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Echium, Three Cornered Leek and Courgette

1 Along our road are a couple of Echiums in flower so that you can see how big and beautiful they are. (I showed you our baby ones a couple of days ago.) They hum with bees!

Echium in flower

2 Down the lane there are masses of Three Cornered Leeks. If you look carefully, you will see the triangular stems.

Three Cornered Leek

3 I have planted our Courgette out today in mushroom manure to help them grow. I have protected it with a cane cage to keep the wind and the cats off.

Courgette planted and protected

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 19, 2015 in Beauty, environment, garden, nature, photography, Postaday 2015

Tags: Echium, planting for bees

Sunday 8th June

09 Jun

We’ve had a wonderfully restful and laid-back weekend (Thanks you so much, N,G & T) staying away in Bolanken Barn, a delightful holiday place for couples. Here is a Gallery of the weekend (See yesterdy’s post too) from Saturday night’s incredible sunset, our visit to Godolphin on Sunday morning and our observations of the wildlife – chickens, sheep and our favourite dog, Kaia. Click on any photo for the caption and detail.

Sunset

Echium against the fiery sky

Geranium lit by the sunset

Doorway at Godolphin

Looking into the house from the spy-hole on the threshold

The Potting shed at Godolphin

We spotted some good friends inside the building!

Chicken stealing the bird food

Kaia among the Foxgloves

Delightful chicken

Sheep with Crowan Church beyond

Glowing sheep

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on June 9, 2014 in Beauty, Cornwall, environment, nature, photography, Postaday 2014

Tags: Bolanken Barn, Crowan Church, Echium, Godolphin House

Duck Eggs, Asparagus and Echium

24 May

1 The Cornish food market on Lemon Quay was very busy this morning and I bought some delicious Duck burgers which we have just had for supper. The Cornish Duck stall also had dozens of beautiful duck eggs in shades of pale blue and white.

Beautiful pale blue duck eggs

2 It is Asparagus season. The stall was bursting with piles and piles of this most delicious vegetable.

Cornish asparagus

3 The Echium in a neighbour’s garden is huge!

Triennial Echium in flower

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 24, 2014 in Beauty, Food, garden, nature, photography, Postaday 2014

Tags: Cornish food market, Echium

Echium, Artist and Falmouth Harbour

15 May

1 After a fabulous singing session today, the lovely Mr S met me and we went off to Falmouth. The park that we walked through was full of Echiums. They are at least 6′ tall, flower only once every three years and they seem alive with the buzzing of the bees. The other plant, the yellow one, just as tall is new to me. Any ideas?

Echium

Can anyone name this plant for me?

2 After visiting our boat, we sat on the harbourside with a cool glass of wine and watched the world go by. A young artist was at the table beside us and was happy for me to take a photo of her sketch and the people she was sketching.