6 am

Around five thousand steps into an eight thousand step walk. Here the Murdo paused and scanned the beach for barking potential. Crows! They'll do. Off he went. Bark bark and bark. The crows put up no defence.

Why so early? Gardener coming to reek righteous vengeance on greenery that should have been attended to last year. Also off to the doctors to have bloods taken. Once I logged in on their surgery computer screen thing the nurse was after me like a greyhound out a trap, Straight in and out in a couple of minutes.