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A Rose, Laburnum and A Fascinating Fact

Other people’s gardens are full of colour too. There is a rose down the road that looks like a big scoop of raspberry ripple ice cream.

The Laburnum tree on the corner is gloriously yellow (but is poisonous 🙁

I learned a fascinating fact today about Forget-me-nots. Their tiny flowers are a lovely blue and their centres are yellow – but once pollinated and all the nectar has gone, the yellow fades to white and the bees know not to waste their energy on those but to choose the ones still with yellow centres.

I really hope that’s true. I have checked it and found it several times…….

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 29, 2023 in environment, flowers, garden, nature, photography, Postaday 2023, Uncategorized

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Wisteria, Tutu and A Rose

28 May

I am loving our Wisteria which I showed you a week ago. The flowers are now so long and so gorgeous.

Our outdoor Christmas tree appears to be wearing a tutu as all its glorious new bright green growth appears all round.

A neighbour has some lovely roses, so scented their perfume can be caught as one walks by.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 28, 2023 in environment, garden, nature, photography, Postaday 2023, Uncategorized

Potting and Reading

26 May

I spent the morning potting up the begonias we bought on Wednesday and the afternoon in the shade, reading. I bought ‘Once Upon a Raven’s Nest’ by Catrina Davies after hearing the writer talk at the Redruth Book Feast a few weeks ago and today settled down to read it. I was advised by the bookseller from The Edge of the World Bookshop at the event, that when I started it, I wouldn’t be able to stop and he was right. I agree totally with George Monbiot about this remarkable story.

H, if you didn’t buy it, you can borrow it as soon as Mr S has finished it. 🙂

Posy, Chocolate Crackles and A Robin

25 May

We had a lovely visit with our Dear friend Ti enjoying lots of poetry together. We managed to collect enough from the garden to make a pretty posy.

I had such a yen for a Chocolate Crackle so just had to rustle some up! Delicious!

There is a very friendly and tame robin that visits whenever we are working in the garden. This afternoon, I took out some pastry crumbs on a plate and he came along to have a feast.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 25, 2023 in baking, environment, friendship, garden, nature, photography, Postaday 2023, Uncategorized

Cake, Clematis and Creativity

22 May

I made two Banana and Raisin Loaves today, one for us and one for tomorrow for coffee break with the gang we volunteer with.

Our Nelly Moser has lots more blooms.

We discovered a new piece of street art .down one of the opes in town.

Baby Plants, Wisteria and Evening Sunlight

21 May

We’ve been working in our own garden today and have planted all the baby lettuces in the trough ( just the edible flowers to add) and the little brassicas in one of the raised beds at the back. The Sweetcorn will go in tomorrow if this lovely settled weather continues.

Our Wisteria is wonderful this year. It has taken five years to settle in, as the pundits say, and is now just glorious.

The evening sun is coming through the100+ year old etched glass in the front door and casting a lovely pattern on the wall.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 21, 2023 in art, environment, garden, glass, growing, photography, Postaday 2023

Leaves, Flowers and An Extraordinary Dance Show

19 May

We love the ruby acer leaves as they re-appear each Spring. The little tree was a present from our four for our Ruby wedding 16 years ago!

Our Choisya Ternata is wonderful both in how it looks and with its gorgeous honey scent that wafts around the garden.We went to this extraordinary show at The Hall for Cornwall on Wednesday evening and it was wonderful, utterly engrossing, full of energy and beautifully done. With a soundtrack of wonderful songs by Sting, the dancers move the story from joy to despair, and back to joy, through resilience and determination, made me cry several times and left the audience feeling exhilarated!
If it comes your way, do go to see it. Read about it on the link below and listen to Sting and the amazing choreographer, Kate Prince, talking about the show.

https://theatreroyal.com/whats-on/message-in-a-bottle/?fbclid=IwAR1H7OM2Eb1qjF9Bgudy1D6I4XH0TMUTuXKcLyeClllXnf4Fl3MajAlU9sw

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 19, 2023 in art, dance, environment, garden, music, nature, photography, Postaday 2023

Damselfly, Tremenheere and New Sculpture Angel

17 May

Large Red Damselfly

A beautifully sunny day beckoned us out so off we went to Tremenheere Sculpture Park where the first beautiful thing we saw on parking was the lovely red damselfly above.

We always enjoy stomping around the gardens, the planting is glorious and the sculpture always intriguing.

English bluebell

St Michael’s Mount

New exhibit – don’t know its name

We love visiting the James Turrell piece where we like to sit quietly and watch the sky and the clouds.

Tewlwolow Kernow

Tewlwolow Kernow is “An underground elliptical domed chamber which James Turrell has designed as a space from which to view the sky, especially at twilight.” Tewlwolow means half-light, i.e. twilight.

‘Michael’ by Reinhard Pontius

An Angel’s Journey – Since 2020, this wooden sculpture by #ReinhardPontius (@atelier_fuer_bildhauerei) has been making its way across Europe as a messenger of peace and reconciliation. Following visits to Leipzig, Bruges, Coventry, last month Michael arrived at #Tremenheere, where it is sited in view of St Michael’s Mount until mid October, before heading to its next destination. It is hoped that Michael will eventually travel to Kiev, Ukraine

Speaking about the work Reinhard Pontius says:

“We know about the Archangel Michael as a fighter and as the patron Saint in wars and freedom fights. With my Sculpture I would like to invite a different understanding: Michael – the angel of peace. I have deliberately dispersed with the familiar attributes of spear, flaming sword and scales in order to allow a new, free approach to this angel. The Archangel Michael stands for a spiritual power that is universal and at the same time very personal and that wants to support us to live courageously and peacefully.”

That brilliant day just got even better with a visit to The Hall for Cornwall to see “Message in a Bottle.” which I’ll tell you more about tomorrow.