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Hailstones, Chickens and Fox

12 May

I went to meet a dear friend today with the purpose of walking together on the Penrose Estate but the hailstorm on my way over and its continuation for some time meant that we stayed local and walked around their garden and woodland.

A handful of hailstones.

The chickens didn’t seem to mind the hail or the rain. Their eggs are so lovely – pale blue, white and two shades of brown.

Chickens with their dust bowl now a pond
Beautiful just laid eggs

On our walkabout N spotted a fox at the bottom of the field. A long zoom just caught him before he slunk back into the hedge. The new woodland is growing really well and Bluebells are appearing in their natural habitat. Regular readers may remember us helping to plant 800 trees last year just before the first lockdown.

It was such a treat to walk and talk with a good friend in the calm and loveliness of their patch.

 
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Posted by on May 12, 2021 in Cornwall, environment, friendship, nature, Photography, Postaday2021

 

Thrift, Rough Seas and Blue

10 May

Another wild and windy day and a walk on the cliffs nearly blew us away. The thrift growing everywhere is in full bloom.

The seas were rough and wild.

Long view
Waves at Chapelporth

We stopped on the cliffs as we drove away from the clifftop to go down to Chapelporth as the colour of the water was remarkable. The photo is as it was, no touching up at all.

 
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Posted by on May 10, 2021 in Cornwall, environment, nature, Photography, Uncategorized

 

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Planting, Petals and Pink

09 May

I’ve potted up some mint and put Nasturtiums around the pot to trail all down the chimney.

The pink petals on the Amanagowa  Cherry tree are being blown all over the garden and Welly Dog stands in the middle of them.

We have some pink bluebells in the shady garden.

 
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Posted by on May 9, 2021 in garden, nature, Photography, Postaday2021, Uncategorized

 

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Rain, Sheep and More Tulips

08 May

It feels today as if all the rain that hasn’t fallen in April has arrived overnight and all day. The shepherd arrived late this afternoon to feed the sheep who welcomed him with raucous baaing. I took the photo through an upstairs window. The lambs have certainly grown and have lost both their baby-ness and their springiness. .

Through the window I also took a photo of the tulips on the steps being battered by rain and wind. When I looked at the photo I realised that a couple had broken off so I brought them in and found several others that looked as if they need some tlc.

After an hour or so of having the orange ones indoors, I began to realise that they have a wonderful scent. I haven’t met scented tulips before. I shall certainly plant more of these next year after I have checked their name.

 
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Posted by on May 8, 2021 in Cornwall, garden, nature, Photography, Postaday2021, Uncategorized

 

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Join Us On Our Valley Walk

06 May

Walking through a favourite valley down to the beach with no sound but bird song until we could hear the waves on the shingle was an absolute delight this afternoon. Join us…….

Bluebells

Steps into the jungle
Friendly robin
Hedgehog?
A Postbox in the middle of nowhere
More beautiful bluebells
 
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Posted by on May 6, 2021 in Cornwall, environment, nature, Photography, Postaday2021, Uncategorized

 

Bluebells, Cake and Signs

05 May

The bluebells at Godolphin are superb and my photo doesn’t really do them justice. Everywhere you look there are carpets of blue.

We were there to meet with friends for a celebration of our Dear Friend, Ti’s, 102nd birthday!  Godolphin is where she generally celebrates her birthday. When she was 99 she walked to the top of the hill, her 100th was on the beach at Gylly Beach, the next year, after a broken hip, she went half way up Godolphin Hill and this year we picnicked in the lower field. Here is the cake and some of her cards.

On our drive there I noticed two charming signs, ones only to be found, I think, in country lanes. On the way back I managed the photos from the moving car.

PS Had a message from WordPress today to day that my blog has had 50,000 views!

 
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Posted by on May 5, 2021 in Beauty, Celebration, Cornwall, environment, friendship, nature, Photography, Postaday2021, Uncategorized

 

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Beans, Pattern and Veggie Supper

04 May

The Purple Tepee Beans in the allotment poly tunnel have sprouted. Hooray!

The sun shining through the engraved glass on the front door  this evening threw this pattern on the wall.

We had nothing much more than carrots in the fridge so I looked up carrots on BBC Good Food and found Carrot Biryani so that’s what I made and it was truly delicious.

Carrot Biryani
Served with yogurt and extra cashew nuts
 
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Posted by on May 4, 2021 in Beauty, growing, nature, Photography, Postaday2021, Uncategorized

 

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Tulips – Growing, Blown and Cut

03 May

Until this year we haven’t really bothered with Tulips. I used to think they weren’t worth the space! This year has changed our minds as they have given us joy for over a month with their glorious colours.
Today, after many dry days, both wind and rain have come storming in and some of the tulips began to lose their petals. I cut all the white ones and the special frilly red one that turned up unexpectedly and brought them all indoors where they look wonderful.

P.S. I just read that today is National Cousins Day so here’s a big shout out to my cousins in Australia and in Manchester,UK.

 
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Posted by on May 3, 2021 in environment, garden, nature, Photography, Postaday2021, Uncategorized

 

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Kindness, Tools and Flowers

29 Apr

A friend who reads my blog had read of our disappointment at finding the car-boot sale closed last Sunday. We had been hoping to find tools for the allotment now that we had a shed to keep them in. H knew of a friend  who had a shed full of tool that she needed to clear and so we were, very kindly  offered them. Now we don’t need to take things down with us each time any more and we are very grateful to H for delivering them and to her friend. .

More flower power in the lottie!

 
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Posted by on April 29, 2021 in environment, friendship, Kindness, nature, Photography, Postaday2021, Uncategorized

 

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Full Moon, Irises and Pink Rhubarb

28 Apr

Last night’s full moon was magical. We’d had cloud cover for most of the day so I was hoping against hope that there might be a break in the clouds as the moon started rising – and there was!  The photo is of the moon rising over our back hedge. It’s called the Pink Moon around the time of April, when the moss pink, or wild ground phlox, is in blossom. The name was used by the Algonquin tribe, as well as by colonial Americans. 

I had always thought allotments were for the growing of vegetables and fruit. I hadn’t realised how many flowers there would be all over the place. We have flowers planned for our patch too.

We picked rhubarb today, some from the main plant and some from the forcer which is such a pretty pink. It’s all in the dish here ready for the topping to become Different Every Time Pudding.

 
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Posted by on April 28, 2021 in baking, environment, nature, Photography, Postaday2021

 

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