Solstice (and previously)

I lay in bed and listened to the wind thundering and grumbling, and it has obviously rained overnight, but when the alarm went of at 3.30 it was dry, though cold, so there was no excuse but to pull our boots on and set off. Crooked Lonnen starts immediately opposite our front door, so that's the route we took out to the edge of the island; due to its extreme crookedness, it's a rather longer walk than the way we usually go, but we still came to the coast, and to the crè of willow ducklings with five minutes to spare and a bolster of dark grey cloud on the horizon. Eventually, we declared the sun risen by the clock (durham_rambler's watch) and the wind too keen to wait any longer, and started walking towards the Castle. This was all the clouds had been waiting for, and they began to let the light through:

We walked back via Miss Jekyll's garden, and past the harbour looking radiant in the low light, and home to return to bed (or in my case, because I didn't quite fancy bed, the sofa in the conservatory). I'm quite chilled, and in need of sleep without being sleepy, but there's nothing in particular I need to do today, and it will all sort out. I have breafasted, and I can hear people stirring upstairs...

( Previously: Tuesday and Wednesday )