A most welcome sea breeze developing this afternoon, as we prepare for the Sun’s entry into Leo ☀️ 🏝️ ☯️ ♌️ A few errands this morning, with a break for ice cream, followed by watering the garden ✉️ 🍨 🍵 🚿 Still decidedly warm with the prospect of more heat to come - enjoy your Wednesday evening 🏜️ 😇 🍀 🕊️

A bee exploring a new sunflower, as the warmth is tempered by more cloud than recent days - a brief intermission in the prolonged heat of this summer 🐪 🏝️ 🌻 🐝 A new pair of sandals today, requiring some care while wearing them in ☕ 👣 🦉 🍨 Otherwise, much is as usual - have a lovely evening 😇 🌓 🍀 🕊️

A positive start to the week, with the tide starting to return , while refreshing breezes temper the warmth and clear the air ☀️ 🏝️ 🌓 💨 A new chapter, as the silly season beckons and nothing much gets done - save behind the scenes 🐪 🏜️ 🚿 🤡 Enjoy the holidays while they last - Happy Monday 😇 ☯️ 🍀 🕊️

A fine morning for a walk round the coastal path to Shoeburyness, with the bonus of seeing a few distant altocumulus clouds ☀️ 🏝️ 🌒 😇 No promise of rain, of course, but a suggestion that things may eventually get better 🙏 🌂 🐪 🏜️ Now to water a few delicate plants - have a nice Friday evening 🍓 🍨 🍀 🕊️

This potted Gardenia flower seems to have appeared overnight, following a dose of water a couple of days ago - a welcome surprise ☀️ 🏝️ 🌒 🚿 A more pleasant 26 C today, as the drought continues with little prospect of any rain soon 🐪 🏜️ 🌂 🍨 Happy middle of July to all - enjoy a lovely evening ☯️ 😇 🍀 🕊️

A Water Lily in a fish pond which is in some need of cleaning ☕️ 🏡 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🐠 Leaves may be falling from the trees due to heat stress, but the Lily brings hope of renewal sooner or later 🍃 🍂 🐪 🪷 I hope that you manage to enjoy this fine evening peacefully and happily, whatever you may be up to 🙏 ⚽️ 🍀 🕊️

Bell Wharf in Leigh-On-Sea at high tide on another glorious summer day ☀️ 🏝️ 🌚 🌊 The jingle of an ice cream van arriving on the scene reminds me of the days when their presence by the beach was de rigeur 🔔 🚐 🍨 😇 Everyone seems contented and happy, whether old or young - have a lovely evening 🌟 ☯️ 🍀 🕊️

Brisk Easterly winds have swept the beach clean overnight, as the tide returns once again at the start of the new week 🐚 🏝️ ⛅ ♻️ The weekend crowds have gone too, allowing space for quiet reflection as a bonus 🦉 ⏳ 😇 ⚓ The washing is hanging on the line - Have a most enjoyable Monday morning 🧺 🙏 🍀 🕊️

Sailors taking advantage of refreshing breezes early this morning at high tide, as we headed out for a leisurely brunch ☀️ 🏝️ 🌘 ⛵️ Much cooler than of late, allowing some activities outside, along with airing the house 👨‍🌾 🏡 🚿 🍃 Hopefully everyone is enjoying a splendid weekend - good luck! 😇 ☯️ 🍀 🕊️

A pleasant breeze off the sea this morning at Shoeburyness, though not too cool, as the recent heatwaves have reportedly warmed the estuarine waters to about +22 C ☀️ 🏝️ 🐙 🐠 Seagulls had a war of words with local revellers at 3 am last night, resulting in a goalless draw 🌡️ 🦤 🎉 🌘 TGIF - enjoy 😇 🚿 🍀 🕊️

The Palace Theatre in Westcliff- On-Sea early this morning, with the shadows emphasising its rather quaint non-linear facade ☀️ 🎭 🐪 🏝️ Little appears straightforward in this heatwave, as we approach the silly season 🤡 🍵 🦭 🦤 Everyone for themselves perhaps - have a pleasantly cool evening 😇 ☯️ 🍀 🕊️

Leigh Creek just after high tide early this morning, after another tropical night ☀️ 🏝️ 🌗 🦉 Hopeful that a sea breeze will temper the heat when the tide returns, after a third day of temperatures over 32 C 🙏 🍵 🍨 💨 Meanwhile, patiently doing the needful indoors - have a lovely cool evening 🪭 😇 🍀 🕊️

A most pleasant lunch at the Plough and Sail in Paglesham, once it became too hot to tend to the garden 👨‍🌾 🚿🐪 🍨 An ancient phone box has been repurposed as a defibrillator ⚡️☕️ ☯️ 🦀 A peaceful scene, well away from the heat that is building in all senses of the word - have a lovely afternoon 😇 🍃 🍀 🕊️

A receding tide at Westcliff-On-Sea, revealing a path over the mudflats towards the Ray 🌊 🦭 🏝️ ☀️ Many looking tired but happy early this morning, while the heat intensifies ⚠️ 🌡️ ⚽️ 🍨 An excellent start to the week - enjoy it to the full and keep cool 😇 ☯️ 🍀 🕊️

A gentleman playing a saxophone on a muggy morning, as the sun breaks through the clouds to give a hot afternoon 🎷 ⛅️ 🏝️ 🍨 He concentrates on his art, producing a pleasant melody which I could still hear a mile along the cliff path 🎶 😇 🍃 🌊 An English summer at its finest - enjoy your evening 🌳 🍵 🍀 🕊️

