A morning rush.

Ukraine leading the news bulletin - again - this morning. The Times of India has an interesting story about the Secretary of Wars gaucherie in wearing a Russian tricolour tie to the White House lunch. We're off to Edinburgh on the 8:28 train. The replacement dinner jacket for the one that had soup ( and Martinis ) poured over it during the choppy Japan cruise is ready at the tailors. 'The Font' will head to Valronas for some fresh pasta. All being well we should be back by lunchtime.

On our start of day walk a solitary patch of sunshine breaks through the clouds and lights up the sand on the far side of the estuary. This is a view that hasn't changed in millennia.

Three deer in the field outside 'The Fonts' cabin.

To the fishmongers for lemon sole and local prawns.

A group of first year lads playing golf. The course doesn't officially open for another hour so I guess we can say they are 'seizing the moment'. They also seem to be playing the course in reverse.

Life here is gently drifting towards the calm of winter.

Sleep :https://www.popsci.com/science/does-moon-affect-sleep/

There may be some truth in this :https://psyche.co/ideas/even-if-we-could-speak-to-animals-should-we

Seems some people in the US seem to think things over here are dire. This is a slightly world weary reply by a local author:https://davidaaronovitch.substack.com/p/murder-at-the-cathedral