An excited graduation goer.

A blustery Tuesday morning. On our start of day walk down the farm track towards the beach we're met by Puppy coming - at high speed - in the other direction.

She's delighted to see us. In the mistaken belief we are carrying biscuits she does cartwheels in the long grass.

Three minutes later elder sister joins us. Elder sister doesn't quite have her sisters turn of speed.

There's time to explore the lobster creels and engage in some ' sisterly ' savaging before they both hare off in pursuit of the ducks in the rock pool. The life of a farm dog is a constant round of adventure and excitement.

Out at sea work on the windfarm continues. There must now be at least eighty of the pylons poking up above the horizon.

In town a three year old girl proudly displays her new Saltire . She shows it to  everyone she passes. The young girl is here to see her uncle get his doctorate in this mornings graduation ceremony.  The flag will be waved in his honour. The parents are up and out early. A hotel room shared with a lively three year old and a six month old is not a place to linger. We direct them to the cafe by the cathedral where William met Kate ( allegedly ). The bacon rolls there are good enough to satisfy a small, very excited, graduation goer with a flag .

Surprising discovery of the day :https://www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fungus-appears-to-have-evolved-an-incredible-ability

Dogs :https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/almost-every-dog-on-earth-still-has-a-bit-of-wolf-inside-even-chihuahuas/

The latest thing may have some downsides :https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/11/28/1128511/what-we-still-dont-know-about-weight-loss-drugs/

Esoteric insights :https://bowofodysseus.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-the-thunder-dragon-kingdom