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Ghost Ships, Busking and Sweet Chestnut

Ghost Ships featuring The Suitcase Singers

The show by Yskynna started yesterday and I was part of it today – three 20 minute shows a day and free for anyone already in the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth. If you live nearby and have children to entertain this half term, the museum is fabulous and the production a treat!

After the second show, we went out busking for a while, collecting for our charities – ShelterBox and St Petroc’s.

Some of The Suitcase Singers singing Lower Lights

On our walk later on, we found lots of spiny casings from the Sweet Chestnut tree.

Sweet Chestnut casing

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 23, 2018 in Cornwall, nature, Photography, Postaday2018, ShelterBox, singing, theatre

Tags: https://www.stpetrocs.org.uk, National Maritime Museum Cornwall, The Suitcase Singers, Yskynna

Visitor, Tree and Gold

22 Oct

A visitor from next door was enjoying the sunshine in our garden this morning.

Enjoying the sunshine

I love this tree in the field at Trelissick where it overlooks the Carrick Roads and out to sea.

Ballerina Tree at Trelissick

We came across a gloriously golden tree as we went over the new bridge towards the Apple Orchard. Its label said ‘Carya Ovata’, not a tree that I had heard of.

Carya Ovata

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 22, 2018 in Cornwall, environment, nature, Photography, Postaday2018, Trelissick Gardens

Tags: Trelissick National Trust Garden

Rose, Blue Jay and Poster

21 Oct

Another glorious blue sky against which this peachy rose just glows.

Beauty

The Blue Jay was busy in the park we walked to this morning.

Blue Jay

At Paddington Station, to catch the train home after The March for a People’s Vote, we noticed this positive poster.

Found on Paddington Station

Pooch, Sunflower and Rose

19 Oct

The pooch being taken along behind a bike today didn’t look too happy!

Dog in a trailer

A lonely Sunflower brightened up the day.

Sunflower and shadow

What a convoluted and pretty pink rose.

Pink rose

Pac Man, Jewels and Another Red Leaf

18 Oct

The LiveWires were delighted to see a Pac Man in my coffee!

Pac Man in my coffee

The multitude of Autumn leaves on the ground had the colours of jewels.

Jewel leaves

The veining on this leaf was especially beautiful.

Delicate veining

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 18, 2018 in Beauty, environment, Happiness, nature, Photography, Postaday2018

Tags: autumn colours

Sketch, Cookie Cutters and A Leaf

17 Oct

We have had a sketch book of my Dad’s for many years and I thought I had taken out and given away the various sketches. I brought it down today so that the LiveWires can use the paper for their delightful drawings and discovered another of dad’s drawings, of Wheal Busy. My Dad was an author of children’s books and adult historical romances – a man of many talents.