Llandudno Out of Season

Closed for summer, now that all the hustle and bustle of summer has faded into the past, Advent is stirring on a windswept seaside promenade. The throngs have disappeared; the lights sway in the wind – a place so timeless, like time stood still. The pier is quiet, only a glimmer of the summer that has recently gone, the huts and the cabins are shuttered up, containing their wares for another time to come. A few souls walk hand in hand, enjoying the serenity of the quiet empty pier, a lonely seagull waiting for a morsel of food, while he sits patiently on top of a roof – no chips for you today. The music still plays outside the arcade, not a soul in sight - they have all disappeared.
As I walk down the board walk to the head of the pier I can still hear in the distance the laughter of the summer, but now, today it is 1st of December, Christmas is saying hello.

Words by Janice Hill (Moments in words and pictures.)