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A pirate flag flying in the garden of a house next to Anchorsholme Park in Blackpool. I wonder if the house and garden sail in the same fleet as the Crimson Permanant Assurance.

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Seagulls on the promenade at Blackpool, all facing the same way because life is easier when you face into the wind.

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The annual display of water lilies and reeds on the pond in Anchorsholme Park, Blackpool, with a passing tram.

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A helter skelter on South Pier, Blackpool. A helter skelter was blown off North Pier in a storm last year, but this one is in a safer position, not being on the edge of the pier.

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A small group of seagulls relax on the promenade at Blackpool, watching the tide.

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On a morning in June, a view from the South Pier in Blackpool shows a vast expanse of beach with one person on it.

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With its new government offices, university buildings and public open spaces, Blackpool is trying to be all flash and modern.

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A quiet morning in June on South Pier, Blackpool, with the Gin House and the Gin Garden closed for a temporary lack of drunkards.

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A seagull sits on a handrail in Blackpool, overlooking colleagues on a lower level.

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Women involved in a strange ritual on the Comedy Carpet in Blackpool.

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A row of empty businesses in central Blackpool. I am strangely optimistic that they will either be reoccupied or demolished and replaced by a data centre or something.

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A tree protection fence on Anchorsholme Lane, Blackpool, with no tree to protect.

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In Memorial Park in Fleetwood, a small wood has been planted. This patch of ground will be solid trees before long.

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Seagulls swarming around a parked car on the promenade at Anchorsholme, Blackpool.

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A vintage softtop on the promenade during Cleveleys Car Show. One would feel proper swanky driving around in a thing like this.

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An "It's 5 o'clock somewhere" flag flying in a garden next to Anchorsholme Park in Blackpool. Yes, there are two 5 o'clocks chasing each other around the planet, quite often 12 hours apart.

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When the pavement on Anchorsholme Lane in Blackpool was resurfaced, the bus stop for the shops started to have problems.