The Rock

Went for a long walk along the beach at North Berwick with Conor while Katherine was at drama. Lovely crisp late afternoon walk with a perfect mix of seaweed, little birds, bright red berries, solitude and dog turds.

The Bass Rock is, as you can possibly see if you make this big, still covered in birds. They seem to be here very late this year - not sure why. But then the swallows are still here and raising young, so maybe the whole avian world's gone a bit funny.

I was in nursery this morning helping out. Those kids are just so much fun. Then at lunch time I met up with some of the Eco Committee to talk about an Assembly they're doing about our visits to the beehive. They were so bursting with ideas (though I'm slightly stressed that I have to make a bee suit for one of them to wear!) that on a day when we're told Scottish eduction is falling behind, I just feel full of hope for them. And full of fire to help the school give them the best start.