Pre-Easter calm.

Town is quiet. There's no sign yet of the Easter crowds that will soon descend on the place. The sky is bright but the piercing Northerly wind might be putting the visitors off. We say good morning to the lady with the Pomeranian and Archie the arthritic labrador and his owner. Posters are going up detailing Easter events. The Baptists will be holding a sunrise service in the anatomy school car park while the Presbyterians will be gathering to watch the dawn from the ruins of the old 6th century chapel on the cliffs. Last year they were joined by a group of Catholic conservatives carrying a  large wooden cross and praying for the restoration of the Latin Mass. This was an 'unusual' comingling of religious beliefs.

We stop off at the doctors for our tetanus and typhoid booster shots. Hardly what we'll need in the Four Seasons in Shanghai but the doctor reassuringly says you can never be too careful. She then adds ' particularly at your age '.  Angus chooses to ignore this. Recently I've noticed that shop assistants have started to ask ' Can I help you' in a tone of voice that suggests I exude an air of mild befuddlement . 'The Font' thinks that with a recession on the way they're just trying to drum up sales. Angus prefers the old days when the local shop assistants used to studiously ignore you.

Back at The last wee house before Denmark there's a small fishing boat sailing slowly along the coast. The boat is right on the sudden fault line where  the deep water ends and a line of razor sharp rocks soar 60 feet up from the deep. A dangerous place and usually only the cormorants venture there . Let's hope the skipper knows what he's doing.

Not a soul to be seen down by the harbour. 

Five new houses are being built on a plot of land within the medieval priory walls. How they ever got planning permission is one of those mysteries that doesn't bear  thinking about.  The builders have taken up a dozen parking spaces to store their materials and tools. Removing parking spots is just what's needed ahead of a busy weekend.

The fancy clothing store has a new window display.  It has something of the '1930's' to it.

Soon, possibly very soon, the calm will evaporate as the first waves of day trippers , golfers and Airbnbers arrive.

Heaven. Just driving along :https://x.com/Arteymas_/status/2038181186871116032

The policeman who has to certify the ploughed up bones are old may appreciate this :https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/when-are-bones-no-longer-a-person

Silicon valley :https://www.goldsea.com/article_details/how-the-ai-race-is-changing-silicon-valley-demographics