driftwood on Warkworth beach Everyday life continues... in order to have some thinking time Dr Fred and I took Beryl the yellow peril back up the country to Northumberland and combined Dr Fred giving a talk about the expanding universe at Hauxley nature reserve to the Northumberland Astronomical Society with a very pleasant night camping in the dunes. two enormous herons on Hauxley Nature reserve We also managed a couple of walks along a seafretted beach and tea and cake with old neighbours and friends. It was a much needed tonic. sea fret at Druiridge bay