Yesterday afternoon we decided to go for a walk, as the sun was shining and the sky was blue
that of course meant a lot of looking up for photos, to include that lovely blue
fortunately we passed a good selection of old chimneys
and the gulls were enjoying sitting in the sun
we walked under the old walls, to head for the lighthouse ....... this shows you the turns in the breakwater, which you don't see when I take photos of the lighthouse from the beach
I love the way this tree grows out through the wall, and then back in through the railing
but I did tear my eyes away from the blue sky to snap these two swans
although there were lots of other people enjoying a walk in the sun, I managed to take a photo of the lighthouse without anyone in it
this morning we decided to take a run down the coast to Seahouses, which of course means passing Bamburgh Castle
we popped in for a cuppa, which was served in pretty china
there was a slight delay in the scone arriving, as it was heated for us
this little wagtail insisted on standing in the middle of the road
whereas these two large crows were much safer perched on a church weather vane
down at the harbour, Malcolm had his eye on these pieces of wood, but unfortunately they didn't fit in my bag!
and it might have caused a problem if he had taken the pieces propping up this boat!
there were two men busy working on refurbishing this boat
and there were lots of other small boats in the water and up on the quay, as there are few trips to the islands at the moment
we decided to go on down the coast to Alnmouth for lunch, choosing the Village Tearooms
Malcolm had crab sandwiches, which he assured me were delicious (I have an agreement with Mr Crab - I don't eat him and he doesn't make me violently sick ...... I have the same agreement with Mr Prawn)
I had stottie filled with hot roast beef and gravy - very, very delicious!
we dodged the flying golf balls ......
to go for a walk on the beach
there were lots of other people (and dogs) on the beach, but I managed again to take a photo with no-one in it
someone has had fun with driftwood, building a cosy little den - I hope Malcolm doesn't decide to build one in the back garden with his stash of driftwood!
in the distance dark clouds were appearing
but as we walked back to the car the sun came out again, to shine appropriately on this Inn
I'll be back tomorrow with lots of sewing.