After Storm Dave and a recent high tide, today the wet sands of Crosby beach were a mirror to the clouds racing across blue sky. The air filled with the roar of the white capped waves and the cry of gulls sweeping past. #IronMenCrosby

The last light before the clocks changed. A wintery feel as a cold wind drives foaming spray capped waves across Crosby beach. Rain laden clouds gather over the sea, just allowing the sun to set before blotting out the light with a grey curtain of rain. #IronMenCrosby

A dramatic sunset, the last before the clocks go forward to summer time. But it was nothing like summer down at Crosby beach tonight as a strong NW wind chilled the air, whipped up the incoming tide and drove squalls of rain and hail across the scene. #IronMenCrosby

Yesterday, as evening fell on Crosby beach the last light of day coloured the clouds above the emptying sands with an impressionist brush of many colours. The streaked clouds glowed orange then deep pink and tones of crimson. A stunning end to a spring day. #IronMenCrosby

As a brilliant spring day drew to a close and the busy beach quietened, the sun lowered into clouds along the western horizon marking the eve of the eqilux. On Wednesday the hours of daylight and night will be equal ahead of the Spring Equinox. #IronMenCrosby

Almost cloudless skies and wet sands shimmering under the bright sunlight of this spring like day on Crosby beach, the wind from the south and warmer. Out at the water’s edge oystercatchers are calling, the air full of their plaintive piping. #IronMenCrosby

Clear skies and shimmering sands at Crosby beach this afternoon. Almost spring like apart from the chill wind taking the heat out of the sun. #IronMenCrosby

A cold evening, the light blue, a strong NW wind cutting across Crosby beach. Just a hint of warmth from the glow of the setting sun as it shines through a distant gap in the fast moving clouds. #IronMenCrosby

The end of a clear sunny early spring day. The glowing orb of the sun lowers through a band of haze towards the visible edge of the earth. It is now that the speed of the earth’s rotation becomes visible as our nearest star slips swiftly out of sight. #IronMenCrosby

The setting sun is a glowing ball of orange fire as the Belfast Ferry Stena Edda makes her way into the Mersey at the end of a lovely clear crisp evening. #IronMenCrosby

Shades of winter blues, a clear sky overhead Crosby beach yesterday afternoon. A herald of brighter days for the this first day of meteorological Spring. #IronMenCrosby

A day that started with rain has finished with a touch of radiant light. Tidal pools reflect the glowing sky at the end of a cold winter’s day at Crosby beach. #IronMenCrosby

Rare blue skies and sunshine over Crosby beach this afternoon after days of grey cloud cover and rain bring a touch of hope for brighter days ahead. #IronMenCrosby

Clearing skies over Crosby beach this afternoon as the rain finally ceased. Ice crystals in the high cirrus clouds create a pale sun dog visible to the left of the picture. #IronMenCrosby

Today, a rare glimpse of sunlight at Crosby beach bringing a faint touch of spring warmth after all the rain of the last week. #IronMenCrosby

A calm mild morning, a sudden burst of sunlight lights up the beach before rain heavy clouds move in again from the west. #IronMenCrosby

A quiet windless morning. Dappled grey skies promise possible sunshine on an otherwise grey morning as the tide rolls out at Crosby beach. #IronMenCrosby

A wet foreshore dotted with the figures of the iron men. A few beams of hopeful light try to pierce the grey wetness on this last day of January at Crosby beach. #IronMenCrosby

Diffused sunlight at the end of a cold clear winter day on Crosby beach. The sky glowing with muted shades of orange and gold, restless sea birds skim low over the waters of the incoming tide, the only sounds their cries and the gentle murmur of waves rippling onto the shore. #IronMenCrosby

Towards evening today soft golden diffused sunlight shimmered on the calm waters of Liverpool Bay. The setting sun sinking into hazy clouds over the mountains of Eryri, Snowdonia. The still air filled with the plaintive calls of oystercatchers feeding at the edge of the incoming tide. #IronMenCrosby

After the storm. This afternoon in calm clear air, bright sunlight sparkled across the rippled sands of Crosby beach bringing a touch of freshness after days of grey cloud cover. #IronMenCrosby

A pale winter’s wash of light at the end of the day. The iron men lead the eye onwards, forever looking towards the grey horizon on a cold blue tinted afternoon at Crosby beach. #IronMenCrosby

Clear skies over Crosby beach this afternoon. The air stilled just before sunset and a tranquil calm descended on the landscape. Just me and the iron men to enjoy the vast expanse of sand, sea and sky. #IronMenCrosby

The atmosphere was painted shades of burnt orange and apricot by the bright yellow disc of the sun as it slipped behind the mountains of Eryri, Snowdonia, yesterday evening. An ethereal moment of light and quiet solitude, the iron men on Crosby beach working together with nature. #IronMenCrosby

A river of gold crossing Crosby beach leads the eye towards the setting sun this evening at Crosby beach. A stunning, calm quiet evening where the light is working its magic on the senses.
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Tonight after sunset at Crosby beach, magical light. The still air meant perfect reflections in a river of tidal water as nature’s brush painted a masterpiece of art across the sky using a palette of pinks and oranges to colour the streaks of high cloud. #IronMenCrosby

A crisp winter blueness descends on Crosby beach as the golden winter sun sinks towards the distant Welsh hills. The air chilled by a strong north wind. #IronMenCrosby

Clear skies after morning greyness but the wind is now from the north and cold again. The late afternoon sun sinks behind cloud throwing out beams of golden light across the sky beyond Crosby beach. #IronMenCrosby

Still air and a calm incoming sea at Crosby beach this afternoon. The lowering sun diffused by thin high cloud softening the colour and brightness. #IronMenCrosby

A last flicker of light at sunset on a mostly grey afternoon, the iron men the only static objects on an afternoon with a strong wind, a restless outgoing sea and fast moving clouds. #IronMenCrosby