No better way to spend a sunny Saturday morning!

Another wonderful sunny morning, and there is no better thing to do than head for the beach!

This is the last few yards of the path, through the sea buckthorn, which leads to the top of the dune. I can already hear the sea, the waves breaking on the sand.

And here's the bit I love - reaching the top of the dune and having this wonderful view spread out before me! It never fails to disappoint (I think I may have said that before, many posts ago!).

We exchanged a few words with these two - twin boys, aged about 13 I should think! They were loving the beach, the waves, and the opportunity to paddle!

We walked on, around the headland, and back along the beach which looks across to Belhaven and Dunbar.

The beach is shell central, thousands of little periwinkles,

and I think this may be the fossil of a tiny jellyfish in a red sandstone rock - only guessing!

The fields of East Lothian are awash with tractors, carving deep furrows for potatoes. Here's another!

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In a vase on Monday - colour

The intense colours in my vase this week come from nasturtiums, sweetpeas and a single glorious zinnia! Their beauty and love of life speak for themselves and need no further words from me! Enjoy!

Early morning light

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Coastal walk from Gullane to North Berwick

By the time I have walked about four miles, my toes are screaming at me - it's the arthritis, you see. One of the joys of being that little bit older than I was. However, for a long time, I have been keen to walk along the beaches, and follow the coastal path, between Gullane and North Berwick. So, having worked out the tide times, I decided today was the day, and off we went. Below is our starting point, the bay at Gullane. It's a lovely beach, very popular with dog walkers. This is looking east, the direction Tilly and I were going to take. Looking back, up the Forth, the unmistakable bulk of Arthur's Seat, and Edinburgh's skyline, just clear enough to see. For most of the walk, there is the choice between wandering along a series of beaches, or following a path along the top of each. There's no denying it, at heart I am a shell-seeker. I have loads of shells at home. We lived on one of the out islands in the Bahamas for a just over a year, ...

the running wave

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