Powerfully beautiful

The sea was noticeably powerful this morning. Determinedly cool, a confident off-shore wind and deep, chunky waves.

The long, mostly windless summer had lulled us into forgetting to look out rather than in, and the sea seemed delighted to remind us to pay attention by delivering face-fulls of brine.

Always remember who's boss.

The sky's reflection was deep pewter,  mesmerising, and it was easy, even for me, to see that it foretold a change in the weather.

A flock of gulls was playing nearby; dipping and diving, bobbing about, lazily waiting for the fishing boat tide.

You can see a single gull in the photo here, there are quite a few on the video.