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This was the day that my computer decided to die. I had turned it off as normal the previous evening and when I came to turn it on this morning I was greeted with a message that said my operating system had a file missing or corrupted. After spending a couple of hours trying to start it I was getting nowhere so Edith suggested a short break for a walk down to the beach and through the village. As can be seen from the statistics above it was only a short walk but gave me time to decide on my next move.......take it to a shop!!

A few minutes walk from home had us down to the shore at Half Moon Bay. Another hazy day but at least Lakeland was in view.

Here we have entered what was once the site of Heysham Head. Most of the site as now had housing built on it but this strip is owned by the National Trust.

Wherever we go the gorse seems so much brighter this year.

A look back to my pension providers.

The wall ahead marks the boundary of the other side of the old Heysham Head. Beyond that the area is know as the Heysham Barrows also owned by the National Trust.

The bluebells are out on the Barrows.

When I left the Merchant Navy and before I got married I had a fishing boat at Morecambe for a while. I always remember when we were fishing in this area at this time of year how blue the Barrows looked. Over the years for whatever reason the number of bluebells on here as sadly reduced.

Anglers at Throbshaw Point try their luck.

Looking up the bay towards Morecambe.

A sandy cove, popular for picnics as we make our way to the Chapel.

St Patrick's Chapel and the Stone Graves. The Chapel dates back to the 8th or 9th Century and is a Grade 1 Listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument as are the Stone Graves nearby.

From the Chapel we decided to have a walk around Chapel Woods. The wood is only small but is pure delight.

The bluebells were out in force in the wood.

I'm still no nearer knowing what this is.....obviously man as lent an hand.

St Peter's Church

We returned home through the village passing the cricket club on the way.

And finally....the flag was flying at the Old Hall

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