They were terrified, you see

After weeks of wind and cold and rain and sheltering under the portico we finally had a good evening for our Zac's gathering.

Sean reflected on the original ending of Mark's gospel. It stops with the angel telling the women that Jesus was risen, and describing their reaction. Apparently the way it was written was like a conversation, "They were terrified you see."

Of course in my head this transmogrified into Mark as a Welsh valleys boy saying, "They were scared shitless, see, butt."

But that's just the way my head works.

And after a lovely evening we were blessed with a gorgeous day yesterday. Last week we'd decided we'd do a day trip on Wednesday this week. It was gradually down-graded until, on learning that the forecast was for full sun, Husband suggested we 'lie in the garden' instead. Unwilling to let him get away with it completely I made him come for a walk around the Limeslade to Rotherslade cliffs first.

It was the first time we'd walked there for years, and certainly since the new path had been laid down. Erosion of the cliffs was making the old paths dangerous so they built the new path on a higher level. If you look carefully you can see the way of the old path.

That was the path I used to walk on with my mum when I was a little girl. I remember everyone being very impressed that I would walk so far. 

The new path will be okay once its surroundings are reclaimed by nature.

It's an accessible path now. Yes, that's a good thing (but it does mean you get more tourists out there.) 

On the way to Langland we spotted two seals. Or they might have been birds.

But on the way back we saw four or five seals sunbathing on the rocks.

You'll have to take my word for it that those black blobs on the rocks were definitely seals because we saw them move, stick up their heads and tails in a sort of u-shape. Seeing seals followed by a 99 ice cream made my day.

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Back in February Kim and I organised a community curry and quiz night in the church. Buoyed up by the success we planned a barn dance and barbecue for a week Saturday. We're a bit late plugging it and, currently, it doesn't seem to be attracting as many people as the quiz night did. So yesterday afternoon Kim and I took posters around the local shops and leafleted the immediate area.

It could be a small intimate gathering!