Merlin

This is Merlin who I photographed today as part of a Sunday feature. He used to be a miner in the UK. Now he lives in a shack situated on a beach in Spain surrounded by sand and palm trees. He wakes up to blood red sunrises and the sound of the waves sloshing over the shoreline. Apparently the little piece of ground he built his shack on ten years ago is owned by The King and therefore the town hall can't kick him off the land. So he says. He has built a garden where he grows some veg' and at least one strange herb. He plays guitar in pubs for beer money and the locals all seem to be his friend. He says he loves his lifestyle. He is 62 years old.