Decomposing Whale

A gentle breeze, mostly cloudy with sunny spells, and thankfully dry all day.  Fairly chilly. 

A lazy morning, but finally got out walkies, along with everyone else in the village.  Picked up friend Julie after lunch, we headed for a walk around Sound.  Headed down to mam's this evening, niece Michaela popped by too.  Off to bed early tonight.

After all the gales and rain, great to have a break in the weather, and enjoy walkies.  A quick run along the beach, then a short coastal hike to the next beach.  We glanced down to the rocky beach, a big white lump stood out.  As we approached, we started to see it was a dead whale, looks of a Pilot Whale.  With the state of decomposition, it's obviously been dead a long time, washed up with the recent gales.  Sad to see, but a great food source for many, circle of life and all.  Taken at Tarland Ayre, Sound, Lerwick.