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Bird Food, Sunset and A Treat

At the weekend I read a new tasty sounding recipe and made it last night, Leek, Shallot and Potato Tart. There was lots left over and I won’t be making it again but the birds today have been loving the pastry!

Action shot

Queueing for the pastry treats

Tonight’s sunset was gorgeous.

This afternoon I was offered a cancellation ticket for a gig tonight at The Writers’ Block that was sold out in a day from being advertised – “Home is not a Place,” poet Roger Robinson and photographer Johny Pitts talking about their book of the same name. They were joined by the wonderful singer/songwriter Angeline Morrison who performed some of her Sorrow album. What an evening! And I treated myself to a copy of their beautiful book, which they signed for me.

Johny Pitts and Roger Robinson

Angeline Morrison

Sea, Furze and A Sky Kiss

05 Feb

It was a cold and windy day for a walk in very welcome bright sunshine along the cliffs at St Agnes.

The gorse along the cliffs was glowing yellow.

Driving home we followed a kiss in the sky.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 5, 2023 in Cornwall, environment, nature, photography, Postaday 2023, Uncategorized

Tags: St Agnes Head

Rose, Lunch and Crocus

03 Feb

A gorgeous bouquet of white roses, lilies and greenery arrived yesterday for the lovely Mr S.

Frittata for lunch today

We have some crocuses and they have collected raindrops.

Swan and Dwarf Irises

02 Feb

The tide was out at the Penryn River this morning when we went to sing at the Zed Shed. A lone swan had walked in the mud and was preening itself.

Two more Iris Reticulata have opened, sorry I don’t know their names. I love how raindrops collect on their petals. There’s a name for that effect but I can’t bring it to mind. Perhaps, you, Dear Reader, will remember it..

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 2, 2023 in Cornwall, environment, nature, photography, Postaday 2023, Uncategorized

Happiness Calendar and A Good Day Out

01 Feb

The lovely Mr Smith’s birthday is today so his chosen trip was to St Ives and the Tate followed by lunch at his favourite place in Penzance, Mr Billy’s.

Porthminster Beach

Very tame and photogenic Robin on our walk into town

Fenced off sink-hole on Porthminster Beach

Looking over the wall towards St Ives and Harbour Beach, tide coming in

Looking over the wall towards St Ives, tide coming in

On the way through we called in at a new gallery, The Livingstone, and I totally fell for a wonderful pair of earrings. Sadly, they were being sold with a necklace that I didn’t want (and I couldn’t afford the whole set anyway).

About Ken Spooner, the artist

I loved this van belonging to a decorator, parked near the harbour.

Work going on at the Tate, Porthmeor Beach beyond

Tide in

It has been a very Happy birthday day – family phone calls, cards and presents and serendipitously bumping into good friends in Tate St Ives!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 1, 2023 in art, Celebration, Cornwall, environment, Happiness, nature, photography, Postaday 2023, St Ives, Uncategorized

Tags: Ken Spooner, Tate St Ives

Raindrops, Blue and A Jay

30 Jan

I always love seeing raindrops hovering on flower petals. Our Iris Reticulata, Harmony, one of the miniature irises which we grow in old chimneys, were holding raindrops this morning.

In a bunch, their blue is quite magnificent.

We visited a friend today and saw a beautiful Jay through the window. Of the eight photos I took , this is the only one where it was still enough for a moment.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 30, 2023 in environment, friendship, garden, nature, photography, Postaday 2023, Uncategorized

Tags: Iris Reticulata, Iris Reticulata Harmony

Beach, Selfie and Pins

21 Jan

Such a beautiful day with bright sun and the bluest of skies so we went to the beach and one of our Hooligan friends came with us.

Toddler in wellies in the waves, Porthtowan, Wheal Coates on the cliffs

Us three

One of our young Hooligan Art Community friends has been back to Kyiv in between her visits here and she brought us all gifts of pins. Mine means Freedom and Will and joins my Ukrainian flag on my bag. The lovely Mr S has the military roadblock being used to stop Russian tanks and Sue-next-door has the word for bread (palianytsia) , a word that Russians can’t say so it is used to establish nationality.

: Freedom, will

: Roadblocks

: Palianytsia

Ice, Singing and Friends

19 Jan

Yesterday, one of our dear friends shared the following photo, nature’s beauty indeed. I think it’s a Physalis.

Photo by N, thank you

We sang one of my favourite pieces today, a version of Pachelbel’s Canon as learned at a workshop at WOMAD some years ago. This video was made by a friend in the sopranos – sorry it’s sideways but it does sound lovely as each part is added to the whole. Thank you, S. I love to sing all the parts in turn except the high soprano!

Our Ukrainian friends are back and we are all so happy!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 19, 2023 in Celebration, community, friendship, Happiness, nature, photography, Postaday2022, Uncategorized

Tags: Pachelbel's Canon, Slava Ukraine, Ukraine

Snowdrops, Ice and Irises

18 Jan

Snowdrops, of course, survived the snowfall of yesterday.

The melty ice is always pretty.

Our Iris Reticulata are braving the weather too – it’s so good to see signs of Spring.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 18, 2023 in Cornwall, environment, flowers, garden, nature, photography, Postaday2022

Clouds and A Rainbow

16 Jan

We woke to some lovely peachy clouds – and no rain!

There was a really heavy hailstorm this morning with sunshine and I wondered if hail and sun can make a rainbow. It seems they can but very palely. You’ll have to look hard!