Just notes for now.
Beach Buoy scrapped ice from the vans windscreen.
He went to collect Borrowed Dog.
They drove to the sea front.
The beach tractor trundled along ahead of them.
It turned onto The Esplanade, down onto the beach below.
Beach Buoy, Borrowed Dog and Another Dog arrived at Seaton Park.
They headed to The Esplanade.
Beach Buoy stopped to talk Team One Black Ear.
They had left the beach and were heading home.
They still had a borrowed dog in the ranks.
Fittingly, the dog with one black ear is white too.
His owner is a Newcastle United fan.
He gave his account if the previous night's performance.
Arsenal 0
Newcastle 2
They went their separate ways.
It's a short walk to the beach.
It was 8-45 a.m.
Down on the beach, the tide was well in.
There was a slight but chilly breeze from the west.
For a while they followed the tractor's tracks in the sand.
Beach Buoy and the dogs wandered towards the water's edge.
He heard a whistle.
Then another.
He looked along the beach thinking that a dog was being called back.
Then a louder whistle, it came from behind.
Beach Buoy turned to see Mr.Gunn/Lunn, up on The Esplanade, waving.
Beach Buoy gave a distant and delayed wave back.
He and Excellent Dog Alfie were on the way back to their car.
Walk done.
A piece of "That" driftwood had broken off.
It was laid on the strand-line a good distance from the main piece.
Beach Buoy placed it in his beach bag.
He was keeping this one.
"Morning Mate."
Beach Buoy added five stones.
He patted
THE
stone.
Not so distant waves.
