December has been very wet.
To quote the UK government website, “In the first 16 days of December, England has already received 80% of the long term average (LTA) rainfall for December.”
Thankfully, a brighter and drier Saturday beckoned and we wanted views. On this occasion we opted for Morecambe, where the vast and expansive views across the bay towards the Furness peninsula, the Lake District fells, and even the Yorkshire Dales are always impressive.
Here’s to touch wood and fingers crossed that we at least get a drier Christmas/New Year period.
All photos taken on my iPhone 17 Pro Max. RAWs developed in Lightroom, merged in Photomatix, then edited and finalised in Photoshop.
By the time we’d arrived at Morecambe, high tide had just passed so there was still plenty of water in the bay. I spotted two people, one of whom was wearing a santa hat, on jet skis circulating around an abandoned and sunken boat. Never change, Morecambe.
The tide at Morecambe Bay moves fast . Moored boats were already emerging from their watery parking area.
The clarity of light allowed for a zoomed in composition of one of Morecambe’s bouldered breakwaters, using its curve as a leading line towards the distant Grange-over-Sands, all the way the other side of the bay.
As the tide rushed out the clouds were moving in, allowing for golden localised light to illuminate only this breakwater and the boats moored within it.
The boat office of Morecambe Sailing Club catching the brilliant winter light above Morecambe’s extensive boulder breakwaters. Rushing clouds above moved in.
The famous Midland Hotel towards the right and the RNLI lifeboat station to the left, both drenched in late afternoon winter sunlight. Above, the clouds darken and doom the future with yet more rain.
Further out along the stone jetty is the abandoned Stone Jetty Cafe, saturated in amber hues as stormy clouds build in the sky.