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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 8, 2011 18:06:26 GMT
I had a few days in Cornwall with my sister last week. The weather was not particularly good but we didn't let it spoil our holiday! I took a few snaps of some of the places that we visited during our stay... Mevagissey...a little fishing village on the coast...it was raining... The highlight of the trip...The Lost Gardens of Heligan....absolutely astonishingly beautiful place. I've been there several times before, these are pics I took on Thursday! The Woodland Walk the giant's head... the Maiden more to follow...
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 8, 2011 18:13:37 GMT
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 8, 2011 18:21:00 GMT
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 8, 2011 18:32:16 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2011 18:37:39 GMT
Wonderful photos! Definitely a vegetal wonderland -- I really like the 'giant' and the 'maiden'. I can just imagine some of the tales that fathers undoubtedly tell their young children while the mothers glare at them.
The fishing port looks lovely as well -- just the same as the ones on the French side. I can smell the iodine in the air and the aroma of bygone fish.
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Post by mich64 on May 8, 2011 18:47:41 GMT
Cheery, I love the area and its surroundings, the many hues of purple blossoms and the ivy climbing up the trees. I am not bored of this thread at all..... beautiful and peaceful. Cheers, Mich (Happy Mother's Day!)
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 8, 2011 19:07:43 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on May 8, 2011 19:07:44 GMT
Ye gods & little fishes, Cheery ~~ you have really surpassed yourself this time! Absolutely glorious photos. I would have been happy just gazing at Mevagissey. That first picture is so lovely and delicate, with the subtle tint and tracery of reflection and the bold colors of the boats on the dark water. And the second one is a triumph of composition.
But then, the gardens! Are those absolutely huge mounds with deep pink flowers rhododendrons?? That shot past the golden yellow rhodos into the primeval mist beyond almost put me around the bend with its beauty. Well, all of that group -- the cattle (love that pic!), the white dove on the white dovecote, bluebells, gunnera, mist ...... all of it.
What is that white-flowered plant, the 2nd pic in #3, please?
If you have more of this, bring it on, pleeease!
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 8, 2011 19:11:37 GMT
Coo...thank you Bixa....you are very kind darling girl...That's a Handkerchief Tree. aka Ghost Tree, Dove Tree. Botanical name: Davidia Involucrata
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 8, 2011 19:17:54 GMT
Fowey continued.... a window cleaner at work...his truck parked in the foreground the windowcleaner's dog.... down by the key water taxi.... some lovely shops...
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Post by mich64 on May 8, 2011 19:24:29 GMT
The pictures of the shops are great! But, am I the only one who wants to go inside those lovely doors to see what other treasures surely must be in these homes! Cheers, Mich (Indeed, it is Mother's Day here in Canada and the USA)
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Post by bjd on May 8, 2011 19:34:44 GMT
I spent part of my honeymoon in Fowey! We went to Scotland and after a week of non-stop rain, took a night train from Edinburgh to Cornwall. We didn't know where to get off the train so I asked an old lady who said, "Why don't you come to Fowey?" So we did and her husband gave us a ride to the town, which was quite far from the train station. We went for long walks along the cliffs. Nice memories!
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Post by bixaorellana on May 9, 2011 0:14:04 GMT
Ahhh ~~ I simul-posted with Cheery & didn't see her #6 when I was babbling on before. And now, #9!
Thanks for the ID, Cheery. It's funny, but that's exactly what I thought looking at the Davidia -- looks like a handkerchief!
Great stuff ~~ I love the plants growing against the lichened rocks or mossy concrete. And the blooming rosemary "on the old clinging wall" (thank you, Van Morrison) is really going to town.
And speaking of Van the Man -- there's even a window cleaner!
It looks as though they love curves there -- the rounded sides of a couple of the buildings, the graceful curb in front of a shop, even sharp angles softened with lush plants.
The water views are wonderful and timeless.
Bjd, that is a truly charming story & memory -- thanks for telling.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2011 4:50:35 GMT
I'm wondering about the portrait on the wall in the last photo. Famous navigator?
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Post by onlymark on May 9, 2011 5:16:45 GMT
Almost certainly Sir Francis Drake.
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Post by joanne28 on May 9, 2011 6:45:11 GMT
Cheery, thanks so much for the beautiful pictures. I've been to Cornwall twice and oddly enough DH and I were discussing going back only yesterday. It is my favourite part of the UK, and was a hard choice.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 9, 2011 18:53:49 GMT
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 9, 2011 18:56:58 GMT
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Post by lola on May 9, 2011 22:28:34 GMT
Magical photos, cpb.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 10, 2011 16:17:12 GMT
Maybe it was damp, but all that wet and mist certainly fits this gorgeous landscape. I can't get over how pretty this is! That tree (last pic in #16) is enough to make me believe in dryads -- so graceful & lovely.
Your duck photos are wonderful.
I love the Japanese garden areas. I take it Pine Lodge Gardens has several different theme gardens within it?
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 10, 2011 17:20:52 GMT
Thank you.... ;D
There are lots of themed gardens there...it's a bit early in the season for some of the others tho...
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2011 12:54:14 GMT
The baby ducks are just adorable! I feel like picking them up and cuddling them, so cute.
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Post by auntieannie on May 11, 2011 14:50:32 GMT
Did you have time to visit the Eden Project, Cheery?
A little more info I gleaned online for those who wonder about the Ship Inn in Fowey (pronounced Foye)
The Ship is one of the oldest buildings in Fowey and was built in 1570 by John Rashleigh. It retains much of its original character including oak beams in the bar, a stained glass window in the dining room. The Ship is a traditional Inn with a warm atmosphere. It offers good food, real ales and a very warm welcome.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 11, 2011 17:13:12 GMT
I went to the Eden Project a few years ago Auntieanie...it isn't really my thing. I prefer the wildness of Heligan to the more structured formality of Eden.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2011 17:30:15 GMT
I love ancient stone benches and any other use of rectangular flagstones in old overgrown gardens. If I ever have a garden, I will want it to look like abandoned ruins rather than a perfectly manicured setting (à la française).
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Post by hwinpp on May 24, 2011 4:39:37 GMT
Did you have any Cornish pasties?
;D ;D ;D
I'm a big fan of seaside towns.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 24, 2011 8:17:01 GMT
Oh I bought a 'authentic' cornish pasties home for my OH Hwinpp....I'm not a huge fan but he loves them. I also brought home some Cornish fudge for my work colleagues....
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