Chasewater and beaches

Its Monday, but its been a bank holiday here so I don't start back until tomorrow, Tuesday. So I have got back to doing something I did spend last night going through some of the pictures I have taken recently. So what has happened recently ... Not much Spring is steadily of slowly approaching I have see over the last week 2 lots of martins, either House or Sand. I saw my first lot flitting around the Forge Mill Lake around Sandwell Valley last weekend and today on a visit to Chasewater with my children.
The Dam at Chasewater is being "repaired" this year so the water levels have been dropped considerably There are now great areas of mud and sand where there was once water. In the background of the picture is the Water skiing Centre now left high and dry.

As far as I understand Lichfield district Council who are doing the work seem to have a plan and have followed it. There is a blog written by Lizzie Thatcher which is regularly updated and explains what is happening and why.

What else has happened?

Over the Easter weekend we went down to Dorset to visit my Brother in law. After eating and drinking and having a good time I managed to get a walk on the beach at these are some of the pictures I managed to take.

I do like beaches and the range of pictures that I can take. I suppose if you go through my picture there is a high proportion on and around the margins between water and land.

I am keeping going and I thing the website will have to be changed again. to get the pictures closer to the front I think.

Anyway it is bedtime