For the first time in weeks and weeks, I finally got an opportunity to get out and take some pictures today. Nothing too exciting but with my OH we went to Lytham St Annes, had a lovely lunch in the town and then walked right along the path by the river towards the estuary. The light was really nice, quite dusky pink so got some landscapes of fishing boats - shame the tide was out though.

Walking around the headland we saw hundreds of birds, mostly waders, in the wet mud flats but could not get near enough to get any decent shots. I learned my lesson there a few years ago when I ventured out a bit too far only to discover that with the added weight of a camera bag, I had sunk down into the mud and couldn't raise my foot due to the suction. I eventually got out but only after throwing my bag onto some nearby grass (luckily Lowepro Stealth Reporter bags are well padded), and then almost crawled to a rock so I could drag my feet out of the mud. It was only afterwards I noticed the Danger sign nearby - I won't do that agin in a hurry! The family wondered what on earth I had been doing when I got home, covered in wet mud and it took hours to clean out the car.

I have tried on several occasions to get closer to the Ribble Estuary but it seems it is almost impossible. Will try again soon from the other side of the river as that might be more accessible.