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[turps]

James woke at 5 this morning, I was up half an hour later so we decided to get ready and go for an early morning walk at the beach. We missed the sunrise but it was still beautiful, so calm and still. Plus, everyone we met was so friendly, saying good morning and having a chat as we got to fuss some excellent dogs.

Sadly, it was too early for any of the coffee kiosks to be open so we called at Costa when it opened before shaking up our usual Sunday routine a little by going to Company and then to visit Pauline for a while.

Because of the early start, we were home just after midday so I've been getting on with planting out more bedding plants and potting on more of my seedlings. Sadly a tray of tomatoes have totally wilted, I'll try to bring them back but I suspect they're too far gone. Thankfully they were my backup stock, but still, poor seedlings.









This wasn't today but yesterday after we'd been to see Doctor Strange and ended up at Herrington Country Park for a walk. This mammy swan was taking such care with her babies and had made a fine job of the nest. I know it looks close but I wasn't, I gave her her space.





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[pensnest]

It does look early in your pics! There's something about the quality of early-morning sunlight.
Thank you for alerting me to the DW points donating thing, I hadn't heard about it before.

[turps]

I'd love to be at the beach to see the sunrise, but I suspect that may be far too early at this time of year.

I thought the points donation was such a good idea, and it looks like they had a lot of people willing to donate.

[turlough]

It sounds like you'd an absolutely wonderful morning! (Even if half past five is FAR TOO EARLY to get up on a Sunday ;-) Lovely photos too! I agree with Pen, early-morning sunlight is so distinctive.

Poor tomato seedlings! I hope everything else will grow and flourish properly!

Swan babies!!

[turps]

I have to agree, half five is too early to be up. Milo didn't help by deciding he wanted to sleep on my back either.

Early morning sunshine is gorgeous. You're both right, it is very distinctive.

The tray of seedlings that wilted were first on the rack in the greenhouse near the door, so I'm not sure what happened to them. Too hot, too cold, too windy when the door was opened. Too little water. Too much. They're fickle things sometimes. But year, everything else is going great.

The swan babies were so cute.

[frausorge]

I just said "Alas, poor tomatoes" to Pen, and I'll say it to you as well. Poor tomatoes! But I hope you have enough left to get all the product you want in the summer.

The water looks so smooth in your morning shots! It looks like a lovely time to be out and about, if you were already awake. And omg the baby swans are the cutest things!

[turps]

Yeah, even with a full tray of seedlings gone I still have plenty of healthy plants to take their place.

I don't intend to be up and about that early often, but it was nice and peaceful and a very lovely walk.

[spikedluv]

It sounds like a lovely morning!

[turps]

It was a gorgeous morning. Though it felt weird that nothing at all was open. I'm not used to that.

[ephemera]

The early morning beach looks so pretty, and peaceful!

[turps]

It was gorgeous that early in the morning.

And yeah, very peaceful apart from the few early morning dog walkers, all of whom were very nice.