a dog's life in the Tamar valley, Cornwall, PL17

colourful scenes on Bodmin moor today

Ponies on Bodmin Moor this (lovely) morning. The stack of Kit Hill can just be made out to the left on the far horizon. The bracken is tu...

the difference between working for a living, and living to play

large red damselflies mating (top), a small heath butterfly (middle), and a miniature forest of marsh lousewort growing in the moss ...

This is the marsh fritillary, feeding on a spotted heath orchid at Wimalford farm (see link ). It is a rare butterfly and is under a lot o...

mare and foal ambling across the seemingly barren landscape of Kilmar tor. In fact these moors support a large number of sheep, cattle an...

we went in search of the marsh fritillary today at Wimalford farm which lies in the long narrow valley of the Fowey river that runs d...

a walk on Bodmin moor on a stunning day, a raven flying above us all, and below Spot recharging his endorphin levels after what has bee...

colours and reflections in the quarry near the Minions.

carved out of the granite, quarry on Bodmin moor

it has been a lovely warm clear blue-skyed day today and there is no where better to enjoy the day than up on the moors. The standing stones...

up on Bodmin moor, looking towards Kit Hill (just visible in the background), surrounded by the ruins, puts me in mind of Ozymandias and all...

meanwhile, there are others who would dispute with Spot his claim of unchallenged supremacy of the blasted heath and moor.

very much a spontaneous rock climber Spot surveys his kingdom.

an ancient hawthorn completely enveloped by lichen. Is it 'liken' or 'litchen' or both? It certainly consumed one expensive ...

Rosie (third horse from the front, and Spot's equine third cousin) and friends (from lower Tokenbury ) passing by the Cheesewring . The ...

Trewortha farm, below Trewortha Tor and King Arthur's bed. There are two yurts in front of the farm house where Dad says I will be kebab...

even the sheep pause to take in the view. this is taken from Kilmar tor, above Twelve Men's moor. Inhabited since neolithic times but wi...

Uncle and Aunt pay us a visit. Well, I noticed that the boss was all fingers and thumbs during the New Year. He didn't manage one useful...