Sunday afternoon news flash

It's quite warm and sunny today, with a steady northerly blowing along the beach. Nice and sheltered in the yard, though. Being a Sunday, there are a few people on the sand and in the water, pretending it's Summer but their teeth seem to be chattering a bit still.

The Gouldians are shedding a few feathers and some down, moulting in preparation for the hot weather a-coming. They're perched on high and have been for an hour or two, because I put a book down next to their feed tray, and they are creatures of habit. I suppose they're waiting to see if the book moves. They'll have some wait: it's not from the mobile library.

Yesterday was the cusp of this fine weather following what seemed like, but probably wasn't, a whole wet week. I snapped this photo then (click to enlargicate). Shame about the tracks left in the sand by some Neanderthal, but the umbrella guy seems to make the shot interesting. Huge drops were falling around the time I snapped it.

Nothing much happening. Ain't it grand?