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Altruism, Walk and Moth

Another month has gone by already! Here is the Happiness Calendar for August.

Our walk this morning along the coastal path at St Agnes Head was remarkably busy! Okay, it’s August in Cornwall! Our drive there was the hairiest it’s ever been down the little country lanes as we encountered caravans, trailers, a silver bullet caravan and RVs, none of them very willing to pull over and not one of them waving to say thanks for us backing up and tucking in. I’m thinking they aren’t all rude but maybe scared of the situation and concentrating hard. Out of season it is extremely rare that drivers don’t wave to each other after manoeuvring in the lanes.

The views through the mist towards St Ives were glorious, of course, and the buzzy red daytime moths, Cinnabars,  are quite charming.

Cinnabar Moth

 

 

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Another Autumn Walk on The Penrose Estate

Join us for a walk on the other side of Loe Pool (If you missed the first walk, it’s here). Click on any photo for the caption and the scroll through to enjoy our walk with us. I had my crutches with me and used them most but not all of the time!

 

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Long Walk, Blue Skies and The Lodge

Another sunshiney day and another flat walk, this time from Helston towards Loe Bar all the time surrounded by beauty. Join us along the way. It is all National Trust land and is just glorious.

 

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Habit

It has become our habit to walk around the fields at the National Trust’s Trelissick Gardens on days when we don’t have time for a longer walk. We can combine the walk with a visit to the Art Gallery and a coffee in the cafe should we choose. The views over the creeks and the Carrick Roads towards Falmouth are very beautiful and always uplifting.

From Trelissick over The Carrick Roads

From Trelissick over The Carrick Roads

Out to sea

Out to sea

Closer to the water

Closer to the water

 

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Maritime Museum, Mud and Umbrellas

1    We spent the morning in the Maritime Museum in Falmouth and Jake had a lovely time.  (Click on any photo for an enlargement.)

2    We drove up to Lanhydrock to have a run around before KJ and the children went on their way. It had been raining hard and the mud was glorious!  These were the last goodbyes! We’ve had some members of the family here for just over three weeks and now they’ve all gone. We’re babysitting in London in only 10 days so it’s not too long before we see this branch of the family again.

3    It amused me at the end of the day to see all the umbrellas drying in the  Lanhydrock National Trust reception office.

 
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Posted by on August 1, 2012 in Cornwall, Falmouth, family, senses

 

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