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Portobello Beach Easter Monday

April 20, 2017April 17, 2017 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

Smoke-like curtains of rain sweep across the Forth, stopping short of the sand. People frown across at Fife, exchange worried glances. Buggies are turned away from the wind. Men in kilts have their Marilyn moments. Chips catch sand. Ice cream drips onto woollen gloves. And then the rain arrives.

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