Ladybirds are here in great numbers......

...... flying around and gathering on almost every surface.

The greenfly will not be happy.

On the beach it depends which way you look; to the right it is my normal view, to the left the holiday-makers have arrived.

They gather together like the ladybirds to enjoy the sunshine.

Raindrops keep falling on my web.......

...... but I cannot eat them.

It must be confusing for a spider but it is a pretty picture.

The seal cub is taking a rest in the sun.

The cormorant has been out on a fishing trip and has come back to dry out. You would have thought that a water bird would have waterproof feathers but no, the cormorants have to dry them out.

The young herring gulls are just hanging out like young people do, waiting for the party.

A lot was going on after the rain.

Gentle rain this morning........

.........which is good for the garden but not for walking on the beach.

These pictures are some I took at night just to see what would happen.

The late sunset is quite fun and romantic. The other is very strange; what I was looking at I don't know.

It is almost untouched and, no, I did not use photoshop.

It is all a case of looking......

..... and then seeing.

The sea gently rolling in with sun glinting on the waves;

anyone for a swim? Yes, there is a seal bobbing around, an occasional visitor to our waters.

I was lucky to catch him on camera.

The birds on the beach......

...... are young grey wagtails looking for food and enjoying their new world.

The pigeon came for a walk with me. Is it a rock dove or a racing pigeon? It was not a wood pigeon. The back garden is full of woodies and very noisy they are too.

The black-headed gulls are back for the holidays as they feed off the holiday-makers` food scraps. There`s nothing like chips with added sand.

Behind the gull the harbour porpoises were passing by; lovely to see impossible to catch on camera.

Picking fruit ...............

.... can be hard work, all that bending and reaching and looking for the ripe fruit.

The redcurrants on the other hand were a case of where to start never mind where are they?

This is a good year, to put it mildly, loads of jam and jelly and icecream to enjoy.

Summer pudding next........

Tea break for the workers.....

...... clearing the river.

This is the annual cutting back of the plant growth along the banks of the River Mun.

As you can see the stream gets overgrown though the spring and early summer which reduces the flow.

This year the rainfall has not been high so the rate of flow has not been important, but it may all change.

An odd-looking boat was around yesterday sailing up and down just off the beach.

Was it doing a survey of the sea bottom or waiting for the body-boarders to float out to them?

All very odd.

The same vessel is still around this morning.