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All a bit out of order I fear, but a few photos of the lovely weekend in a big country house
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with twelve others - lots of eating, drinking, talking. We were lucky with the weather, in November, going on the beach in the sunshine.
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A little dog strolls in the sunshine on Saunton beach, happy as a butcher's dog.
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Evening comes only too soon....
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....and with it comes the sunset in all its pinks and purples...
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a happy cormorant poses kindly for me.
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in the house, looking down the stairwell, but not contemplating throwing myself over it.
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A little bit of morning mist is always attractive, even if it does mean its time to go.