While we were in the Gylly Cafe for a delicious breakfast, lots, and I means lots of people came down to the sea for their cold water dip. You might just be able to spot some of their heads in the water! After our delicious breakfast, we walked along Cliff Road and sat by the sea soaking up the sunshine and listening to the gentle soughing of the waves.
Category Archives: Gyllyngvase
Breakfast, Swimmers and Sounds of the Sea
Sea, Poppies and Seed Head
We went to Falmouth today to meet friends for lunch today and afterwards walked back along Cliff Road in almost stifling heat of 30C. By the time we arrived back in Redruth it was 20.5C!
Falmouth Bay
Poppies by the roadside.
I didn’t know daisies had fluffy seedheads like this
Blues, Hollyhock and Celebration Seeds
I sang at a care home in Falmouth with The Suitcase Singers this afternoon and it was an absolute delight to see the joy on people’s faces and to have them join in with Cornish songs. Afterwards we went to see the sea at Gylly Beach. I love the variety of blues seen here and the tiny paddle boarders, the yachts and other vessels. 
On the cliffside along Cliff Road, there are Hollyhocks growing.
As well as Angie’s ring, her daughters gave everyone at the funeral and me though I could only watch online, Sunflower seeds to celebrate her life. I have several at the allotment. 
Circles, Gorse and Cake
After 5 weeks, we had our first walk by the sea in glorious sunshine and on the same flat area where I practised walking after my new hips. It was a brilliant success for the lovely Mr S, his new knee and his crutches. I was intrigued by someone snorkelling in the rock pools and creating ever increasing wavelet circles. When he came out of the water we could see that he had been using a very big underwater camera.
I loved how the glorious yellow of the gorse and the blue of the sea caught the colours of the Ukrainian flag. 
It’s St Piran’s day tomorrow and there will be a big market in town as well as lots of entertainment. I made a coffee cake for the cake stall. 
Sunbeam, Leaves and Eden at Cop26
Our choice for breakfast with friends this morning was the Gylly Cafe in Falmouth. The skies were a bit grey with occasional sunbeams lighting bits of the sea but we had a lovely time as always catching up, laughing and putting the world to rights – if only we could! Breakfast was delicious too. 
Walking back through the park after breakfast, these enormous neon leaves caught our attention.
Our lovely neighbour has been in Glasgow with the Eden Project’s stand at COP 26. Isn’t it gorgeous?
Winter Sun – Three Views
Our walk along Cliff Road in Falmouth was a chilly one in cool winter sun.
Roses, Sails and A Lane
We were mired in mist and murk again today and the droplets on the roses looked like tiny jewels.
Driving to Falmouth this morning, we came out of the mist and into a bright day and later the sun suddenly shone through the sails at Gyllyngvase Beach today, so lovely.
There was sunlight later on our way home slanting through the trees.
Another Walk by the Sea
Our walk today took us from Gylly Beach to Swanpool and we were delighted to see some wild flowers still bravely putting out their flowers and lots of berries and seeds. There was quite a lot of activity on the beach and the water, even swimmers!
Seeds of Old Man’s Beard
Ragged Robin
Honesty
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Furry caterpillar
Tall ship on the horizon
Blackberries by the sea
Paddleboarding
We wondered what this stone was telling us.
We went to find the plant we saw the other day where I showed only the beautiful seed pods. Here are the leaves in case they help with the identification.
A Walk by the Sea
Join us for this Autumn walk in the sunshine overlooking Gyllyngvase Bay……..
Very happy to have help with identification of any of these.
Beach Birthday Party for Ti, 100 Years Old Today
Our Dear Friend Ti has been celebrating her 100th birthday today! She wanted a picnic party with a Cornish Cream tea on a local beach with friends and family and for it to be a demonstration about the climate emergency. She says that if Greta Thunberg can speak up for the young people, she can speak up for older generations. What a star she is!
Being interviewed by the BBC
You can see the BBC report here. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-48160696?SThisFB&fbclid=IwAR02RTrnfVaSHYtzyELHskbcQ8PGDQ9H91md6MKQyRIJYSjdBntQJE2i0qU
My choir, The Suitcase Singers, all came to Gylly Beach as a surprise to sing for her, starting with ‘You Are My Sunshine’ and ending with a new song, ‘Voice of Change’ written by Claire Ingleheart, our choir leader, and Jamie Locke, about the Climate Emergency. I will try to get you a recording. It went down well.
Her birthday cake was made for her by a very talented young lady, S, one of Claire’s daughters.
Wow!
We are going to plant an apple tree that will be in flower every year on Ti’s birthday.
Apple tree, Discovery, waiting to be planted
Happy Birthday, Ti! xx
And, just in from Cornwall Live https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/gallery/cornwalls-oldest-climate-protester-celebrates-2834352?fbclid=IwAR3VgU0OmMsTmkXtZiSPtSiclUXLkdsvBn0wLxkEQpZy0cfkfUyG1cYHZMM
