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| Beach Buoy and Stubborn Dog arrived at 6-30am. The sun was bright and there was a slight chilly breeze. A man shuffled back to his car, walk done. He reminded Beach Buoy of his own current walk. There was 6 men and their dogs scattered randomly around the beach. A dog- less jogger ran as if delivering messages from one dog walker to another. |
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| Beach Buoy wandered down to the water's edge to take some photographs. |
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| It was a hazy morning. The wet sand reflected the pale light. whilst the Wind Turbines almost faded into it. |
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| Beach Buoy pulled his hat down over his ears and continued south. It was sunny but chilly. |
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| There was lots of shingle deposits on a glorious morning. Another jogger ran north. He had a woollen hat on with a bright red bobble on that looked like a large apple. He looked as if he was doing a runner from a William Tell tribute show. |
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| A Lone Oyster Catcher swam angled but close to the sea. It' curved wings made it look like a backwards number 3. |
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| A seal had headed back for the safety of the sea, after spending some time up near the dunes. |
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| 7-15 am they had their first of three sit and think moments. The 7 am club were on the beach to the north. Later they would catch up the dawdling duo and Beach Buoy would be greeted by Mari the large friendly poodle, for a warm hello, neck scratch , ear rub and a sniff of Stubborn Dog. |
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| Most comfy rock of the day award goes to this chap. It was used for the second sit and think rest. |
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| A faded crab pot marker flag from North Shields was collected as part of the Beach clean items. It was marked SN the code for North Shields. |
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| So goodbye south .. see you soon. |
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| They headed back as a brightly coloured jogger came snd went. A seal popped up and headed for the river mouth. too quick for Beach Buoy to photograph. |
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| Almost two hours on a sun-kissed beach and not even 8-30 am...... |
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| Third sit and think became sit and sunbathe stop! |
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| "Did you just take my picture?" |
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| Back in the van He had a plan. Beach Buoy made notes for later. |
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| Cakes and tablets That's breakfast sorted. BEACH BUOY. |
