This morning, I had to deliver some photos to otterton mill. As it looked like a nice sunny day in prospect, I decided to go for a walk along the front at Budleigh Salterton, a pretty seaside town in East Devon, most famous for being the home town of Giles Wemmbley-Hogg (aka comedian Marcus Brigstocke). He must be 'going off' somewhere else at present, as the beach was full of families on holiday, and the benches with older people dozing in the sun.
In fact, there are so many scores of benches dedicated to dead people who used to holiday there, that it's almost like being in a virtual graveyard! A bit creepy if you ask me: I'd much rather be remembered by a tree (for example) than somewhere to park a stranger's bum.
I managed to go on the day they were dismantling the beach huts for the winter: a bit of a bummer as I have a mild obsession with these glorified sheds.
04/11/06 @ 11:15