastic pot inside it) reduced from £30 to £7.50. And a lovely terracotta strawberry pot with 6 planting cups (one of which has been half broken off, but I can always put that to the back) reduced from £15 to a fiver. Pleased with them. Pics when they are in the garden. I've got them indoors at the mo until I can seal them so they are reasonably frostproof. Not sure what I'll put in the large container yet. I might transfer my apple tree into it. Or I might get a different tree to go into it to add to my container tree collection. I need some more height in the garden. If nothing else to tempt the birds back in. I'm not sure what's happened out there but the sparrows and starlings are avoiding my bird feeder like the plague. I can see them in a garden with fat balls out a few doors down. And everywhere you walk round here there are sparrows in the hedges and starlings in the trees. Just not in our garden. The only birds we occassionally get in are a couple of wood pigeons.

Bridlington South Beach.



Anyway, due to it being too snowy/wet/windy to do anything in the garden, I'll give you a quick look at Bridlington in the snow. I love Bridlington. It's just like I remember seaside resorts being when I was a kid. With a touch of modern about it too. I'll do a proper 'Walking East Yorkshire' review of Brid in the spring/summer when I can get lots of spring/summery shots. But in the meantime here's a few pics of Brid in February. It actually wasn't too cold, even though there's still some lying snow on the beach. We sat outside at a cafe for a brew and didn't die of exposure. It was quite pleasant.



The promonade kids' paddling pool. It could be Spain.



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Down on the promenade on the South beach there's some lovely beach huts with dark wood fronts to them, and the kid's paddling pool with it's terracotta walls really add a Mediterranean feel to the area. I know that sounds a ridiculous thing to say about Bridlington, but honestly if you time it right the sun beats down on that Prom and the way it's been designed down there is really great. I love it. You can see the glass balcony that overhangs from the road on the paddling pool pic too. A lot of the design along the top is done like a ship with masts and white railings and decking. I will take proper pics of it all in my spring/summer blog post.



North Beach with it's shingle and pebbles looking round to Flamborough Head cliffs



If you like beaches you'll love Bridlington. The South Beach is just miles and miles of gently sloping golden sand. And the North Beach is miles and miles of sand with shingle and pebbles which I love to pick through to find interesting things. Usually sea glass. I'm collecting it up to make a mosaic from. In the centre of the two beaches is the harbour, which I will again get pictures of for the spring/summer update. You can get boat trips from there on a pirate ship, or one boat will take you up to Flamborough and Bempton Cliff bird colonies. There's a fun fair. Slots. Crazy Golf. Pitch and Putt. The Bridlington Spa a historic venue which has lots of summer shows on. A land train that runs from town to the end of the North Beach where Sewerby Hall and it's gardens and mini zoo are. What more could you want out of a seaside resort??!!