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In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Off-Season.”
At first I couldn’t find any off-season scenes; then I found too many but am using all of them. They are all near-midwinter: three in UK from a while back, and one recent one in South Africa.
Fishing off-season on UK South Coast.
Calm seas but no takers.
Near Double Locks – a solitary canoeist
Off-season for competitive swimming in South Africa, but just-turned-seven granddaughter R is still in training and is seen here seeming to give a high-five during a l Km swim.
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Lovely coastal scenery.
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You can be very proud of R 😉 It is amazing that the pools are still open.
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You will hardly believe how warm it was yesterday and the day before. Today is a bit cooler with a gale.
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Perfect pics for the challenge, Col. I think it would take more than a few degrees drop in temperature to deter your little swimming star. She’ll go far. 🙂
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Knowing the south coast.. Swanage, Lulworth, Weymouth, Lyme Regis, Sidmouth, Branscombe and on to Pymouth etc, would love to know where the pics were taken..
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As the temps are high here, I enjoy the thought of a chill in the air…somewhere! 🙂
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Now I feel cold!
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Which is certainly what our current midwinter scene is NOT! Delightfully warm, but terribly dry.
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It’s nice
come to see mine here for Off season
http://www.sylvain-landry.com/challenge/off-season.html
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She’s super dedicated to her swimming! Definitely the next Penny Heyns in the making
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She does work at it; let’s hope it pays off!
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Double Locks, was that in Exeter? I had to enlarge the last photo to see R’s hand.
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Exeter it is. Interestingly, we have a very old photo of one of Much Better Half’s ancestors in the doorway of the pub there – and it still looks just the same. Of course, I took another picture, this time featuring her.
I keep forgetting detail doesn’t come out too well in blog-sized pics.
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My eye situation was at fault and not your photo.
I bet Double Locks is a goldmine in summertime. I goodled it and had a virtual walk through the hotel and surroundings.
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Did I mention said ancestor owned it? Wish he’d left it to her side of the family!
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No, but I had a feeling there was a family connection. My mind works like that sometimes.
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I believe you have quite nice weather at the moment?
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Superb! Just like summer, for the last two days, only not as muggy. Ideal swimming and outdoor weather.
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Let’s be honest winter is no longer what it used to be 🙂
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I love that first photo. It reminds me of home in Nova Scotia.
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