It is the warmest day of the year thus far and the sun is shining.
We celebrated by eating breakfast al fresco, for the first time this year – just plenty of good coffee and some Brioche. After breakfast we took advantage of the low tide…
…and took the dogs paddling
See? Shorts and sunhat weather! I have [...]

Samaritans, sand, shells, and a few puzzles.

Up and at ‘em early today. Mr L took the dogs for a run on the beach while I organised Stuff. We’d given the dogs a good run last night as well and were hoping for the best when we left them alone together for the first time.
The ferry was packed. I think the schools [...]

Photo-rich post of a PS4 North camera safari. Rocks! Sea! Dogs! Birds! and lots and lots of lichen.

Plus one cute seal.

and news of a frogging.

“One of the things that I love about living by the sea is the way that the view is a new one every day. The tide comes and goes, and the birds and seals come and go with the state of the tide too. The colour of the sea is ever-changing under the volatile sky, and it’s very nature changes with the phase of the moon and the force and direction of the wind. All weekend we had a dark and stormy sea, with large waves and spray breaking over the road and into the garden. Today is as calm and still as it ever could be. It’s cold today – frosty in fact – and sunny. I had a splendid cycle ride to spinning…”

I had made a dozen mince pies. I took great care with them, to make them as good as possible under the circumstances. But tragedy befell! …

Set of photographs of the dogs at the beach on Dec 25th, 2008. The deep/dark colours are due to my forgetting that I had a polariser fitted. In most cases, I don’t mind at all. There’s something deep and rich and lovely about these images – they remind me in some ways of oil paintings… like they already have the patina of age, somehow – just vague memories already.

Click any image in the post for a larger view.

Today I had cause to mull upon the emetic effects of kelp ingestion…

Mr L
Life partner: geek, soul-mate, and provider of funds for fibre purchases. Willing wearer of hand-knitted goods and appreciator of baked items. Third time lucky. Nothing would be the same without him.
Lulu
Feline: Bengal cross cat acquired in the year 2000. Striped, spotted, and a mean killing machine. Tolerates people, loves dogs, hate cats. It was [...]