Don't point your camera at the sun ...

Well, yes, I did.  But it was very hazy as you can see in the photo (possibly Sahara dust stirred up by Ophelia).  That was at about 11:30am at Crosby.  The wind was getting up too - it was not at all pleasant on the beach.

The extras are a red squirrel at Formby and Antony Gormley's Another Place.