Rhos Harbour

On a day of almost wall-to-wall greyness, the blue of Wide Wednesday’s challenge seems a distant dream. And yet, once again, there is an evening opening in the clouds with tantalising streaks of blue appearing in the western skies. 

I almost don’t go out at all; it’s almost too much effort. But in the end, the short drive down to the beach is all it takes. 

The tiny harbour of Rhos on Sea has been largely forgotten in my blips, appearing only in a few early entries. And, to be honest, much of the past year, our local stretch of beach has been the site of reconstruction, massive sand movements designed to shore up coastal defences while improving our beach and promenade. It’s still not quite complete, but this little corner of the coast has now been left in peace. 

Almost deserted but for a little family of holiday makers crabbing off the jetty, Rhos harbour is bathed in evening sunshine, boats glowing in the sun against a backcloth of the most beautiful cloudscape. Dark blue storm clouds hug the horizon, while above us, the sky is streaked by lines of cirrus and altocumulus.  It’s a perfect evening. 

The rest of the day has passed in what is for now my usual fog of inactivity.  I have a phone call from the local hospital  - it’s the nursing manager responsible for quality control, and so given the task of responding to my letter. She’s apologetic, acknowledging the shortcomings I’ve pointed out, and expressing the measures she is putting into place to rectify the problems.  Of course, it’s easy to think her response is ‘going through the motions’ but I feel it’s more than that - and as the hospital’s A&E is in ‘Special Measures’, action is definitely needed. My points will be raised with the Senior Management Team and she will report back. At the very least, I feel my efforts have been worth it. 

Many thanks for your continued kind words and wishes, and for the generous response to yesterday’s bee blip. 

Thanks also to Steveng for hosting.