Aww humbugs

The dust of the Sahara rode the wind and coated my tongue - and made my car filthy. Having had to work through lunch I was particularly delighted to discover, on a quick post-work walk, that our grebes have had their first clutch of babies for this year. Their little humbug-striped heads can just be seen poking out from one parent's wings as the other brings them a freshly caught fish.