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Tuesday, 1st May

Thursday, 3rd May

Saturday, 5th May

Ships

Gravel dunes

The unused land outside Alexandra Tower has been turned into a temporary concrete terminal for the new cruise terminal building. It's not problematically noisy but it can get a bit dusty when it's windy.

Sunday, 6th May

Coots' nest

I was looking out over Prince's Half-Tide Dock, heard noises below and discovered this coots' nest on a mat of weeds and litter. Although I was very close to it — the water level is probably five feet below the fence I was leaning over — I'm quite sure the birds were not at all upset by my presence. Coots get very noisy if they think something is threatening their nest and the two adults didn't make a sound.

Ships

Wednesday, 9th May

Thursday, 10th May

Friday, 11th May

Saturday, 12th May

Monday, 14th May

Tuesday, 15th May

Wednesday, 16th May

Thursday, 17th May

The Queen

(At some distance.)

Vision of the Seas

Friday, 18th May

Ships

Tourist Lobstah

Saturday, 19th May

Louise and Pete's wedding

Signing the register

Town Hall steps

The bus

Reception

Brian's speech

Pete's speech

Chris's speech

Reception

First dance

Sunday, 20th May

Flowah Lobstah! (Every wedding should have one.)

Monday, 21st May

Thursday, 24th May

Saturday, 26th May

Sunday, 27th May

Tuesday, 29th May

Ocean Countess

Since Liverpool Council has agree to pay back the government and European money it was given to build the Cruise Terminal, the conditions imposed for accepting that money no longer apply. Cruises can now start and end at the Cruise Terminal and today saw the first departure.

Other ships

Thursday, 31st May