The Perimeter

RNLI Selsey Lifeboat Station, Sussex. RNLI Selsey Lifeboat Station, Sussex.

Are you the photographer that photographs life boat stations? asks a dog walker. You see my daughter is a photographer and she wrote to the man photographing all the Life Boat stations as this one is about to get pulled down.

I had to disappoint that sometimes I photograph other things but was interested to learn that this landmark of the coast would soon be a memory. It’s very much working today and a sturdy man pushes a trolley of life vests along the gangway.

Boat sliders, Selsey, Sussex. Boat sliders, Selsey, Sussex.

Terrace, Selsey, Sussex. Terrace, Selsey, Sussex.

Playground, Selsey Bill, Sussex. Playground, Selsey Bill, Sussex.

A group of birdwatchers stand grimly in the blustery wind, their scopes trained on a featureless grey sea. Are there any female bird watchers?

Jogger, Selsey Bill, Sussex. Jogger, Selsey Bill, Sussex.

Rounding Selsey Bill a spot of sun picks out white cliffs on the Isle of Wight, I’m excited as the…

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