It was a cold day as I walked with the dogs along the sands on Aberdeen Beach.   Even in the height of summer,  Aberdeen Beach can be a cold place.  It is had to believe now how in those far off days before cheap flights and package holidays to Spain, crowds of Glaswegians would flock to Aberdeen at the Glasgow Fair for the delights of the beach and the North Sea waves.

Today we had this stretch of the beach to ourselves and  Poppy enjoyed a run at full speed, chasing birds like the rook which took off with a squawk of complaint.  Lily’s complaint of course was at the waves.  She used to be afraid of the water, but now she delights in barking at the waves, a touch of a doggy King Canute, perhaps?

The waves were not high, but there was enough movement in the water to give some dramatic pictures.   The groynes on the beach are a photographer’s delight, leading the eye out to sea and the oil supply boats waiting offshore.  And Girdleness Lighthouse draws the eye.