December 22nd 2023 – a grey and windy midwinter day. The tide was really high when we arrived at Aberlady carpark and there was a sign saying that short eared owls had been spotted recently around the loch. We didn’t see any, but delighted in watching Sanderlings running along the beach ‘like a clockwork toy’ (as described in Collins gem Scottish Birds). This walk helped to remind me of the beauty of winter: white foam frothing along the beach and around the rocks; orange of sea buckthorn against the muted winter palette; bar-tailed godwits delving for food on the shoreline; shafts of light sparkling on the wet sand. I have walked round here many times, but Kim took me a different way back – there are many ways to explore known areas.
We talked about therapy, interbeing, dreams and I offered to help Kim work on a song she has written. And we bumped into Sylvia and Michael on the way back – an added bonus!
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