The sound of a klaxon has us scurrying into the garden to see what's going on. A hundred yards offshore a large naval vessel is storming into the bay. When she draws level with the rock the cormorants call home she does a wide turn and then sprints out to sea again. The churning wake trailing behind her indicating she's making good speed. Why HMS Iron Duke has come barreling past our quiet stretch of the coast is a mystery. By the time I've hurried back to get the i-Phone she's well on her way out to sea again. The klaxon is tooted three times in quick succession and then she's away across the waves towards the wind farms on the horizon. Navy grey camouflage works well in these northern latitudes.
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5 comments:
Lobsters make the occasional appearance at the fish counters in local supermarkets here. I remember the first time I saw them and realised that they were still alive - making a bid for escape and working their way slowly over the icy surface towards the edge of the counter. Every so often an assistant would pick them up and plonk them back where they started!
That's Coppa's Girl - seems Google is shutting me out again!
That bakery shot is rather dismal.
Hari OM
...Three short blasts of a ship's horn indicate that the vessel is operating astern propulsion, meaning it is backing up. Given you saw it running forward, this is very confusing. ..... oh wait, klaxon not horn... indicates collision alarm. Either way, it was on practice maneouvers! Should we be worrying, given what you heard at the talk......... YAM xx
Poor cormorants! Helicopters the other day and now large naval ships.
Wendy (Wales)
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