It seems , if I understand what the 'youngsters' in the coffee shop are talking about correctly, that Taylor Swifts boyfriend has won the Superbowl. Until now neither the Superbowl nor Ms. Swift ( nor for that matter her boyfriend ) have registered in the frontal lobe of my consciousness. The students are better at recognizing what is truly important in the world.
Amongst the older generation of coffee drinkers in the cafe the conversation is more mundane. Everyone is in agreement that the weather this year has been 'unusual'.
The fences that were put up after Novembers storms have been swept away. You've got to feel sorry for the beach rangers who do their best to battle nature ... with little or no chance of success. They planted out 3,000 marram grass seedlings to stabilize the dunes after the last gales. I'm guessing that the majority of those seedlings are now somewhere out in the North Sea.
There had been plans to rebuild the dunes with sand dredged up from the shallow waters of the estuary. The work was due to start tomorrow but these plans have now been put on hold.
In town the Valentines biscuits are selling .... slowly. I guess there will be a sudden rush on Wednesday.
So begins a super quiet Monday morning in a small Scottish seaside town. Later today there will be the excitement of a delivery of wine from London.
Unhappy males and MAGA :https://www.econlib.org/library/columns/y2022/klingboys.html
On the radio this morning - a Golden oldie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0wdxj8-mAU
Tickets have been booked for this :https://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/index.php?id=2613
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Hari OM
That's a big lump of sand to think about replacing... rethinking it (or at least delaying) seems wise to me. If serious about stopping the water, sinking big metal barriers might be the only really useful action. Accepting the flow of nature seems to be the greater challenge.
That Japanese exhibition looks very interesting - we shall, of course, expect reports! YAM xx
I guess this means you're going to Japan! Ueno Park, where the museum is located, is worth visiting for many reasons - and I think you might enjoy the Ameyoko market adjacent to Ueno station. It's very colorful and has a long history. https://www.kanpai-japan.com/tokyo/ueno-ameyoko You will also be close to Yushima Tenjin, a Shinto shrine that has one of the most famous plum gardens in Tokyo. https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/things-to-do/yushima-tenjin-ume-matsuri. As to the Super Bowl, I think the unhappy MAGA males may have made a big strategic mistake when they decided the Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce romance was a Democratic plot.
Sooner or later, the shore line will move in. Stay dry.
MAGA males don't seem to have the admitting-a-mistake gene though...
My husband has been talking about golfing at St. Andrews. The way the beach is eroding, he'd better make those plans soon. Your super quiet Monday morning in a small Scottish seaside town sounds like a perfect start to the week
I agree with YAM, dredging might be more effective if the rangers wait until spring. Often, at least here, the tides will bring some of the sand back...
Managing coastal erosion is problematic, and man-made interventions tend to have unpredictable and unintended consequences, either at the location where installed or further down the coast. Best of luck to beach rangers.
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