Beach at Beer, Devon

The oddly named coastal village of beer in Devon gets its name from the Old English bearu meaning a woodland grove. The present village is wooded and has a stream flowing through it down to the sea. Today the beach reflects the settlement's two main sources of income - fishing and tourism. In the past Beer was associated with smuggling that made use of the cove and the caves in the cliffs.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2

More City towers

The skyline of London has altered dramatically in the past twent years or so. Tall towers have proliferated initially in two main areas - Canary Wharf and The City. In both cases what began in a modest and relatively unintrusive manner has gone mad and now towers rise next to each other with no apparent thought given to the appearance of the clustering of these glass and concrete monsters. The Shard seems to be the catalyst for more towers south of the river, and St George's Wharf and Battersea Power Station are magnets for towers in the west of central London. One of the South Bank viewpoints for The City is a specially constructed spot at New Globe Wharf by Bankside Pier. I took this photograph of some tourists enjoying (?) the view.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2

The London tourist trail

A commonly followed London tourist trail involves a walk along the South Bank. One of the optional forks in this trail is the Millennium Footbridge that crosses the River Thames between Tate Modern and St Paul's cathedral. The bridge is a good point from which to photograph Sir Christopher Wren's fine building. I've taken a shot (or two) from this point before and on our recent visit I got myself in position to take my photograph. But, too slow! The act of raising my camera to my eye here caused a few people around me to notice the view and stop to get their shot - as you can see.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2