Trouble Makers

"Cake bakers and trouble makers", Willingham by Stow WI at 100.

Dyke Scarecrows

Scarecrow festivals are seemingly popping up everywhere these days. I have to admit that I was slightly underwhelmed by the general standard of scaryness on display. I actually saw a bird sat on one but I managed to scare it off before I could take its picture. Perhaps I should have been on display.

Sex in the Country

Being in out of the way places possibly offers a degree on anonymity that a high street store would not. My mind genuinely boggles at why these places exist anyway. I love that it opens seven days a week, just in case you get caught short of needing a pair of fury handcuffs on a Sunday afternoon.

1940s

Who do you think you are kidding Gary Oldman? Yes, it's 1940's weekend in the land that time forgot, Woodhall Spa.

World Cup 2018

For once I am struck speechless!

Phil Cosker, never lost for words :-) has written a poem here

Lincs Show 2018

Some nice pics from today's Lincolnshire Show, click to enlarge...

Fantasy Island

The new site "Fantasy Island" is up and running at 
https://chrisgoddard.photo 

Fantasy Island is a spin-off project from Jerusalem and I will continue to post here also.

Disgrace

I have tried to avoid urban conurbations for this project but wandering past Brayford Pool at the side of  the University yesterday I came across this sorry sight and had to share. I don't think I need to say more.

Are we there yet?

So, this is where I officially kickoff my new side-project about the Lincolnshire coast...

I have also added earlier images of the coast to a separate page. I'll be creating a separate blog site for this project soon (it will work in Safari on the iPad as well). In the meantime, this is my first foray - Mablethorpe.

Welcome to Fantasy Island

I have never had a proper family holiday although, up to the age of about 10 we did go for days out to the seaside. My enduring memories of the seaside are the paraphernalia, smells and architecture. This is a 57 year old selfie, It's been a while but I'm pretty sure this is the exact spot in Mablethorpe where my father took the original. The elephant was bright pink, of course!


A wide selection of inclusive and health conscious confections in the cock shop

Captain Jack's crazy golf

An Englishman's home is his bouncy castle

It's a sundial!

Foreign shells sold on English beaches - not very brexit!

Hook's Island crazy golf. There seems to be a huge amount of pirate themed crazy golf.

I'm guessing a lot of older folk traditionally retire to the seaside and they bring their dogs with them. Even the smallest towns have several mobility shops, pet clothing shops and charity shops.

The sun never sets on the Empire. I wonder where the first ever seaside holiday destination evolved?

Observation deck

The new observation centre at Gibraltar Point