Prospect for today
From Amazon.co.uk: Derek Jarman created his own garden in the flat, bleak expanse of shingle that faces the nuclear power station in Dungeness, Kent. A passionate gardener from childhood, he combined his painter's eye, his horticultural expertise and his ecological convictions to produce a landscape which mixed the flint, shells and driftwood of Dungeness; sculptures made from stones; the area's indigenous plants; and shrubs and flowers introduced by Jarman himself.
Dungeness is the destination of our day trip today. I've been wanting to go there ever since I went to a Derek Jarman exhibition (in the Barbican centre. Some of his work just floored me.) many years ago. Not sure if we'll actually get to see Jarman's Prospect Cottage (MrHg, who has been there before, is still asleep, my brain still on CET time.) - but beach + nuclear power station... an irresistable combination, n'est-ce pas?
Dammit, why didn't I bring that zoom lens?