Shiny stuff.....

.....I'd only intended doing a quick blip trip to the bottom of the street but having just read the wet and windy weather forecast for the next 5 days (up to, including and of course after the day the olympic torch goes, no doubt sputtering 'gamely', along the seafront....bloody typical, don't know why I'm surprised really) I walked along to Tynemouth instead while the going was good.....bought a cucumber and a lemon and burnt my nose again, but there's no connection between those two facts......