On Sunday, we drove to a place called Porthallow Cove for a look and a walk.
It was a foggy morning and this was the road from the farmhouse.
And on one of the corners, this car was stopped and running in front of it was a terrified squirrel. I just managed to photograph it before it disappeared into the hedgerow. The other car had stopped for us and for the squirrel.
You can just see the little guy running for his life down the left hand side of the photo. Also shows how wide the roads are.
Driving into the town was an interesting exercise. Narrow streets. Large car. And fog.
While we were on the beach poking around among the rocks, I noticed this house half way up the hill and the stairs.
Here they are close up.
I said to the others something about living up there and having to drag all your groceries up those stairs. If you notice on the left hand side of the photo about half way up is a sign saying Public Footpath. Well that's was it was. A public footpath. So us being the public, up we went. Stone stairs. All different shapes and sizes. At least there was a railing to help pull yourself up with.
About the spot where this photo was taken, you can see someone's garden. On the other side was the windows to their house. We could look into their house. This was their garden overlooking the bay and the ocean. I imagine some days that would get quite windy up there. But what an incredible view.
Some of the creatures that live in the hedgerows.
Part of the path. A bit like the roads in the area !!
Climbing up a bit further, we come into fields with cows, and views of the ocean and the harbour.
And looking down from the top of the cliff.
Looking more or less straight down.
I think this is Nelly's Cove
Walking along the top.
Gorse bushes
And this interesting looking plant - whatever it might be !
On the way back we could see the fog moving in a bit and then out a bit. It was fascinating to watch from above. This photo was on the trip back to the cove.
And a bit of local humour to finish things off with.
A thatched cottage. I've seen a couple of these but there are not many nowadays.
These are only a few of the photos I took. After our walk, we went back to the farm, showered, changed our clothes and went out for Sunday roast lunch with J and family and family friends, and then back to Oxford.
Madeleine
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
7 comments:
You just confirmed how I thought Cornwall would look - with the ocean and the houses overlooking it. I did think it would have fields with flowers in too for some reason. What a gorgeous place though and could you imagine living at the top of the stairs, in that house with the beautiful view. Wonderful photos Madeleine!!
I've seen Cornwall in TV shows but not close up...what very different snails they have, all different shells not just plain brown.
That pampas grass growing in the garden is a noxious weed here, you would have the council after you to dig it out.
It’s all very different to here isn’t it? It all seems damp and lots of vegetation, no dry, bare, dusty patches and the buildings are very straight up and down, no sticking out bits like verandahs and awnings to protect them from the sun...and hardly any gaps between the houses.
I can't imagine living at the top of the stairs, Kazza. I'm afraid my mind goes into total practical mode - all those stairs to climb up LOL. Thanks for the compliment re the photos Kazza.
I was interested to see the pampas grass growing Veedub. I must admit, I'd only seen it growing in Australia and didn't realise it was classified as a week.
And good observation Veedub, much more damp, lots of vegetation, and not as many verandahs etc.
I live in Cornwall - where exactly were you? There are whole villages of thatched cottages in some areas :)
Fantastic photo's.
Bloody fantastic reading your view of my merry country.
Thanks Kahless. I rather enjoyed the way they turned out as well. It's interesting to hear someone else's view of our country and things that we are very familiar with.
Paintings, thanks for dropping by. How did you find my blog?
We were staying in the Lizard, in the middle of nowhere it seemed. Closest town was St. Keverne and Monnacan (or something like that), and Flushing. Hope that helps.
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