Coming and going

These shells were mostly gathered on the beach in Noirmoutier.  We won't be stopping there on our way back to Ireland, but we will stop there when we return to France at Easter.  As we get ready for our journey, it's the coming back that I am looking forward to. For sure, there will be good things and lovely people to enjoy back in Belfast and we will make the most of our time there.  But when we return here, the long spring and summer will be stretching out in front of us.