Summer Solstice

Living where we do heading to Stonehenge for Solstice sunrise is not really a viable option so instead we head to the sunrise coast in Suffolk. Southwold is our place of choice, as the sun rises over the pier Southwold residents and others from the surrounding area come out to view, swim in or toast the Solstice morning. Every Solstice day is different, the people, the conditions, and the sunrise itself. If its a weekend Solstice I take my children to see it, even my mother came with us until her 90th year, over time we have seen people coming out from parties, taking a swim, or enjoying the sunrise with a glass of bubbly and a barbeque, and as well as people there is the Southwold wildlife (bunnies galore) on the verges and cliff, and muted seagulls wondering why so many people are around. It is a special time for me and my family and my images of those mornings are special to me.

The sun breaks the horizon, a ship in the distance is bathed in Solstice sun in 2020.
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Along Southwold sea front before sun up on Solstice day 2022

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2022 the sun is up the tide is in and causing a splash, Solstice day has begun.

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2024 Southwold Pier shrouded in the mist of a warm Solstice morning. This was the first picture we sold, so is where it all started. In memory of my mother who enjoyed the mad drives out to chase the Solstice sun we will donate the entire profit from sales of this picture to the Lewy Body Society supporting research into this mostly unheard of form of dementia.

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High enough to be in the centre of the 'eye' the glow striking out horizontally either side. 

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The sun is up, Southwold is rubbing its eyes and coming to life, early morning swimmers, & ships at anchor. Image Reference  043436