Seagulls make me homesick

Woke up in London this week to the sound of confused seagulls outside of our house, flying in the sky, miles from the sea. It's a sound I grew up with, one I took for granted and one that was part of daily life before I made the move south. It didn't half make me homesick.

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Steve said…
Seagulls always remind me of my grandparents - lots of summer hol trips to Weston-super-Mare.
7:46 AM
Yoork said…
Seagulls always remind of the McDonalds parking lots here in North America.
5:30 AM
Clippy Mat said…
seagulls are shitehawks! nasty screechy things. yeuch.
and they are GREEDY!
sorry seagulls. i don't care. ;-)
4:22 PM
Anonymous said…
Noisy seagulls make me homesick for North Wales where I grew up. Canadian seagulls are very quiet in comparison.
2:27 PM
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