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Cliffs, Thistle and Rocks

Our eldest daughter who lives in Exeter is with us this weekend to see M and they have all spent all day catching up. We went off to Chapelporth for high tide this evening in the Cornish mist and had a good walk up to Wheal Coates. Sadly the cloud cover is too great for us to see tonight’s super moon. Click on any photo in the gallery for detail of the rocks that I found built into the wall of Wheal Coates or the sea.

Tide almost in at Chapelporth

Heather on the cliffs

Dog on the cliff edge

Thistle flower

Wheal Coates

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on July 12, 2014 in Beauty, Chapel Porth, Cornwall, environment, family, Happiness, nature, photography, Postaday 2014

Tags: cassiterite, Cornish mist, rocks, Wheal Coates

Cosse Violette, Blue With Orange and Hair Jewels

10 Aug

1 We were able to harvest three kinds of beans today – Runner, French and Purple Climbing French Beans Cosse Violette, very beautiful but sadly they lose their rich purple colour when steamed. I just love being able to pick food from the garden and being able to eat it barely ten minutes later!

Climbing French Beans

Beans for supper

2 Cornish mist was mizzling when we went out to pick the beans and the light somehow intensified the complementary colours of the blue Agapanthus and the orange Crocosmia.

Complementary colours

3 L and Grand-baby B are visiting for a couple of days and joined me in the bean harvest. Grand-baby B found the mist on her face very amusing and the little droplets looked like tiny jewels in her hair.

Grand-baby hair in the mist

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on August 10, 2013 in Beauty, environment, flowers, Food, garden, Grandchildren, growing, nature, photography, Postaday2013

Tags: Cornish mist, French beans, home-grown produce, Purple Climbing French Beans Cosse Violette, runner beans

Cheeky Squirrel, Horses and Apple Mincemeat Crumble (and recipe for the scones)

25 Jan

1 We thought we might keep the pigeons and squirrels out by upturning a hanging basket over the bird food and clipping it down but, no!

Squirrel after the bird seed

2 The horses have returned to the field behind our house! I couldn’t take a photo as it has been Cornish misting all day but it’s such a pleasure to have them back.

3 We hardly ever do puddings these days but the weather was so grey and mizzly, comfort food was required. Some mincemeat left over from Christmas, a couple of cooking apples and come oaty crumble mix from the freezer and, in no time, a delicious pud for the eating!

and just for today……

4 I’ve had a couple of people ask for the recipe for the Marmite Scones. Here it is. The recipe says to make 8 but they must be huge! I pat them a bit thinner and make about 20 small ones. Just remembered, I didn’t have any plain yogurt in so I used Vanilla! Your choice. Enjoy!