Wild lupin, La Sierra de La Cabrera

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Wild lupin, La Sierra de La Cabrera

25 May 2013 58 62 1333
Spring revisited no 7. H. A. N. W. E. everyone!

Orchid (Anacamptis picta). Spring revisited no 6.…

02 Jun 2013 92 110 2053
These are profuse here between April and June, as are others including a Snake's Tongue variety. Well, early June is still spring in the Sierra. Anacamptis picta, is the name of this variety. I have Ronald Losure to thank for this information. He has included more information and photos in a useful link alongside his comment below. Shot taken 2013 and first posted on ipernity 2016.

Spring revisited no 4. Catkins, Valdemorillo, Mad…

11 Mar 2013 61 91 1230
aNNa Schramm solved the puzzle as to what tree these catkins come from. They are the male catkins of the Populus Tremula (Lt), European Aspen (Eng), Zitterpappel (Gm), Peuplier tremble (Fr) or Alamo (Sp). Thank you aNNa! Taken March 2013, first posted on ipernity 2016. Valdemorillo, Madrid Province.

Chun Quoit

20 Jul 2012 67 83 1388
Chun Quoit (quoit = Cornish for dolmen). Although small, it is the best preserved quoit in Cornwall. All the others have dislodged capstones or some other disturbance. These are presumed to be burial chambers but no burial remains have ever been found. They were all originally buried under a mound of stones and earth but erosion in the harsh environment of West Penwith and the action of tomb robbers has meant that you can see the vestiges of the mound only at one quoit; here, at Chun. Estimated to be approx. 6,000 years old. Sited in Morvah parish, West Penwith, Cornwall. Misspelt Quiot on Google maps! Photo; July 20, 2012.

St Agnes' Head from Tubby's Head

11 Jul 2012 38 47 1774
Lichen and rock samphire in the foreground. Taken July 2012 and first posted on ipernity 2016.

Cornish Garden.

02 Sep 2011 65 87 1569
My Mother's garden, St Day, Cornwall. Taken 2011, First posted on ipernity 2017.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY IPERNITY FRIENDS!!!!

20 Dec 2013 72 142 2194
Plaza Chueca, Madrid. Christmas lights in the rain. First shown in 2016 on ipernity from a shot taken in 2013. I can't upload my new 2020 Christmas shot so a blast from the past will have to suffice!

Vulture flight school ('Keep up at the back!')

09 May 2014 50 72 1467
***'Watch the Master and learn!'*** Griffon Vultures, Cancho de La Bola, Sierra de La Cabrera. Granite. Madrid Province This one again (first shown on ipernity in 2016), simply because it is a favourite of mine.

Portreath Harbour, for Rosa.

22 Aug 2012 71 70 1348
The 'Pepperpot' at top right was the huer's look out. A huer had the responsibility of calling (hueing) the first sighting of the pilchard shoal. When that happened, the whole town swung into very serious action! The jetty and round stone hut on the left, having withstood many severe storms, finally succumbed to a huge storm the following year. And rebuilt extremely quickly. When I re-visited in 2014, it was as if nothing had been destroyed! I was impressed!

HFF everyone!! H.A.N.W.E. as well!! Pleased to hav…

19 Aug 2012 56 67 1341
Only the fence posts survive but it'll do for me! Gurnard's Head, Zennor, Cornwall. With montbretia. The South West Peninsula Coast Path.

Dawn from my flat, Madrid

02 Jul 2013 89 92 1202
Back in 2013, for a few months, I lived in a high-rise block and used to wake up to terrific sunrises!

Penberth Cove, West Penwith, Cornwall

08 Aug 2015 36 53 1293
Tucked away between Porthcurno and Lamorna. Perhaps best on large.

HFF everyone! A rare Cornish fence.

14 Aug 2014 63 95 1580
Reskajeage, above Fishing Cove. The coast sweeps past Hell's Mouth (partly hidden), North cliffs and St Agnes' Head and on to Perranporth and Newquay. Taken not all that far from the previous shot with the honeysuckle (although two years later). The reason why the post is perfectly presented and everything else is slightly bokeh-ish is because I forgot to switch off the flash (although Ben - Fratton Parker kindly explains that it is 'fill-in flash' and not a mistake!).

Honeysuckle, Fishing Cove, Cornwall

15 Aug 2012 103 113 2299
High above the beach by the side of the steep path. A lazy, hazy summer's afternoon. The cliffs seen here are called The Knavocks. No idea why.

Basset Cove, Cornwall

04 Aug 2012 51 55 1285
Rock hopping here at low tide is not really an option - with all this seaweed about!

Fishing Cove, Nudist beach, Reskajeage, Cornwall (…

14 Aug 2014 52 62 2595
This is an officially designated nudist beach. I like this beach for its many aesthetic qualities and pleasures! But I must add that I have never seen any nudists here! The way down is quite safe but not perhaps for the faint-hearted! And in some years, land slides and mud slips make the path treacherous until someone (on one occasion me and a local line fisherman) helps out by kicking in a new path where the old one had been swept away. (The things I do for aesthetics!) Seriously, anyone who knows this beach well will tell you that I am exaggerating. You see whole families down on the beach. Grandmothers pass me by on their zimmer frames as I gingerly creep down the cliff path, City types stroll past, nonchalantly placing a deal or booking a table at Nathan Outlaw's latest restaurant. etc etc No. I still haven't seen any nudists here! Sorry. I get carried away sometimes with the beauty of Cornish scenery!

La Sierra de La Cabrera - from the ridge.

06 Jun 2014 56 69 1378
There is a way down from here but not recommended!

Barleyfield, North Cliffs, Cornwall

04 Aug 2012 70 74 1330
The cliffs and the sea are one foot behind me.

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