Unexpected fox encounter

Additional nature updates:

New year's day, having watched the Poole Quay bath tub race we wandered along the shore and came across a freshly dead cuttlefish. Regrettably no photo was taken but you could clearly see the arms and tentacles and a purple mottled pattern on its back.

2nd January - found and identified a whelk egg-sac on the shore at Branksome Dene Chine. It's now in the back garden and looks like this one.

From WildaboutBritain.com

On the evening of 2nd it got better. Out in the garage, stood just inside the door and turned around to see an adult fox 2ft from me. It stood its ground, sniffed the air and only trotted off when I moved. It had a sniff around the flower beds and wandered off down the patio.