Awake

Every Night Is Followed By Sunrise

The cacophony of birdsong this morning encouraged me to get out of bed in time to capture the sunrise. A quick glance behind the curtains confirmed that conditions were favourable so I found myself heading for my usual spot on the Esplanade.

As I turned in at the west end I noticed the slipway from the Royal West of Scotland boat club leading to the shore and since the tide was out I made the most of this new vantage point.

There's a funny story in our house about the day after Noah first got his fishing rod a few years back, it was Boxing Day, the weather was miserable, visibility was rubbish and in a vain attempt to engage someone's interest in a fishing trip Noah declared from the living room window "oh look, I see a fish jumping out the water!" It was a good attempt but from our position up on the hill he would have needed some serious binoculars (or alternative monocular device but that's another story) to see a fish jump out the water and it seemed a ridiculous proposition in any case.

However, standing on the slipway in front of the now defunct HMS Dalriada I actually saw a fish jump out the water!!! At first I was amazed, then I laughed, just wait til I tell Noah! It was so fast there was no chance of a photo and I wonder if I'll be subjected to the same "yeah, right, sure you saw a fish jump out the water sweetie" treatment as poor Noah has been subjected to these past 3 years. The only difference is I actually did see a fish jump out the water! Really!

It's going to be a gorgeous day fellow blippers, have a great Friday!