ABC, L IS FOR LIGHTHOUSE

Laxey, lifeboats, Lonan. Have to admit I was spoilt for choice today with the letter L, but it was so misty this morning I just had to shoot this, the Lighthouse on the Jetty in Ramsey before the mist disappeared from the hills. We actually have 2 lighthouses just to be greedy.

In the background you can see Albert Mount leaving Ramsey. It's just off the mountain road and a trek though a wooded glen, but the view up there of the whole town is fantastic. On top of the Mount is a tower called Albert Tower, named and After Prince Albert and Queen Victoria who paid a visit to the town in 1847.This is why Ramsey is often known as "Royal Ramsey.".

The island is full of lighhouses, very individual to each part of the area. This one even has a little weather vane on top, dates back to 1854.Like i said they are all slightly quirky, like the island.

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AYERS POINT LIGHTHOUSE

It's dry so far today, but rain is on it's way. We have a lot of rain on the island, that's why it's so green. Not good for the photographer though!

Ayres Lighthouse is situated at The Point Of Ayre, right on the beach, the North of the island.The landfill site is behind this and out of shot. The island's rubbish is not a pretty site.

For this photo ISO 2oo as it was quite sunny, wide angle lens used, with zoom on. Took this from the ground looking up, as close to the lighthouse as I could and a low to the ground, and just shot the top. Sometimes a part of building stands out rather than the whole and makes for an interesting shot.