Unlike this morning, yesterday was beautiful and sunny here at Dawlish. By the end of our three-hour walk to Coryton Cove and back to the new stretch of the sea wall near our place (well, it can take an age when you’re walking and you run into alot of locals who want to chat!) grey clouds had begun to gather but the rain held off.

It was still dry later, when the Torbay Express steam train rocketed past on the lines at the bottom of our garden. Hanging over the fence I held my nerve until the Torbay Express was right beside me and I managed to take a reasonable photograph (I usually get so excited that I take the shot too early and there isn’t time to re-focus).

Here are some of the best photos of the day, including the steam train, which seemed so close that I involuntarily jerked my head back at the last moment. (You’re worth it!)