We get so mired in our own rhythms, don't we? And sometimes that change in direction can be spectacular. Maybe like us both joining Substack to write, instead of just reading other's essays.
The cliffs are astonishing, dangerously exciting, but maybe just another marker from nature for us all to take note and DO something.
Coastal erosion is everywhere - our own beaches come and go over millenia. Escarpments change and build and change again - but ever-present is the power of weather and I wonder just how much longer we can put up with the monetized minds of the politicians, very few of whom give a damn.
I try not to get too political in my posts, in part because it feels as if we are surrounded by doom and gloom and I try not to be that way myself. But I absolutely share your fury with those who are in the position to make decisions affecting millions of us and they look the other way. And bow to the money, as you say. For all of us for whom the landscape is paramount, and also—especially—those without that privilege, clean water and air and caring for the land and sea is not a negotiable, it is FUNDAMENTAL.
And now I will go back and re-read your magnificent post from today that brings me such delight and joy!
Such beautiful photographs and words! Thank you. And for the reminder to shake it up a bit for a new perspective.
Of course I want to know the story behind the bricks. Where did they come from? Who put them there? When? Has that much of the hillside eroded? Could that have made the people who lived there leave? This must have been an exciting excursion for geologists, water scientists, sociologists, and writers.
Your posts remind me to be aware and to NOTICE. One way to do that is to do something differently and look around as you've stated many times. I thought about that today as I took a slight diversion on my walk when I approached streets from a different angle. I did have a new perspective to help me learn the area and figure out how to approach my destinations. I will also confess I have to find the appropriate balance between observing, thinking, and catching up on my podcasts. Today I listened for part of my walk to the New York Time's The Daily about Trump's money problems. I don't remember much of what I saw during that part of the walk because my eyes were seeing red.
Thank you! It was a beautiful day. And a good reminder to look up and down as well as where you've come from.
Agree about those podcasts! I was listening to that very one this morning too whilst sorting photos from my childhood I recently brought back from the US. I lost my train of thought several times when trying to focus on either the photos or the podcast. I also got completely lost in time. Better for me to listen to music when trying to concentrate or pay attention!
Another wonderful post, Sabrina! We had a cliff fall just this week at the beach we frequent - it was a bit that we would often see people standing on, which is horrifying. Coastal erosion is happening at an absolutely crazy rate - it's frightening.
Gah-that is really scary to hear! It really is astonishing, the rate of erosion. I've just read they are closing part of our daily walk along the esplanade for emergency repairs and shoring up of the cliffs...sigh. This is after several paths down to the esplanade have closed since we moved here, with no sign of reopening. And of course this is happening all along the coast here and elsewhere in the world. It is hard not to get a bit freaked out. Stay safe and away from cliff edges (I'm sure you are sensible anyway!)
What a metaphor for life.
We get so mired in our own rhythms, don't we? And sometimes that change in direction can be spectacular. Maybe like us both joining Substack to write, instead of just reading other's essays.
The cliffs are astonishing, dangerously exciting, but maybe just another marker from nature for us all to take note and DO something.
Coastal erosion is everywhere - our own beaches come and go over millenia. Escarpments change and build and change again - but ever-present is the power of weather and I wonder just how much longer we can put up with the monetized minds of the politicians, very few of whom give a damn.
I try not to get too political in my posts, in part because it feels as if we are surrounded by doom and gloom and I try not to be that way myself. But I absolutely share your fury with those who are in the position to make decisions affecting millions of us and they look the other way. And bow to the money, as you say. For all of us for whom the landscape is paramount, and also—especially—those without that privilege, clean water and air and caring for the land and sea is not a negotiable, it is FUNDAMENTAL.
And now I will go back and re-read your magnificent post from today that brings me such delight and joy!
https://pruebatten.substack.com/p/sea-ing
Bless you, Sabrina.
Such beautiful photographs and words! Thank you. And for the reminder to shake it up a bit for a new perspective.
Of course I want to know the story behind the bricks. Where did they come from? Who put them there? When? Has that much of the hillside eroded? Could that have made the people who lived there leave? This must have been an exciting excursion for geologists, water scientists, sociologists, and writers.
Your posts remind me to be aware and to NOTICE. One way to do that is to do something differently and look around as you've stated many times. I thought about that today as I took a slight diversion on my walk when I approached streets from a different angle. I did have a new perspective to help me learn the area and figure out how to approach my destinations. I will also confess I have to find the appropriate balance between observing, thinking, and catching up on my podcasts. Today I listened for part of my walk to the New York Time's The Daily about Trump's money problems. I don't remember much of what I saw during that part of the walk because my eyes were seeing red.
Tomorrow is another day.
Thank you! It was a beautiful day. And a good reminder to look up and down as well as where you've come from.
Agree about those podcasts! I was listening to that very one this morning too whilst sorting photos from my childhood I recently brought back from the US. I lost my train of thought several times when trying to focus on either the photos or the podcast. I also got completely lost in time. Better for me to listen to music when trying to concentrate or pay attention!
Another wonderful post, Sabrina! We had a cliff fall just this week at the beach we frequent - it was a bit that we would often see people standing on, which is horrifying. Coastal erosion is happening at an absolutely crazy rate - it's frightening.
Gah-that is really scary to hear! It really is astonishing, the rate of erosion. I've just read they are closing part of our daily walk along the esplanade for emergency repairs and shoring up of the cliffs...sigh. This is after several paths down to the esplanade have closed since we moved here, with no sign of reopening. And of course this is happening all along the coast here and elsewhere in the world. It is hard not to get a bit freaked out. Stay safe and away from cliff edges (I'm sure you are sensible anyway!)
It really worries me, too. Forces of nature are so strong!