The Narrative
   Setting off in a brisk 12°C chill that felt much colder, I wisely grabbed an umbrella. Good job too—the heavens immediately opened, forcing me to retreat after just thirty minutes. Still, I managed to spot three herring gulls, a scattering of corvids, a male blackbird juggling a beak full of wriggling worms, and a busy wagtail pecking at the grass.
   Post-lunch, round two commenced with a walk to the seashore. The sky was alive with swifts darting on the wing, while a flock of starlings sought clever cover under a leafy tree. On the cliff side, I photographed some stunning wild poppies—vibrant bursts of purple, pink, and deep red that Google Lens later revealed to be opium poppies.

After passing a lone carrion crow intently drilling the ground and a sea-fisherman managing a small forest of rods, I turned for home, tracked by yet more circling swifts. Finally, a female mallard duck crossed my path, she was busy drinking rainwater from a puddle.

Today I walked for 2.33 miles in 51 minutes. Google Fit awarded me 21 heart points.

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The Narrative
   At 14:00, the temperature hovered around 18°C (64°F), though the Norfolk wind chill made it feel a touch cooler.
    Stepping out today for a change of scenery, I crossed a remarkably green field that had somehow escaped the recent heatwave. Down on the shore, I captured photos of the rolling waves and a contrasting, wild bank of poppies thriving among the weeds.
    Along the cliff top, I crossed paths with a couple walking three Chihuahuas. Amusingly, the man was pushing a small, empty pram which he laughed was for one of the dogs! Further on, a wood pigeon perched on a flower-covered fence, posing like a seasoned model.

Posing pigeon

My camera stayed busy: I snapped a small flock of birds in a tree—later identified by Google Lens as Fieldfares—and spotted a vibrant patch of pink Sorrel, while a chorus of sparrows chattered inside a thick hedge at the end of the beach road. Down on the sand, a Cockapoo-type dog was bounding around a family near some massive granite boulders placed for coastal defence.
   Heading back, a solitary crow watched me intently before hopping swiftly out of reach. My final shot of the day was a cheeky robin redbreast, proudly perched on the stone head of a garden statue, watching the world go by.
Clean Stats
Distance: 3.99 miles
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes
Google Fit: 20 Heart Points

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