The breeze strengthened during the walk back and I found myself blowing warm air into cupped fist. By the time we reached the sea wall a crowd had gathered and on the opposite side of the road folk drinking in a nearby beer garden were also taking pictures, time seemed to freeze.
I returned to the pier to take a few more shots before heading back to the car. By now it was getting late but the sky was still awash in a beautiful afterglow which filled my rear view mirror as we left Southport before darkness finally took over. |