Alfresco Dining

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There are still plenty enough crab apples on our trees to attract blackbirds daily. This morning I watched them eating. They are quite territorial over their meal table, tending to deter unwelcome guests. They prefer to approach the fruit on the higher branches. If they do not drop them onto the plants below, they are capable of swallowing them in one go.

Later this afternoon, diverting to observe the beach huts burnished by sunset over Friars Cliff, we drove to Curry’s/PC World at Christchurch for some Christmas shopping.

This evening we dined at Lal Quilla in Lymington. My choice was Purple Tiger (tiger prawns and aubergine) and Jackie chose Harayali chicken (not sure if I’ve spelled it correctly, but it is spinach based). We shared mushroom rice, tarka dal, and a paratha; and both drank Kingfisher.

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  1. Absolutely gorgeous photos and I enjoyed your words:
    “If they do not drop them onto the plants below, they are capable of swallowing them in one go.” You are a poet, Sir Knight!

  2. The skies are so beautiful and sunsets are a treat while over bodies of water! I loved the reflections on the beach huts in the longest shot or frame. (Left hand second from the bottom.) Thank you!

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