Low tide in the Thames Estuary this morning, as the sunshine strengthens and the waning gibbous moon slinks towards the horizon ☀️ 🏝️ 🌖 🦋 A pruning of the pyracantha follows, along with the usual informal outpatient clinic that materialises with this activity ✂️ 🍃 ☕ ♻️ Have a lovely weekend 😇 🍨 🍀 🕊️

A peaceful scene on the coast in Thorpe Bay this morning 🩷 🦋 ☀️ 🏝️ Cool enough for a 10 km walk round to East Beach and the Garrison estate at Shoeburyness 🪖 🌊 🦀 🐪 Hotter this afternoon, with a passer-by requesting water while I watered the garden yet again - have a relaxing Friday evening 🚿 😇 🍀 🕊️

A fine summer’s day, with warm sunshine, low humidity, and a refreshing breeze ☀️🍃 🏝️ 🌳 Some early errands, followed by a walk in the woods, before watering the garden 🚿 🏡 🍨 🐪 Everyone seems to be in fine fettle, possibly because of the fortunate football outcome - have an excellent evening 😇 ☯️ 🍀 🕊️

A pleasant day out to Maldon, with a walk along the promenade after an excellent lunch at the Sark restaurant in the town 🌤️ ⛵️ 🍽️ 🍨 June has given way to July, as the warmth builds and there is little prospect of any rain here 🏜️🐪 🦤 🦀 Time to do only what is necessary, and to enjoy the summer 😇 🚿 🍀 🕊️

Leigh Creek as the tide was coming in this morning, with distant blue sky heralding a fine afternoon 🌤️ 🏝️ 🍨 🐪 Passers-by talking of cricket, football, and tennis, while apparently also working from home ☕️ 🐾 🦆 😇 A typical end of June day - let us hope that July does not break any records 🌡️ 🙏 🍀 🕊️

A pleasantly cool start to the new week in Essex with clear skies and a lovely breeze ☀️ 🏝️ 🌝 🌊 A few days of temporary relief before the next heatwave supervenes, according to the latest forecasts 🍨 ☕️ 🌡️ 🐪 Some light gardening this afternoon under supervision - enjoy summer while it lasts 😇 🦀 🍀 🕊️

Shoreham-by-Sea at lunchtime today, with natural air con coming from a fresh and persistent sea breeze ☀️ 🏝️ 🌊 🍃 Now attempting to cool our hotel room in Brighton (Hove, actually) with only limited success 🌡️ 🪭 💨😉 The joys of an English summer - have an excellent and pleasantly cool weekend 😇 🌔 🍀 🕊️

The wash from a passing tanker mimicking an ocean swell in the Thames Estuary early this morning ☀️ 🏝️ 🔱 🌊 After another tropical night, a need to run the 35 year old portable air con, as we hit a notably humid +34 C in Southend 🌡️ 🍨 🐠 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 No built-in obsolescence here - have a lovely evening 😇 🙏 🍀 🕊️

Good day Bluesky 🦋 ⛲ 😇 A pleasantly cool +18C early this morning, after a night of heavy thundery rain, with evidence of at least 30mm in assorted receptacles ⛈️ 🪣 💚 A reminder to keep one's cool during unusually hot weather as it comes and goes 🌈 🍨 🧃 Have a safe and enjoyable Tuesday ☯️ 🍀 🕊️

Red roses drifting on an ebb tide this morning, possibly to mark the solstice, maybe not - in any case they now belong to the sea 🌹 🌄 🌊 🐠 🦤 🔱 A quiet morning, after a tropical night, the silence broken only by a powered paddleboarder showing off in the distance - Happy solstice to all ♋️ 🏝️ ☀️ ☕️ 🍀 🕊️

Spotted on a balcony along Southend seafront this morning - magnificently capturing the zeitgeist 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🩻 🦤 ⌛️ A hot and windless +27C, even down by the sea, giving rise to the need for a hydration break ☀️ 🏝️ 🍨 🚰 However, it is Friday, so hopefully everyone will unite to enjoy a superb weekend 😇 💐 🍀 🕊️

A fine morning for a wander round Two Tree Island, as the heat continues to build over Western Europe 🌤️ 🏝️ 🌒 🐪 I managed to mow what was left of the lawn in time for a small amount of rain to refresh the garden 🌂 🐝 💮 😇 Plenty of tea and ice cream on the menu today - have a wonderful evening 🍵 🍨 🍀 🕊️

A close conjunction of the moon and Venus this evening - worth a look if you have clear sky low on WNW 🌒 🌟 🕊️

A cooling estuarine breeze on a rising tide tempers the warmth today 🌤️ 🏝️ 🐪 😇 Glorious weather for clearing up the fish pond, while not causing any collateral damage to the tadpoles 🐸 🪣 🍵 🍨 Hoping to see a close encounter between the moon and Venus this evening, if it remains clear - enjoy 🌒 🌟 🍀 🕊️

A fresh start to the week, ahead of the risk of an intense heatwave ⛅️ 🏝️ 🌚 🌡️ A white Convolvulus flower looking pretty in someone else’s garden as we approach the summer solstice 💮 😇 ☯️ 🍨 Watering the plants in the absence of rain and buying a couple of extra fans - enjoy an excellent Monday 🚿 🪭 🍀 🕊️