An afternoon in Budleigh Salterton
It was a mild day, unusual for January, and Sheila and I decided to visit "Budders" which is located on the south Devon coast almost due south of where I live in Wellington, Somerset. We took sandwiches and a thermos and set off with the challenge of getting some nice pictures of this pleasantly old fashioned resort with its shingle beach and cliff path towards Exmouth.
Budleigh Salterton, formerly Salterton or Salterne, derives its name from the manufacture of salt in large salt pans which were constructed at the lower part of the River Otter, just before it emerged into the sea. The photos of the tall trees above the outlet of the river Otter mark the region where this took place. Beavers have recently been introduced to the river's higher reaches and are believed to be thriving.
Budleigh Salterton's natural environment is richly endowed. The beach is famous for its 440 million year old perfectly oval quartzite pebbles, which are significantly older than the adjacent cliffs.
On this occasion, rather than showing just photographs, Sheila and I had fun putting captions to some of these pictures and in the end had endless laughs with the process, many of the repeatable captions are shown below and we hope you will enjoy them too.
Memorial to Mr Gall Stone who loved this spot
The tall ones have been treated with fertiliser because the trees are famous - or so I was told by a man in the pub!
This fine image taken by Sheila who without her glasses sat for 20 minutes hoping to tempt this rare creature to feed from our lunch box. It was only when she asked me which end was the head that I realised her dilemma.
Another great image taken by my accomplice in the late sun of the afternoon. Unlike the earlier photograph, Sheila was able to tell which end was the head as food was being shovelled into it.
We're in Budleigh Salterton. Why not drop in and see us.
Sheila with her red rucksack against the blue sky
Question. Why did the 2 ducks swim to the other side of the lagoon?
Answer. Because there was a silly man with a camera creeping around!
A Bad Hair Day!
My grandad, lit the fire for the first time this year
Oh George, you should have asked which boat we've rented
Hello Emily where have you been today?
Covid Social Distancing.
Ventilated Changing Rooms
Trust you to poke your oar in
Now what do we do?
Can you pass me my soap please?
Where the heck did I lay that egg?
