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, ...
My IAVOM post is in two parts this week. I hope you will visit my second post which follows close on the heels of this one!
I can't get over the fact that you still have sweet peas, Amanda! As it's been very dry here, I've held off on sowing my sweet pea seeds for winter/early spring blooms but I hope to do that soon.
ReplyDeleteOnly just! There are one or two buds left today, after our most significant frost of the autumn last night. They have been a joy and I am already looking for and choosing which colours I am going to sow next year!
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