Yesterday we journeyed all the way to the end of the street to wave “Bon voyage” to Rosemary, as she sailed along the Forth on board the Boudicca. As usual these days it was only a matter of time before the weather became rough, and we know that the lady herself was very sensibly at the dinner table by the time the ship actually passed us. We did wish that we were on board too.

The beach also had the usual DB denizens (yes, I do like that word); dogs, children, crows, oyster catchers and a curlew. Given that the conditions for photography could not have been much worse if we had been inside a tornado, I’m quite pleased with these. My website, my rules.