It’s interesting how many publications do “predictions for the year ahead” posts - and how few of them go back and assess how good their post the year before was…

The sea is bringing in some big bits of jetsam right now.

The sea was putting on an impressive show earlier.

Walkers and shingle shifters on the beach this afternoon.

A dog walker and a convoy of trucks on Shoreham Beach.

Up on the Downs this morning.

Sheep grazing in a field near Lancing College.

Nice wooden boat coming ashore on the slipway.

A wooden boat being taken off the Adur at the Emerald Quay slipway.

I love it when a book randomly mentions where I live:

”I was also looking forward to experiencing my first aid station, laid on at regular intervals to help runners stay fuelled and hydrated on their journey south to Shoreham on the West Sussex coast.”

— from Failure is an Option by Matt Whyman 📚

Back into the “7.30am swimming lesson for my eldest” routine for Sundays.

As ever, a flask of great coffee and a good book makes it tolerable - and even enjoyable.

A book and an enamal mug of coffee by a swimming pool.

From the library towards the church.

Two girls on the ramp down from the library with a view kf the church, looking towards the library.

From Silence by Erling Kagge 📚:

“Deep down in the ocean, below the waves and ripples, you can find your internal silence. Standing in the shower, letting the water wash over your head, sitting in front of a crackling fire, swimming across a forest lake or taking a walk over a field: all these can be experiences of perfect stillness too.”