Sailing off Poppy beach

The hot, humid spell of the past few days has given way to a light breeze. An evening Regatta took place off the beach, the top of which is now a carpet of Yellow Horned-poppies and white Sea Kale. A few days indoors scanning, editing and uploading family photos to a gallery has kept me busy and out of the sun. Had my first puncture in the Ford Focus on the way to a metal detecting club meeting, so missed that. New identical tyre costs £120, ouch!

Spring is in the air

The hot spell continues. Linda visited from Chichester, had a beach walk, looked for the Plovers and strolled round Meersbrook Park. A Mallard female had eight chicks, other females attacked when they came close. Two coots are nesting, a male gave the nesting female some leaves which she placed then a swan came along. The male coot hissed and eventually attacked the swan’s rear end, the swan retaliated half heartedly then appeared to vent its frustration by pecking the woodwork at the lakeside. Linda reintroduced us to a favourite singer Judie Tzuke.

Wandering on the Weald

Attended a Weekend Wanderers metal detecting rally near Crockham Hill, Kent. Hottest day of the year. I found cartridge cases, plenty of junk and a penny sized button, 18/19th C, made of tombac, a copper-zinc alloy. Few finds considering the 50-100 detectorists on site, but included a Roman silver coin of the emperor Gallienus, half a hammered medieval silver, three post medieval hammered, some buckles, a crotal bell and an 1885 silver threepence. Penny treated us to dinner at The Silk Road, excellent food and service again.