January 24th 2021

The infamous Head Tapper reigned again last night, bopping her victims from slumber into confused awakeness on a whim. Well, I say a whim. She needed the bathroom and her water bottle filled so wandered in to wake me up to help her.

Thankfully, she settled down really quickly after. And even better, Sunday is Daddy Daftie’s morning to get up with her so I don’t have to.

As Daddy Daftie is away tomorrow for a week, I convinced him to come on today’s walk. He’s fully supportive of me and all my ventures, now matter how bonkers they may seem. He’s generally happy to cheer us on from the sideline but I also like to make him do stuff so that brings us to today’s adventure.

After lunch, when the sun was bright and low, the Daft Family Household went to Portobello for a wander. Wee Daftie loves the water, Daddy Daftie loves the sea and I just like being outside with my favourite people.

It was incredibly cold still and the sand was weirdly frozen in places. We started off by looking for rock pools and watching the oystercatchers hop about the shore. I’m pretty sure we spotted a falcon, swooping down and startling the gulls.

Nope, not some Arctic tundra. Just the sea under the winter sun

We walked almost the full length of the beach, with occasional breaks for all important stone throwing. We weren’t the only folk enjoying the chilly afternoon. There were plenty of dog walkers, a mums and buggies, a handful of swimmers and even a paddle boarder! Even though it wasn’t quiet, there was plenty of space for everyone.

As thoroughly wonderful as our walk was, it didn’t quite hit the target that we need so after putting Wee Daftie to bed, it was off out again for me. It was a lovely evening to smash out 2,500 steps, but already starting to freeze. I was thankful for the me time and personal head space but I was even more grateful to get home again and out the minus temperatures!