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A good walk

Today dawned frosty, but with a gentle morning light, so, after breakfast, Tilly and I went for one of our favourite walks.  A bit of country, a bit of coastline and a short walk through a wood on the way back to the car.  We had the place to ourselves, just us and the seabirds.  Oh happy day!
See above, re note below!
I love this coastline, with its distinctive landmarks - the Bass Rock above, and that's the Kingdom of Fife beyond, on the other side of the Firth of Forth.  And below, in the distance, a tiny grey North Berwick Law, presiding moodily over the town. 
Today was a calm day.  Quiet and peaceful, in stark contrast to the relentless gales of the last week or so.  Our walk was a cracking start to the weekend.

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  1. SandyshoesCornwall17 January 2015 at 20:19

    Glorious colours! It's lovely that you've captured the feel around your part of Scotland so well, it's like looking in on someone else's window. Have a great week x

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  2. the running wave18 January 2015 at 10:57

    Thanks Antonia - glad you enjoy our walks! We have a very light sprinkling of snow this morning - disappointingly little, but better than none! How about you? A x

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  3. SandyshoesCornwall18 January 2015 at 17:33

    Not even a sniff of snow, just sleet or hail! It would seem strange to have snow with daffodils out already but I know the kids would love it :-)

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