wood warblers

the top of the trees were full today of noisy male wood warblers who have just arrived. They are fairly nondescript birds at a distance but have a beautiful song. They are very shy.

white red and blue

as promised the lanes are turning white, blue and red. This is the very best time of year to visit Cornwall if you want to enjoy the wildflowers.

honesty

Honesty is a common escapee from gardens and grows on waste ground and road sides. Its English name probably derives from the transparent seed-pods (which we will photograph if we ever see one). This specimen was growing in the hamlet of Pempwell

not much changes

these pictures are separated by about 100 years. The black and white picture is taken from the Callington museum site which has many more similar photographs. It is very striking how little has changed apart from telegraph poles and wires(and qv). All of these people have lived their lives, but their descendants still live in the village.

my name is not oscar

Tara from Days missed on a hammock has given our blog the “Arte y Pico” award. Thank you Tara. Tara, although a New Yorker, lives on a long island and is therefore more Cornish than most and a fan of Spot's digressions and indiscretions. When you stop to think about it the net is drawing us all together in a way that none of us could have possibly imagined even ten years ago. Sharing our rich, if rural, life with anyone who cares to pop in for a look gives us the greatest possible satisfaction. Thank you for taking the time to look.

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downtown Rezare

quiet enough to play football in the street