29th May from the West Cliff Green, Bournemouth
A ruffty tuffty strong wind and a strong sunshine from a clear blue sky means that many of those lying out shirtless on the West Cliff Green will be suffering acute sunburn on the way home. A lone beer bottle guards the seat the crow was guarding yesterday. A squirrel stops a little way up the trunk of a Corsican Pine and eyes me closely. He seems to have some guilty secret. We stand regarding each other for some time but the squirrel breaks first and scampers on up the tree. Whatever he knew he is keeping to himself. Everything is in full leaf. Blackberry brambles reach high into the sky while lower down they are covered in white flowers. The ones with pinky purple flowers seem to blossom later. The beach is a little less crowded today because of the relentless wind. The crinkled sea crunches down with bigger rollers and crisper waves.
From 29th May 2022
The blue and white and grey mosaic of the sky lets the sun appear from time to time. The little breeze keeps the air fresh and the friendly waves chunter at the shore. The little tree with bare branches which seems to be the favourite spot for the Dartford Warblers provides a place to sing for a white throat this morning. The cleavers are winding up though all the bushes and brambles and the tiny white flowers have given way to parfectly symetrical seed pods covered all over in tiny white hairs. As these grow, the hairs will become tenacious little hooks that cleave onto your clothes if you walk past. #bournemouth #westcliffgreen #may #summer
From 29th May 2019
A fine drizzle prickles my face; not enough to put my hood up but enough to give my glasses a wonderful kaleidoscope outlook. The clifftop bracken is shoulder high, each frond topped with tiny fiddle heads ready to unfurl as the spring moves into summer. Tonight the evening chorus is provided by the resident greenfinches with their long drawn out wheezing. Not a pretty song but I'm sure they're doing their best.
From 29th May 2016
I went to help an elderly lady who had taken a tumble in thr street. The problem was I just couldn't remember the useful acronym for what to do if you suspect a stroke. Luckily the ambulance wasn't long coming and I'd done more or less the right thing. But I looked it up this morning and it's FAST. (Face - can she smile. Arms - can she hold them both up. Speech- any confusion or slurring and Time to call 999) worth remembering if you can.
