Buddies sharing breakfast …

With an extremely low tide, bright sunshine but cool wind, I was out this morning for a beach wander at Rissers. With absolutely no other person on the beach, I was kept amused for a short time with a crow, seagull and clamshell.

Like I have observed many times before, I watched the seagull firmly grip the unopened clamshell in his beak. Then with the crow watching in what I suppose was an excited level of anticipation, the seagull took flight. From a great height the gull then dropped the clamshell onto the hard wet sand, breaking open to reveal what was to be their shared breakfast.

The beach all to myself 

A pleasant morning wander …

Mainly due to the weather and keeping busy with some winter projects, it has been almost two weeks since I last had a beach wander ~ but it was worth the wait. This morning was perfect with a warm wind from the south west and a few seagulls for company ~ it is always great to walk beside the sea.

Hello December ….

Incredibly today we find ourselves in the month of December of the year 2021 ~ how did happen so fast, did I miss a few decades …?

When I was a young lad in Scotland, I recall it took four years for the Olympics or the Soccer World Cup to come round, but now with the frantic pace that time pulls us along, it seems those events are an annual occurrence. On the same subject, in the past each successive Christmas Day felt like it had 12 full months between them, but not now …!!!

On my beach wander this morning, I had a few thoughts about time and its ever-accelerating tempo. After dwelling upon it for far too long, I could not come up with any positive ideas on how to slow it down ~ so I decided to thoroughly enjoy the beautiful bright sun, the blue skies and just embrace the now …