Gunton burned


waves crashing over a groyne


waves crashing over chunks of concrete


dead seal on the beach

The grassland is popular with dog walkers, and there's lots of nice twisty paths and colourful yellow flowers.

yellow flowers on a bush in the beach grass

sandy beach paths

Unfortunately there was a fire on the grassland not so long ago, leaving a significant chunk of the hillside bare and charred.

burt hillside and unburnt bushes

burnt bush trunks and branches

burnt land beyond a burnt bush

burnt bush with the sea behind

burnt grass stems

Despite the recency of the burning, new life is gaining a foothold.

new shoots rising from burnt ground

Holiday in Malta 2017, day 6   ·   Fujifilm X-T2 review