After being locked in earlier this week I was locked out today. We share our front door with the next door neighbours and he managed to have his bike stolen with all his keys still in, so they changed the lock while I was out walking. It does feel strange coming back, trying your key, and finding out it really doesn't work. I did notice the lock was shinier than usual, and ringing the neighbour's doorbell brought the answer, and a new key.
Out in the dunes today you could feel that it is almost spring now. So many birds out making a lot of noise, trying to attract mates and defend territories. I saw a Kingfisher at the start of the walk, diving and catching a nice meal. It was a hybrid walk in a way, because all the winter ducks were still there, the Mergansers and Goldeneyes, but the first chiffchaffs were making themselves heard too. And I got to see the first new frogs.
One of the reasons why I got to see so much is that we were out with a group of 6 nature guides, all watching out and listening and that is one sure way of getting to see just about all there is out there. And we managed the walk without being guides, so not too many arguments about the direction to take.
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