Wood Lane, Legbourne
All that I have got for you today is ten more photographs that I snapped during our family weekend in Lincolnshire two weeks ago with some extra words related to the final picture in this selection.
The beach at Mablethorpe
Sundial at Clayworth. It reads, "Our days on The Earth are as a shadow"
Behind an abandoned house on The Lincolnshire Wolds
Legbourne village scene
Troll in the Land Rover at Legbourne
Legbourne Mill and the mill house
Miscanthus near Little Cawthorpe
Phoebe in the gazebo at Kenwick Park with our lodge behind her
Some words about the last picture. "R.N.L.I" stands for "Royal National Lifeboat Institution". Around the coast of Great Britain there are some 238 lifeboat stations. Staffed by incredible volunteers, their aim is save people's lives when they are in or on the sea and in trouble. One of these stations is at Mablethorpe and there we got to go in to check out their two lifeboats.
I also had a conversation with the leading lifeboatman. One thing that really stands out in my mind about what he said concerned suicide and attempted suicide. It seems that he and his crew have regularly been called out to rescue individuals who have deliberately swum out into the water intent on death. Quite often those terminal missions are successful and sadly it's dead bodies that the RNLI retrieve.
In general, the RNLI does not publish figures or details about this aspect of their work for fear of upsetting families or encouraging copycat actions. It is a feature of the service that I had not previously reflected upon. What a sad and tragic way to go!
Love the mill and the mill house, the gazebo, and the Attack Troll in the Land Rover -- no one will steal THAT vehicle!
ReplyDeleteGlad you looked at my pictures Debra. I am not sure, but I think that the troll that was staring out at me was just a plastic one (i.e. not real!)
DeleteThe mill tower looks like it might be occupied as a house.
ReplyDeleteIt's handy that the sundial was added for those who couldn't read the blue faced clock.
Burning to death or drowning. Which would be worse.
Burning to death or drowning? I do not know which would be worse as I have never tried either.
DeleteA sad and tragic way to go, but also anyone who chooses that must have quite a strong strength-of-mind to deliberately suffer through the drowning process. Which makes me wonder why they don't use that strength-of-mind to get help instead.
ReplyDeleteThe photos here are all beautiful, I love the little Troll.
The troll reminded me of the orange thing that occupies The White House.
DeleteThank you for another set of beautiful and interesting photographs. Of course I am very intrigued by the abandoned house itself; do you have a photo of it, too?
ReplyDeleteSuicide is a sensitive topic. My Dad made several attempts in the course of his life, the first one as a child, the last one in the early 1990s. I am grateful that he wasn't successful, and after the last and most serious one, with my Mum's help he made some changes in his life and enjoyed the remaining three decades until he died "of natural causes", as they say, three years ago.
I am always in two minds about this. People who really mean it do NOT want to be saved, but for others it is their duty as a fellow human being to do everything in their power to prevent them from reaching their goal.
The lifeboat people deserve everyone's respect and admiration for their hard and important work. Steve and I visited the lifeboat station at Scarborough, which was the first time (in 2003, I think) that I came across the organisation.
Thank you sharing this Meike. I am glad that your father got to put his inner demons behind him and live the last thirty years of his life in a more natural, settled manner. There is often no logic to the suicide urge and in your father's case he had a nice home in a nice city with a loving wife and two bright daughters. The RNLI can boast many selfless heroes and heroines.
DeleteLegbourne seems a pleasant place and I could just imagine strolling along Wood Lane in the Autumn sunshine. Nice photo of Phoebe on the gazebo.
ReplyDeleteHow tragic that people swim out to commit suicide, and worse for those who rescue them. The Lifeboat service do a wonderful job and I often wonder how many other coastal countries have something similar.
The RNLI remind Britons that this is very much a maritime nation. I expect there are countries without proper rescue provision. If you meet trouble you just drown. There are no helplines.
DeleteThe photos are lovely reflective of the untidiness of the English countryside. RNLB is a marvellous organisation their work often goes through my feed. Also the mountain rescues as people get stuck either through injury or by getting lost. One good reason for iphones.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about mountain rescue. In fact I watched an informative video about their work this week. See:-
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIwSRXwXc-8&t=85s
I can't imagine choosing to drown as a suicide method. That's horrifying.
ReplyDeleteI expect that some of them get drunk or take pills before they wade out.
DeleteThat is what made me give up following a tragic experience with a samaritan caller. I could not face the possibility of it happening again.
ReplyDeleteI can understand how that might be a big weight to carry. What more could I have said?
DeleteMaybe a Land Rover with or without troll for your next car? It would look good on you.
ReplyDeleteI googled those trolls. They are called Godfreys.
DeleteThat's fine work that your RNLI volunteers do. I've read about them before.
ReplyDeleteMy Mom's Dad died by drowning and she was never sure if it was suicide or because of intoxication or maybe both. It was before I was born.
Sad to have never met your paternal grandfather. A hole in your memory.
DeleteI didn't know that either, but it makes sense. I have a friend who was a park warden in Jasper National Park and they had to pull bodies out of lakes every summer, either injured by jumping into shallow water, or hypothermia in mountain lakes.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are beautiful though.
Stories from Jasper - not all hiking along lovely nature trails or being chased by bears.
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