Portrait of a pied shag

Nice to be outside after a morning spent dealing with medical insurance and house insurance. Surprisingly similar actually, everyone blaming someone else for the fact that nothing has been done, and now more pieces of paper are required.

They don't tell you everything that's required first time round (or second or third........) so that there's always an excuse, and if you've solved that problem, they think of another one! End of rant.

Pied shag was being very co operative and let me get really close, and I enjoyed my walk! Can't beat a walk by the sea to restore your equilibrium.