Brighton

Our office outing, to the English seaside -- here seen through the "donut" sculpture on the (shingle) beach.
The intrepid swimmers are female colleagues (seems most of the fellas went to the pub...)
The seaside jollity can feel a bit alienating
But after lunch I got a chance to build stonecastles with young Aidan while his mother was swimming -
It was windy all day (which makes for crashing waves) and in the afternoon it clouded over - typical English seaside weather.
Here's another view of the burnt-out pier, in the evening light.