Scaffolding.

I took this down the old high street, which I adore by the way. They've been selling off lots of the little shops down there and doing them up and so there's always lots of scaffolding down there. So far, most of the shops seem to be being replaced with art galleries and cafes. I approve.

The Grand Burstin.

Here is a shot of the Grand Burstin Hotel over the harbour. As you may or may not be able to tell, the hotel was built to look like a ship and in some ways it's quite nice in a quirky way and in other ways, it looks kind of unsightly. Well, I think so anyway. However, I'm still somewhat attached to it.

Pigeon.

My sweet Andrew befriended this pigeon briefly before it waddled off, somewhat apprehensive about the cameras. I think he may have been a little camera shy due to his unusual physique. We chanced across him down the old high street in Folkestone, when wandering down to the harbour.

It was nice dragging Andrew around Folkestone and showing him bits of it for the first time. I wondered for a long time what he might make of it as someone who hadn't been there before. A few weeks before, I was talking to a very good friend of mine, Vik, about how Folkestone has a real look to it of an abandoned seaside town in that you can tell it used to be really nice but that it's quite rough around the edges now.

I'm going to miss Folkestone when I leave.

Everyday is like Sunday.

I rather taking this picture. I was with Dean and he pointed out this looming cloud that slowly grew over the sandy beach near the harbour and so I went and took some moody pictures of it. I feel inclined to quote the Morrissey lyrics "just a seaside town that they forgot to close down," as they fit here so perfectly.

Sometimes I'm not sure what to make of the dying tourism industry in England because I've always loved holidays in the UK. There's something really wonderful about staying on a wilting holiday camp near a beach that isn't entirely pleasant. I love chalet's and summer days out when it's raining. Surely I'm not the only one? Maybe I'm just easily pleased.

Ugh.

Ew, seafood. But look how pretty the colours are! Having said that, it's also very very creepy.

Boats.

Down at Folkestone harbour...

Strawberries.

Aw. How lovely. They sell fruit salads and things down at the harbour as well as seafood. I think it's quite sweet.

Clutter.

I adore the depth of field in this one. Isn't it lovely?

Weeds.

I've found a new appreciation for weeds recently.

Buoy.

The sea looks surprisingly pleasant in this picture. Mm, summertime.

Holiday Town.

I was really surprised by how busy the beach was the other day. It always seems so deserted when I go down there but in the summer holidays there are lots of people there. It was rather nice to see.

Rope.

Phwoar, it's been a while. I rather like the colours in this one. I've been playing with white balancing quite a bit lately. Basically, I've just been abusing it.