John Muir Country Park stretches along a quiet golden shore, where grass-topped cliffs, dark rock shelves and low islands meet the still water in late coastal light.

The coastline at John Muir Country Park is drawn in long receding layers, from a small beach in the foreground to a high flat-topped cliff in the middle distance. Dark rocks gather at the waterline and thin waves trace the curve of the bay. Heather-like flowers occupy the near slope, while purple shadows settle into the exposed cliff faces beneath peach and grey evening clouds.

This East Lothian shore rewards the kind of slow visit that follows the tide line and pauses at each change of headland. John Muir Country Park may feel familiar to walkers and local residents through its open horizon, its shifting beach and the headland silhouette that keeps returning along the coast.