Somers Beach - 5th June 2009

The Path Leading To Somers Beach

View From The Top Of The Staircase

With The Little Seat On The Left

View From The Top Of The Staircase

Looking East Towards Phillip Island

And A Closer Picture Of The Little seat

I Love The Words That Have Been

Inscribed On The Little Seat

Another Photo From The Top Of The Staircase

Looking South

Towards Bass Strait

Looking East Over Westernport Bay

The Stairs Leading Down On To

Somers Beach

Looking West

This Is A Wider View

Somers Beach

Looking South West Towards

Balnarring Beach

On Somers Beach

Looking East

Over Westernport Bay

Towards Phillip Island

The Staircase Leading Up From The Beach

Facing North

The View From The Top of The Staircase

Looking East

These People Have a Wonderful View

Somers Beach - Late May 2009

When I first began writing names by the sea,

I would go to a beach 5 minutes up the road,

But I often found it had a lot of seaweed,

So that's why I always now write the names

at "Somers Beach".

The following photos were taken

in late May 2009

At 4 O'clock in the afternoon

In the short time I was there

The sun was setting very quickly.

This is the path leading down

Towards Somers Beach.

The Staircase down

On to the beach

The view from the

Top of the staircase

Looking towards the West

The locals don't always take notice of this sign!!

Looking West

The sun setting very quickly

In the West

I have also learnt its always best,

To write the names and take the photos,

Early in the morning,

Because that's when there is the best light.

The weather is not always on my side,

Especially if we have had recent storms,

As well as the ever changing tides.

I do really enjoy going to the beach,

In the early morning,

And many of the locals ask me what I'm doing,

As they take their morning walk along the beach,

To go to our little general store to get the newspaper.

After I have taken the photos of the names by the sea,

I always leave the names in the sand,

And let the waves take them out,

In to the ocean,

So they can all be together,

Looking after each other.

I also feel that if I was to rub the names out myself,

I would be totally disrespecting,

Our Precious Lost Loved One's,

As well as though of us that are left behind.

I feel its such a privilege and honour,

For me to be able to,

Remember those we miss so dearly.

"They will never be forgotten"

xxxx