Winter at a sandy coast is a time for the warmest clothing because the wind is often bitter. Usually the most appropriately dressed are the sea anglers. Standing by a rod for a few hours very quickly tells you about any shortcomings in your clothing. Bird watchers are usually well dressed for the location, as are dog walkers. It is the casual winter visitors to the coast, the sort who wear their car as a coat, that often get caught out. I remember taking this photograph in January 2014, at Skegness in Lincolnshire, because of a family with children who charged down the beach to the water's edge, pleased to see the sea, and almost immediately turned round and raced back to their car making noisy complaints about the cold.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Sony DSC-RX100 2014
