401. Storm damage & debris

Yesterday it never got properly light outside.  It felt like dusk at around 1:30pm and we were well and truly battered by wind and rain all day.  Last night this continued and combined with a high tide to produce massive waves which have caused a lot of damage to the roads.

I only had time to get along to the harbour area before opening up the shop this morning, but I heard that it's a terrible mess in the other direction too.  Several residents were clearing boulders from outside their houses along Fore Street for well over 2 hours this morning, and Alison's much admired quirky garden has been completely destroyed.

At least the seagulls are loving it as there are dead crabs all over the place!

 Great chunks of tarmac have been lifted up and smashed.

This is the usually stone-free grassy area beyond the harbour where the kiddies' rides are at the Fish Festival.

Look at the size of the big piece of tarmac under the pile of debris here!

400. Snow (at last!)

During the entire year that I was doing this blog on a daily basis we had NO snow at all, and I was really disappointed not to be able to include any snowy photos.  

At long last, on post no.400, here it is!  This morning it was snowing really heavily, but now the sun's out and everything's sparkly and white.  Beautiful.

399. Shortlived sunshine!

It's a wild, wet, horrible day here today, but shortly before the rain started the low sun was casting a lovely light onto the waves as the wind was getting up.

398. Johnshaven Calendar

A selection of photos from the blog have been complied into this 2013 calendar sold in aid of the Johnshaven Community Cafe Group.  Calendars are available in the shop or from Johnshaven Stores at £5, every penny of which goes to the group.

If any followers of the blog would like to order a copy to be sent by post, please email me kate@starfishstudio.co.uk

UK postage would be £1.50, postage to Europe £3.00 and to the USA & Canada £4.00

397. Morris Dancers

Here's something you don't see every day!  A group of Morris Dancers called in this morning on their annual tour of Scotland.  They performed down at the harbour before heading off to dance again at Dunnottar Castle.

396. Bovine love

These beautiful beasts are on the steeply sloping field just past the Narrows.

395. Half and half

This large boat has been sitting on the wall dividing the inner and outer harbour for a few years.  

It's now getting a paint job and at the moment the two sides are completely different!.