The storm is still hitting us pretty hard this morning, but thankfully just strong southerly winds, no rain. The jog/walk back home will be pretty tough today. It will be a good test for the lungs.
As can be seen from this snap the clouds, the beach and the sea are merging into the one set of tones. A fairly normal scene for this time of the day.
The stormy weather conditions have allowed sea foam to form. In some countries this develops to the extent a human could walk through it and be covered from head to toe. However, this would not recommended, as sea foam is said to contain noxious substances and could be harmful to humans as well as the marine life. Some of these foam types are natural formations but in some places could be man made and these are more likely to be toxic.
Just 5 minutes later the sun makes an appearance and the colours are more vivid, almost a summers day. This will be short lived as heavy rain forecast today.
The changing light is truely one of the joys of living in this area. The wind is not!!
A calmer morning with lower winds today but as you can see it still high tide along the bay.
The beach is in a mess and you can see from the above the two tide lines illustrated by the seaweed trails. The beach will be cleaned by nature only until at least March. The beach straddles two local authority councils, East & South Ayrshire, but they do not always agree to clean up.
Further north along the beach is a lot cleaner. The high tide has not reached this level today. You can see my footprint trail which is from yesterday.
This view was taken at Barassie sands looking northwards along Irvine Bay with the North Ayrshire coastline in the distance including the towns of Saltcoats and Stevenston. The high tide is starting to recede.
About 15 minutes later the view from the beach, Arran just visible in the distance. The stormy weather has taken the seaweed out to sea and the tide is returning it.
The same location but looking south towards Troon harbour with the Carrick hills outside Ayr visible.
Again the same viewpoint with Troon harbour magnified.
