Summer colours in spring

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The sea, the sky and the light on the shelter at Cleveleys, Lancashire, all say summer. However, the passing cyclist's yellow fleece jacket tells the truth: it's the end of April, and not as warm as it looks!

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"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race."
H. G. Wells (1866-1946), English novelist and writer

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photograph (c) T. Boughen

Back to the future

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The new promenade at Cleveleys, Lancashire, manages to be both futuristic and retro (1930s-ish). Consequently, I thought this split-toning (sepia/blue) effect applied to a black and white conversion would be a suitable finish, suggesting the posters of the past and the brave new world to come.

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"You can never plan the future by the past"
Edmund Burke (1729-1797), Irish politician, philosopher and statesman

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photograph (c) T. Boughen

Promenade shelter

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This new concrete promenade shelter at Cleveleys, Lancashire, has heated seating! Surely the whole point of a bracing walk along the prom is to blow away the cobwebs, exercise the body, and generate your own warmth!

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"To a person uninstructed in natural history, his country or seaside stroll is a walk through a gallery filled with wonderful works of art, nine-tenths of which have their faces turned to the wall."
T. H. Huxley (1825-1895), British biologist

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photograph (c) T. Boughen