Seaweed, Sea View
Jonathan >
Another sparkling but icy cold day. After lunch I took the trailer over to Tipperton – at the very south-west most corner of South Uist – and loaded it up with seaweed from the strandline. Boiler-suit, wellies, gloves, hat, wheelbarrow, garden fork … and two hours immersed in nature and the task in hand.
Oh, one thing else in the tool-kit : the digital SLR camera – and telephoto zoom lens.
Back at the walled garden, I reversed the trailer into position, then lowered the back ramp, revealing a neat vertical section through the mass of seaweed.
Oh, such riches!
I readied the barrow and fork ready for the unloading.
After a mug of tea and a natter with Denise, I readied myself.
Gloves and wellies on … Ready? … Go!
Collecting seaweed is good for the body, the mind, the stomach (via the compost heap and the garden) and for the soul.
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Seaweed! Appears in this house in the form of laverbread which is one of those things you either love or hate. Fried with a couple of rashers of bacon, some tomatoes and a humk of bread there’s nothing to beat it!
J > It’s very salty!!!
Enjoying your glorious photos is also good for the soul. Beautiful!
Looks like you had all the right tools with you and used them well. Great photos and I’ve learned something new. Since I have no ocean access without a 3 hr drive, it’s a rare trip indeed. Lovely you were able to get some good nourishment for your compost.
Beautiful, beautiful! And,oh, the virtues of seaweed!
A beautiful area of the world. People collect a lot of seaweed here in Tasmania too. It is wonderful stuff.
Incredible pictures of the area and shore, Jonathon!
I had no idea until I saw your post that seaweed could be a good mulch for plants, enrich compost piles and generally build up soil. Bully for you!
It sounds like fetching seaweed is a lot of tough hard work, however. Please don’t fall or get hurt doing this. It sounds pretty easy to twist an ankle, tear a ligament, or snap a tibia out there on those stony beaches and paths.
J > It is important to pick a safe place have the right equipment, and don’t hurry. Keeps me fit!
Oh, my! What views!