It's been ages

Can you believe four months have passed since I last met up with my fox terrier pals?

Gosh it was great to see the gang at Cruden Bay on Sunday morning.

How I'd been missing my girlfriend Agatha. Of course, as always with a favourite companion, it didn't take long for us to settle into a familiar - in our case boisterous - groove...

Dogs, left to right: Jinx, Agatha, Nobby, Rupert, Merin

This is the closest we came to a 'team photo'.

To be honest, team photos really aren't our style. 

This is more like it! 

There was one unnerving moment when we came came across a huge carcass beached near the high tide line. Myself, Merin and Agatha all approached it tentatively but then backed away. Gail later learned that this deceased Minke whale had first been spotted the previous day and its presence has been reported to the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme.

One rather gruesome sight aside, we had a simply splendid time.

By the way readers, the photo below is a good illustration what constitutes a crowded beach on an August Sunday afternoon in NE Scotland!