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Mothers’ Day, Treats and Love

Our lovely kids were all in touch today with cards, calls, chocolates and photographs and an extra rather special gift: Refuge_parcels_-_mother_s_parcel. Do click on the link to see the important work being done for women less fortunate than those in my family.

It has been another beautiful day so we popped down to Chapel Porth before the crowds! Join our walk at low tide on an almost empty beach.

Wheal Coates and the beach at Chapel Porth

Dog with ball

Shell

Drill

Cards

Ginger chocolate

I send my love to all my lovely readers, be you Mothers or not. I hope you have all had a good day.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 26, 2017 in Beauty, Celebration, Chapel Porth, Cornwall, family, Happiness, Kindness, Mothers Day, Photography, postaday2017, Sea

Tags: beach, http://www.refuge.org.uk/, love, Wheal Coates

Weekly Photo Challenge – Atop

19 Mar

His leap into the air, prior to entering the water, put this surfer atop the waves.

For others in this Challenge, click here.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 19, 2017 in Beauty, Chapel Porth, Cornwall, Photography, postaday2017, Sea, Weekly photo challenge

Tags: surfer, Weekly Photo Challenge - Atop, wet-suited surfer

Chapel Porth – Surfer, Dog and Waves

18 Feb

Yet another glorious February day and we went off to Chapel Porth where the car park was very full. We watched a surfer limbering up, a dog playing with a ball in the waves and the waves, the waves!

I was so pleased to catch this one of the unknown surfer jumping out of the water as part of his warm-up exercises then off into the surf.

This little dog had a brilliant time chasing and fetching the ball. I love this photo, just one foot on the floor and the reflection so clear.

The waves are always mesmerising – the sound, the feel of the spray, the running up-beach to escape the encroaching tide and the power.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 18, 2017 in Beauty, Chapel Porth, Cornwall, nature, Photography, postaday2017, Sea

Tags: surfer

Spice Mixture, Chapel Porth and A Seed Head

16 Dec

Brining mixture

Wheal Coates

Golden seas

Sunset reflections

Sand bubbles

See the rainbows in this sea foam

Reflections as the tides comes in

Peachy clouds

Seed head

We are having Christmas lunch on Sunday so I have been preparing the brining mixture for the turkey – gloriously coloured and scented fruit, spices and vegetables. Late afternoon took us to Chapelporth where the waves were huge and the tide racing in at a speed that I have never seen before. It was an utterly exhilarating walk along the beach with the roar of the breakers and then up the cliff walk to Wheal Coates. There was some gorse in flower but the best things were the seed heads lit by the fading sun. Click on any photo for the caption and to see it in its full glory!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 16, 2016 in Beauty, Chapel Porth, environment, Food, nature, Photography, Postaday 2016, Sea

Tags: beach beauty, reflections, wave action

Walk on the Beach

20 Oct

What a glorious Autumn afternoon, just the time for a gentle walk on the beach at low tide having had to miss singing this morning.

The very old engine house, Wheal Coates with a vapour trail behind.

This pool seems golden with the reflection of the cliffs in the water.

What a delightful find.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 20, 2016 in Beauty, Chapel Porth, Cornwall, environment

Tags: photography, postaday2016

Weekly Photo Challenge – Local

20 Oct

We are very lucky in having this beach as our local – Chapel Porth on Cornwall’s North Coast. It takes us about twelve minutes to get there and today it was just perfect for a long walk at low tide. We both feel at home here. It’s just the best place to straighten out any kinks! For others in this week’s challenge see this link https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/local/

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 20, 2016 in Beauty, Chapel Porth, Cornwall, environment

Tags: photography, weekly photo challenge-local

Back Home, The Garden and The Sea

18 Sep

Somewhat spaced from the 22 hours travelling and and 8 hour time difference, we have enjoyed a quiet day, checking out the garden, catching up over tea with our lovely neighbour and an evening stroll to one of our favourite haunts. Click on any photo for captions and enlargements and if you missed any of our amazing road trip in Arizona to The Grand Canyon and Sedona, please feel free to look around!

Ladybird

Fuchsia

Seed pod of Nigella with a hole in it

Japanese anemone

Unidentified spider

Gorse at Chapelporth

Looking down the shaft to the sea below at full tide

Wheal Coates, Towanroath Shaft engine house on the cliffs near St Agnes

Sunset and pink sea

Crashing waves

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on September 18, 2016 in Beauty, Chapel Porth, Cornwall, environment, Happiness, nature, Photography, Postaday 2016, Sea, spiders

Cornflower, Sunflower and A Cliff Walk

25 Jul

We have lots of Cornflowers in bloom. I caught one with an unusual Bee on it. This afternoon I went to visit Sue at her allotment. Her Sunflowers are very lovely and this evening we walked to Wheal Coates watching the activity in the sky, hang gliders and Kestrels! Click on any photo in the gallery for more detail. The feathers on the Kestrels are just amazing!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on July 25, 2016 in Beauty, bees, birds, Chapel Porth, Cornwall, environment, nature, Photography, Postaday 2016

Tags: cliff fishing, dandelion clocks, Wheal Coates

Windy Walk, Wild Waves and A Long View

07 Jan

One of our favourite walks is from Chapel Porth up the cliffs to Wheal Coates. It was so wild and windy that we only made it to the top and down again. The waves were wonderful, crashing and crossing in the bay. As the sun began going down, the effects were quite spectacular. The paths up had been made into gullies by the month’s torrential rain and new stones were exposed. Click on any photo for more detail. I think the effect in the last photo is called Bokeh but I don’t know how I achieved it! Perhaps it was the salt spray getting on the lens.

Waves

Crashing

Rolling

Pink stone

Spray

Sun

In the distance on the drive home is an old engine house (I’m not sure which one. I will look it up and come back) and the sky behind made it a ‘must stop the car and take a photo’ moment!

Wheal ? with setting sun clouds

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 7, 2016 in Beauty, Chapel Porth, Cornwall, nature, Photography, Postaday 2015, Sea

Tags: crashing waves, wild seas

Waves, Reflection and Friendship

09 Sep

The sea in these pictures is the same still sea that we visited yesterday but in a very different mood. Today the waves – and the surfers – were back in Chapel Porth.

We also watched a family having a lovely time in the gentler surf at the edge of the water. I was pleased to catch their reflections in the retreating water.

Our special friend N came to spend several hours with me today so that the lovely Mr S and Daughter No 1 could go out for a sail. That was a very pleasing morning and our lunch of homegrown Watercress soup, delicious.