Sea birds

Still no time for small talk. Much painting. I think we’re getting there. Outside the window the coastguard appeared mob handed. We watched awhile until eventually well equipped with lifejackets and accompanied by a couple of policemen similarly attired, they proceeded along the breakwater to meet a guy who’d been along there and was strolling back through the blow and spray. Presumably a bad thing to do. The polis gave him a long talking to.
Indoors there was no let up as the snow and hail flurries came and went. More Radio. More downbeat assessments. The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine may be only 10% effective against the new South African variant, it has emerged, as experts warn that 147 UK cases could be the "tip of the iceberg”.