This weekend we invited our neighbours at the beach, Angela and Jo, round for drinks - and they gave us this lovely nautical brass bell which David has hung on the beach deck. I'm thrilled with it and foresee ringing it hard to get the fisherman back on land for lunch.
The rope across the deck front is to indicate to passersby that this is private property: we frequently find sandy footprints on the decks that don't belong to us.
The fisherman returned from the western end of the bay soaked through and freezing cold, having been flattened by a wave - but it was all worth it as he'd caught 19 beautiful big garfish.
Will you ring it every half hour as they did on a ship?
ReplyDeleteIf you want a laugh, ask Dad why the period from 1600 to 1800 hours is called a "Dog Watch."