Me-Now-Views; A Wee Bit More Speak With The Peek

This week, so as not to leave it too long, I am incorporating my piccies and words about Gail and Bertie's visit last week. From the previous Sunday, the weather by the Hutch had turned to summer. it was truly glorious and I set to getting all the stuff sorted that had landed with the sibs a few weeks earlier. (More about that on Friday.) My guests arrived mid-afternoon on Wednesday, whilst that weather was still with us. 

First, we had a cuppa and our initial chatter catch-up, 

before heading out for a walk down by the water. This entailed walking down the 'main' road first and there was some very pretty ivy-leaf toadflax (thanks Gail!) sprouting around an old post in the stone wall.

As we rounded the corner toward the promenade, I got a wee tad excited at seeing a cargo carrier floating by right in front of us. The shipping channel has been only fractionally as busy as pre-COVID times, so am always delighted to spot a ship.

On that same corner, there is sitting a rather fine home with a large garden. Bertie did have a sniff around the gate, then I had a peek through it...

Rather inviting, I felt. Further around the corner again, as we hit the promenade proper, I peeked over the slightly lower wall there and captured that glorious orange-flowering shrub. It is an azalea, but a very large one, showing clearly its relationship to the rhododendron (that's one up behind it...)

We really enjoyed the late afternoon balmy-ness and sat for a while watching the passers-by and their various pupsters... I managed this rather lovely striding out shot of our dear pals.

Now, I didn't get any other shots of their visit. Thursday dawned in the more usual and familiar 87 shades of grey and wet. Gail and Bertie decided to brave the climate and go visit the local botanic gardens (see their blog), while yours truly stayed in the Hutch with the tennis from Paris, blogs and my indoor pedals. 

They were back by 2pm, and after lunch, we continued with tennis, conversation, reading, cuppas and more food and more conversation... the sun did make a reappearance in the late evening. 

Friday dawned brighter but damp and much cooler. We had a full raspberry pancake breakfast then I prepared a picnic lunch for the travellers. I had a little extra special one-on-one time with Bertie as Gail packed the car. Having given my feet a thorough licking the day before, it was the turn of my hands. I felt truly cared for by my wee furry blogpal! There was a little pang in my heart as I said my goodbyes. 

That was it. The very first visit after so very long. It was the best. Hopefully not too long till the next get together.