This is Summer

Day 64

July 24 2009

It's great being a kid in the summer: endless days playing on the beach, building sandcastles, wading into the sea, crabbing, ice creams, running about with friends; getting coated in a slippery scratchy layer of sunscreen and sand; and generally being a kid, and having fun.

From tomorrow, the Swanage carnival starts. It does seem to get better every year, with a year-round fundraising effort by the carnival committee, they do themselves, and the people of Swanage proud. It's going to be a fun-filled week with the Red Arrows tomorrow, fireworks in the evening, the procession on Sunday and then a week of family fun activities.

I hope the weather stays warm and dry for the holiday-makers who are staying in Purbeck; and thank you for coming, have fun!

An arty picture of the sun dappling the sand at low tide

This is one of the live band stages in the town.