Checkerboard at Spittal Pond

A slightly ominous sky over the Checkerboard along the Spittal Pond coastline. Salty waves washing back and forth over the limestone has slowly eroded grid-like markings into the rock.

Spanish Rock View

Sunrise viewed from Spanish Rock at Spittal Pond. Comparing this photo to one earlier last year, you can really see how far round the sun has moved at this time of year. 

Sunrise through Red Mangroves

Early morning light on the waves gently washing in through the red mangroves at Blue Hole Nature Reserve in Castle Harbour. The roots of these plants arch out into the sand and silt to support themseves. The black mangroves are notable for their roots which grow vertically up out of the sand like snorkels, and essentially carry out that function. Properly, they're called pneumatophors. I'll show a photograph of them sometime.

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Dawn over Turtle Bay, St Davids

Sunrise over the east of the island. This is Turtle Bay, just along from Cooper's Island which has recently been converted to a nature reserve. St David's Light House is just visible on the skyline across the bay.

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Coast

A pretty morning along the coast by Spittal Pond.

Morning over Castle Harbour

Early morning light in Castle Harbour, from Coney Island.

Sunrise Flash

A bright colourful sunrise this morning from the east end of Warwick Long Bay Beach. It's gradually getting to be sunrise a little later in the mornings, wake up call twenty minutes to six. The sun is also noticably rising (and setting) to the south now. I know this photo is rather overexposed but I thought it best showed the brightness of the new day.

Spittal Pond Sunrise

An extra photograph today - the kiskadee was a bonus to make up for the gap a couple of days ago. This was the scene along the shoreline at Spittal Pond. I think probably one of the most beautiful spots to view the sunrise.

Gravelly Bay - again!

I went to Gravelly Bay again this morning to look for a different sort of composition. I'll always have an excuse to come to this bay early for sunrise!

Gravelly Bay

Sunrise over Gravelly Bay, a beautiful little bay next to the sandy John Smith's on South Shore

Spanish Rock, Spittal Pond

Spanish Rock, or more correctly Portuguese, at sunrise. The plaque shows the inscription by a shipwrecked sailor, originally thought to be a Spaniard, but was probably in fact Portuguese.