Belton Hills

Lovely September skies today! took my mind off the slightly chillier temperatures again, although it did soon warm up in the sunshine!  We did have rain forecast but no sign of it yet! We normally miss out on it!

We went to Leigh on Sea today for a little wander round the shops as we've not been for a while. They do have a nice mix of small independant shops but it was sad to see their numbers are dwindling - cafes and restaurants seems to be the ones thriving.  There are no banks here now either and that has impacted on footfall.  I managed to treat myself to a new winter coat from a nice little clothing shop - so the weather will probably improve now!

this is the view over the Belton hills nature reserve which is land surrounding Leigh train station and the cliffside, with views to the Thames Estuary - calm water this morning!