And breathe ....

I actually had my van booked in for new brake pads today - but as the forecast showed today was going to be the best sunny day for the next week, I changed my appointment.

Off I went to the seaside ... I quickly abandoned my first port of call when I saw that it was full of twitchers in desperate need of catching a glimpse of a rare Kumlien's gull

I cannot express how very little interest I have in seeing rare gulls! The idea of hanging about on a cold and windy cliff top on the off-chance of seeing it is seriously unappealling.

So - with the dumbfounded, open jawed faces of many twitchers, unable to comprehend why I left as soon as I found out why they were there, receding in my wing mirror ...  I went to plan B ..

I had a fab morning getting very wet and gradually becoming colder and colder, sitting on the beach watching the turnstones and oystercatchers. I love it.