Some more pictures from our mini holiday in Mousehole (pronounced Mowzzle) and Tremenheere. Stone sculptures are being made on all stony beaches and some are very cleverly balanced. The ones in Tremenheere are from a workshop held some time ago.
Holiday Home by Richard Woods is a disturbing piece of art, blank, blind windows and very unattractive. These are the words from the Tremenheere literature, “Plays on the idea of sought-after locations and the booming market for second homes, amid a crisis of housing supply.”
I found this very moving and all the more disturbing having just come from Mousehole, where so many homes are now blind and empty second homes or places for rental and not homes for those who so desperately need a place of their own.
Dylan Thomas once said of Mousehole (pronounced Mowzel) that it was the prettiest village in England and it was here that we started our walk today with singers from two Cornish choirs, Levow an Bys and Dawn Chorus, in aid of Freedom from Torture. Join us all on this chilly walk as we make our way through Mousehole into Newlyn and thence to Penzance stopping at various points along the way to sing. What a splendid afternoon. Thank you P for inviting us along. Click on any photo for detail and the caption which will tell you what we sang at each point. Sorry I don’t have any recordings for you. Stopping to take photos was quite tricky in the midst of fifty walkers!
Come with us as we take my brother around this fascinating part of Cornwall. Click on any photo for detail. Mousehole, by the way, is pronounced Mowzle!
Here is the Newlyn gallery.
Mousehole was completely parked up so this one was taken from the moving car!
Mousehole
Lamorna Valley is one of my favourite places, just breathtakingly beautiful and the water in the cove so clear and lovely.
Snorkling in Lamorna Cove
Porthcurno must be the most beautiful beach in Cornwall, completely unspoilt by anything commercial, soft golden sand and the clearest of aquamarine seas – and to cap it all, the beautiful Minack Theatre built into the cliffs.
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