corncockle

the corncockle is extinct as a wild flower in Britain. These specimens grew from some seeds we brought back from a wild meadow on the border between Andorra and France two years ago. These pictures show two of its characteristic features, the very long sepals (green things sticking out behind the flower) and it is very hairy .

elderflower

elderflower bush growing in wall on an old quarry on South face of Kit Hill, Duchy College (to the left) and Stoke Climsland to the right.

cotton grass

cotton grass growing in Kit Hill quarry. Very little wild life today. Is this blog getting boring, Spot asks himself?? It may be just that there hasn't been anything new recently. Mind you up at Bude today we saw all sorts of exciting plants, marsh orchids, crow garlic in flower, wild thyme, but we didn't take the camera.

callington

Callington (said Kal-ington rather than Call-ington which would sound incredibly posh) on a fine sunny morning looking south west towards the rest of Cornwall. All the key features can be seen, church, chapel, cricket green and cemetery

not howling but singing

"now, after me, one two three, "happy birthday to me "

birthdays

yes, I know, you would have sent us a birthday card if I had reminded you. It is hard to believe that we are three today and old enough to vote. Harriet (on the left) has always looked out for me even though she cannot read or write herself. If we can sit still for more than a few seconds we will try and provide an up to date birthday pic.