All Creatures Great and Small

We had a pleasant afternoon down at the harbour:Watched the fishing boats come in. The fishermen (and women!) straggled off this boat with their catch in plastic bags. Looks like most only caught two or three fish. I guess that's why these egrets waited on the stern in vain, for a share of them:

The pelican, too! Can't imagine how many fish he could woolf down at one meal!

What a majestic bird he is!

Ultimately, they all gave up and flew away:

Look at that wingspread!

Well, we had come down to the harbour for lunch. But...oh no! The fish and chip shop...

was closed up tight -- too early in the season, I guess.

So what else could two 'Yorkshire Lasses' have instead?

Why, a cuppa tea, of course -- at the Robin's Nest Cafe!

Later, we drove down along the beach road -- not a lot to see, as this old dredger:

...was clearing accumulated sand from the entrance way of the harbour. It sucks the sand all up and then deposits it back on the beach by way of massive piping. Not exactly a scenic view today...but a very necessary process to keep the harbour clear for the hundreds of boats that go in and out daily.

Back at home, the patio was a lovely cool spot to sit and read for a while.

This little guy was snooping around for insects.

I followed the tiny lizard around for quite a while, trying to get some good shots:

until he finally gave me a look that said:

"ENOUGH ALREADY; LEAVE ME ALONE!"