"For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one." - Kahlil Gibran 

This morning I drove to Holland-on-Sea to stay with Ralph for a couple of days. Paul, (Ralph's brother) and Denise arrived just after 13.00 and the four of us walked to the beach to say goodbye one last time to Pat and Frank.  Although the sun was out, the cold wind was vicious and we were all glad to warm through with a pub lunch after our little ceremony.

Late afternoon, the wind had dropped considerably, and the sun, whilst not warm, was brilliant.  Ralph and I went back to the beach and walked all along the sparkling sea front for a considerable and therapeutic distance.