Crapaudvision - Archirondel Cottage and bunker

A look around an old cottage at Archirondel on Jersey's east coast in St.Catherine's Bay. The property has been government owned for decades and rented out as social housing, but is now being sold on the open market. This is our last chance to have a look around and see the old WWII bunker in the garden, built by the German forces during the island's wartime occupation.

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Does blogger.com care any more?

See crapaudpinion.blogspot.com for one of the reasons why it has been a bit quiet here lately.

Yes, it has reached the stage where I just had to moan about it :)

Crapaudvision - St. Helier Harbour

5 minutes of a selection of views of Jersey's St.Helier Harbour quietly going about its business at low tide one sunny late summer evening.

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On the prom near the Gunsite

Run a cafe in an old bunker and call it the Gunsite, and the whole area becomes known by that name.







Towards Bel Royal / Millbrook.







Looking back...







.. from the Gunsite Slip.







I wonder if Beaumont Tower will ever become known as the Gunsite Tower? :)






I find pink/red tarmac repulsive, but green is delightful :o)








Looking up inland for a moment, don't ask me why.







Dogwalkers and...







.. St.Aubin's Fort.







.. right a bit, secluded coves 'behind' St.Aubin.







Into the light... Elizabeth Castle.







Birds and stripes.






Damp beach ...







.. enjoyed by walkers....







.. and horseperson.

Crapaudvision - St. Aubin views from bunker

Up from the railway walk into woodland we reach an area burnt by a recent wild fire which has made accessible an old WWII german occupation bunker. Good views over the church on the hill, village and harbour. I hope they keep a pathway clear and don't let the gorse regrow to this historic lookout point...

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Crapaudvision - A line in the sand

Organised by the National Trust (Jersey), this human chain along the length of the "5 mile" St.Ouen's Bay gave thousands of proud islanders a chance to show how much they care about Jersey's beautiful coastline - and to say "STOP!" to any more overdevelopment that would spoil our gem of an isle.

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Well done to all who took part.

Misc from September

I might as well publish these before they get too old :)


A recent furze fire at L'Etacq...








.. closer...







.. slightly blurry but it was rather distant.







How green is my valley? Mourier, in fact, from the cliff path.






I wonder if I've ever noticed before that there's nothing behind the facade here in the middle at Chambers, and then forgotten... only to rediscover it... possibly a few times? :)







C.T. Maine the jewellers, by Hamons, is going to close after many many years....








.. closer...








.. above the door.






A quick grab of the scene at La Rocque which caught my eye for some reason - the colour of the patch of drier sand.






Slipway cafe at Bel Royal at dusk.






Good for a giggle if you have my sense of humour - if the shutters actually closed, how much of the windows would they cover?







.. nearby, the scaffolding has come down from the new tower...






.. closer.








Ann Court coming down too.

Crapaudvision - Jersey Marathon Finish

The scene at the Weighbridge as the first runner crosses the line and the 2nd and 3rd are on their way to the finish....




A slight rush-job - the video was edited and started uploading within an hour of leaving the place... and was viewable while some runners were still on the course. Isn't the Internet Age a wonderful thing? :)

Back to pics again... misc...

Video is all well and good but photography is so much easier - you only have to hold the camera still for a brief moment and all sorts of mistakes can be corrected to some degree, later. So here we are, I'm not giving up the photos... here's another load of stuff that caught my eye in recent weeks...



Into the harbour








The Duke of Normandy states tug, Jersey Coastguard...







.. closer.








The sun was from the right angle to light up inside the yacht club and let us see in.






The old abbatoir area, through a load of masts.






Their plans for that 'island site' look interesting, an eating area on top of the old loos looks to provide pleasant views but hold on - where has the Liberation Square statue gone? Are they going to move it?




On the Esplanade, lit by sunset







Just playing with close-up :)








Elegant building by the town church








St.Aubin's Bay, First Tower area ...







Fancy a walk on the green?

Crapaudvision - nite shots at the Gunsite

Nothing spectacular, but it might just trigger some homesickness :)

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