Reflections of a moon ring true

sunset

The day started with a great sunrise. There was a clear blue sky and at low tide this afternoon I headed for the beach. Two WWII 20mm cannon shell cases appeared plus a gold ring with six signs of the Zodiac on the outside and SPAIN  engraved on the inside:

Leo The Lion,      Virgo The Maiden,      Libra The Scales

Scorpio The Scorpion, Sagittarius Centaur The Archer, Capricornus The Sea-Goat

sunrise

A pleasant couple of hours concluded with a full moon rising and another great sunset:

A flood, sixpence and a Chiton

Heavy rain produced the 'best' flood I have seen yet on Sea Road by Norfolk Gardens. This giant paddling pool is a feature of this road whenever it rains for a few hours.

A couple of hours on the beach produced this very thin and worn 1912 George V sixpence. 

I also spotted a chiton for the first time. This primitive mollusc,  Acanthochitona fascicularis, looks a bit like a woodlice. Thanks to Ian Smith (see comment below) for correcting my species id.

No Kingfisher in these reflections

This morning I joined a work party at Butterfly Conservation’s recent acquisition near Lewes, East Sussex – Park Corner Heath / Rowland Wood. Details of future activities on this web page. I arrived halfway through the session and got in a couple of hours sawing and hauling. We were helping to widen the rides to 20 meters by cutting the smaller tree growth so the chain saw contractors can have the maximum effect when they come in. There were about 10 volunteers out.
Afterwards I toured the two ponds in the vague hope of spotting the Kingfisher Michael had seen earlier but no luck. It was a beautiful winter’s day, warm, plenty of blue sky and lovely reflections in the water.

This is where I thought the Kingfisher might perch