Wet Wet Wet.
I know we need the rain but I have had enough.
Did you know this save a Frog Day? This lady came to watch me gardening the other day, taking a high vantage point, before heading off to the stream.

A little sun......

and an easterly wind, so not that warm. No showers for the moment and I managed a quick walk on the beach.

A strange craft was sailing by, not the first one of this type I have seen. I think they have something to do with the wind farm at Sheringham. Now thanks to Mundesley Sea Watch I can say that it was the Seajackleiathan and it flies a Panama flag. It`s all happening out there.

The sun did shine.

I had the beach to myself as the Easter visitors have all gone home. There was still a nip in the air.

Colour in the sun with the gorse now in full flower. It does flower
most of the time in small amounts but it was being very prolific.

This is not a mistake and I know it does not look that interesting
but it is a sign of hope. It is a Horned Poppy just starting to form a rosette and it is the only one to come through the winter. The big one from last year has been washed away by the sea. I hope this one has better luck this year and the rabbits leave it alone.

The fishing season has started......

....there will be crabs for tea.

The litter bin has been captured and return to captivity, although the thin rope holding it down does not look strong enough.

More sea art; not really as this is the same piece of metal but it has changed colour. The first time I saw it the surface was very dry this time it was damp. The same object offering different colours, I find interesting.

This little plant is a Coltsfoot which is one of the first flowers to appear on the cliffs. As you can see there are no other plants near the coltsfoot because of slumping, [ a type of cliff fall where the top turf layer slides down the cliff.] At this end of the beach there has been a lot of slumping so we have a lot of bare earth.

It is very cold out there.....

..... so I have not been down to the beach. The other day, on the other hand, I did get down there and found a piece of "Sea Art". I know it is just a piece of rusty metal but it would look good in a frame. It was, of course ,to big to move.

On my walk I was looking for driftwood, odds and ends, for the fire and thought I had found a nice log. But no, it was a fossil antler or at least a small part of one. It is about 7inches long and quite heavy . It appears to be the end attached to the deer`s head and would have been a very fine set of antlers. He would have lived in Doggerland before the North Sea was formed and must have been very impressive.

Not a sound to be heard....

...what is it about snow that when it falls everything goes very quiet.Even before I had looked through the window I knew it would be a white world. Here by the sea snow is not that common but when it comes it is a rather beautiful sight.

As I write this, a couple of hours after taking the photos, nothing is moving but it IS a Sunday morning.

A little winter sun.

Sun on the beach to gladden the heart and make us hopeful for this new year.

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Tractors are not know for their swimming skills, paddling yes when launching small boats, but swimming no. Large tyres are not uncommon and have always been a mystery to me till now. I have seen some of the ships working on the windfarm festooned with them using them as fenders. Recycling we like.

This litter bin has been move by the sea and I fear it will never be emptied again as it is too far down the beach for the nice bin men to find it.

The cliffs have been moving quite a bit this winter, nothing major but a lot of small falls.