Tuesday, September 30, 2008

A Cornwall magical sunset

On my journey through the archives I'm now up to March 2006. I've not taken any sunsets for ages, but back in 2006 they were one of my favourite subjects, and here is one from March 2006 which was one of my favourites...

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On a walk along the Camel Trail near Wadebridge I came across this robin which seemed to like posing for photos...
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On one of my visits to Bedruthan Steps on the North Cornwall coast I took this shot over Park Head to the Quies...
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Many people know Cornwall for it's mild climate, beautiful sandy beaches, rugged coastline, mystical past, surfing etc. etc., but strange as it seems many are unfamiliar with it's beautiful mountains as seen in this photo...
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The Cornish mountains, the Claytip Range, are home to Cornwalls Piskies, and as you can see from the photo even with our mild climate there is still snow on the upper slopes in March. You can read more about them here

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Sunday, August 10, 2008

On the Camel Trail in Cornwall...
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...I came across this little robin which was happy to pose for me.

Back in the archives we're up to December 2005, and one of my favourite bird images...
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...a chaffinch seen through my kitchen window, on the apple tree in my garden.

A golden sunrise makes a lovely backdrop for a silhouette of St. Columb church...
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December brought another change in the weather, gone the snow from the end of November and we were back to early autumnal like days. This was taken in Newquay, showing Towan Beach and The Island...
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Truro was decorated for Christmas, and here we are looking across a large marquee erected on the Piazza at Lemon Quay to the spires of Truro Cathedral...
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The marquee was the home of Christmas markets with a good selection of Cornish crafts and products.

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