There was only one blessing as far
as the weather was concerned today, and that is there was a good excuse
for a 'slack hammock'. A naval expression for not being able to get out
of bed in the morning, is something I have never subscribed to but why not under the circumstances. There had been a lull in
the overnight rain at about 05:00 so thoughts had turned to catching the
first of the ebb tide at Ferry Bridge, but it was all too short lived.
When my feet finally hit the deck at 07:00 the rain was heavier than
ever and since then both wind and rain have increased to make it a
thoroughly miserable day.
However,
we are now going to attempt to put a little sunshine into the mix,
having selected 20 of the most colourful birds we have on archive,
hoping this does the trick for all our readers.
