March 17, 2026 by John Hooper

Every year when the weather gets warm enough the solar panels on the roof of the bowls club attract hundreds of gulls. So many of them that it totally covers the surface of the panels shading them from the sun.

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Horizon blend. . . . . . #horizon #sea #seascape #skyscape #monotone #margate #thanet #kent

The edge of two fields, near. . . . . . #edge #field #tree #bush #gfx100s #fujifilm

The edge of two fields. . . . . . #field #farmland #fujifjlmgfx100sii #kent #minster #autumnlight

Roundabout Parking 3/3 . . . . . #curve #road #carpark #stnicholas #roundabout #romans #landscape #fujifilmgfx100sii #pentax64575mm #transient

Roundabout Parking, 2/3 . . . . . #carpark #stnicholas #roundabout #romans #landscape #fujifilmgfx100sii #pentax64575mm #transient

On the way into Margate from the London is St Nicholas Roundabout, rooks circle as they do. The first exit takes you to a small car park, the sort of car park men loiter in their cars eating cold Mc Donald’s during the day and teenagers congregated and take part in smoking rituals in the early hours. At one time Romans would have passed this way before “the car park” was invented. It’s a strange area, under the pall of traffic wildlife screams to make itself heard but despite the noise, turn one’s back to the traffic and there is a satisfying tranquility to this chaos. 1/3 . . . . . #carpark #stnicholas #roundabout #romans #landscape #fujifilmgfx100sii #pentax64575mm #transient