On 21 December, all over West Penwith, people will be marking midwinter by walking to stone circles and holy wells, to hill forts and ancient beacons…
Winter Solstice 2025
In keeping with today’s theme, here’s a gorgeous sunset photo from Jude at Cornwall in Colours. To see more of Jude’s beautiful photography, please click the link above.
Autumn on the moors and the heather turns from ash-purple to russet brown and the bracken too turns a rusty colour. The greens get earthier and …
Fountains Fell
A beautiful autumn picture from James at Mountains, Myths and Moorlands. Please click the link above to see more of James’s stunning moorlands photography.
Wordless Wednesday
A beautiful robin picture from Jude at Cornwall in Colours. Please click the link above to see Jude’s lovely garden photos (and birds, too!). Cheers.
My grandson Dom has gone off with the Scouts camping and I am sure he will have a great time. It reminds me of when I was in the Scouts, nearly 60 …
Camping with Carrot
I hope you enjoy this lovely childhood story from James at Mountains, Myths and Moorlands. Please click the link above to finish reading his story and to also explore James’s beautiful photography.
It takes centuries to grow an ancient woodland. A springtime to grow blossom. Eight minutes for sunlight to reach Earth. Eight years for a white …
Patience
A beautiful walk through the English woodland from Adele at Walk with Wildlife. Please click the link above to see the rest of this lovely nature post and the many others available on Adele’s blog.
The January of golden frosts greyed into a February of relentless cloud, washed around the edges by the kind of frigid sullen drizzle that cuts …
Perfection
This is a beautiful post from Adele at A Walk with Wildlife. Please click the link above to browse through Adele’s very engaging collection of wildlife posts.
I don’t think this sheep is aware of what is coming at her. To be honest she probably doesn’t care, she has a thick winter coat on and no doubt will …
Coming at You!
A beautiful photo from James Elkington at Mountains, Myths and Moorlands. James has many beautiful pictures on his site; please click the link above to see more of them.
January, doing as January does – dressing fence posts with silver, roofing puddles with ice, recasting foxes as a ripple of running flame. The …
King of the Frost
I hope you enjoy this interesting and lyrical post from Adele at A Walk with Wildlife. Please click the link above to read the rest and to see her beautiful photos.
I was in the woods near home yesterday morning and the Sun was starting to burn through the mist. These two figures appeared in silhouette and stood …
Two Figures in the Woods
An ethereally beautiful photo from James Elkington at Mountains, Myths and Moorlands. Please click the link above to read about this picture’s background and to see more of his beautiful photography.
I love early, misty mornings. Last year, I was driving through Fylingdales Moor in North Yorkshire, and as I went by, the early morning mist lay on …
Fylingdales Mist
Please click the link above to view this full set of beautiful misty morning photos from James Elkington. If you’re interested in photography, browsing through James’s site is time well spent.
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