19th August

Everything astir after a long lay off. The leaves have plimmed up again and the bushes are nodding and chatting to each other enthusiastically. There is singing in the pine tops. The sea is energetic with the little waves hurrying excitedly into the shore. Even the grey clouds are fat and jolly and the day is warm and pleasant. A pair of jays squabble and chase each other through the trees. People nod and smile as they pass. And, even though we have only had three lots of rain in the last day or so, there is the faintest breath of green across the open spaces that has been white for so long. Pigeons coo.

From 19th August 2021

Not cold but grey and drizzly all day with a bustling, lively breeze this afternoon. The sea is corrugated and nudges the sand continuously. It's that time of year when there are both flowers and seeds on the same plants. Bright yellow ragwort has little puffs of white seed heads whilst the purple thistles have wads of greyish down. Nightshade already has green berries among its purple flowers. Ripe blackberries have been stripped by the birds and the human collectors but there are masses of red ones to ripen later.