Rocks!

Courgette flower!

Castle in Scotland

Spider at Work!

Balloons

Shadows!

Bronze Fennel

The lovely shape of a Bronze Fennel flower head.

Stirling Castle

A wooden roof in the castle at Stirling, Scotland.

Rain

At last some rain for the garden!

Garden Gate!

Painted silk embroidered with hand-dyed silk ribbon!

Pendennis Castle

Pendennis Castle viewed from Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth.

Clouds touched by the setting sun!

Clouds coloured pink by the setting sun looking across the Firth of Forth, Scotland.

A church in Falmouth

Lovely tracery on the window and some wrought iron work!

Godrevy Lighthouse

This is the north coast of Cornwall above Camborne.

Harbour, Falmouth

A very busy port with one of the deepest natural harbours in the world. I think it's the third deepest!

Swanpool

This is the pool which gives Swanpool it's name. It is a protected nature reserve and has swans and several species of ducks.

Birds Nest

This is a little wren's nest made in the ivy on the garage wall! So small! It is no bigger than my hand!

Raindrops!

A spider's web on the hanging basket sparkling in the morning sun!

Inside Pendennis Castle

Henry VIII built Pendennis and it's sister castle at St Mawes to protect the Falmouth Estuary from the marauding Spanish! Today it's a great tourist attraction and various parts of the castle, like this room, have been made up as they would have been in the 16th century.

Railway Station in France

Railway Stations tend to look the same the world over!

Old Printing Press

This is an old Victorian printing press which I find useful for pressing flowers!

Ships on the Horizon!

This is the North Sea and this picture was taken from the Harwich to the Hook ferry.

Going back in time!

This is the scullery at Lanhydrock House near Bodmin. I'm so glad I've got a modern kitchen!

Patterned Glass

I don't know what I will do with this but I thought it had possibilities!

Ships at Charleston, Cornwall

These old sailing boats are a popular sight here.

Roman amphitheatre Lyons, France

This was an amazing site. When I visit sites like this I'm impressed at how advanced the Romans were!

The Arcade Falmouth

St George's Arcade Falmouth with it's lovely flowery swags in true Art Deco fashion!

Rocks

When I took this picture I thought to myself I wonder who lives in this hole?

Wall

I love the shapes in this wall. Lots of inspiration for quilting designs!

Daisy

A common sight especially at this time of year!

Redruth Cornwall

Redruth is a mining town and the town council are obviously making the most of old stuff to create these metal dogs! I thought they were hilarious!

Lilies

Lovely flowers and wonderful inspiration for textile work, especially appliqué!

More of Truro Cathedral

This is the front aspect of Truro Cathedral and I love the various shapes of the arches and windows, especially the lovely rose window.

Snow!

On a really hot summer's day I thought this picture of snow would be just the thing!

Sailing on the River Fal

It has been just the day for a sail on the River Fal. Peaceful and relaxing!

Old Tomb at Mawnan Church

I love old graves and graveyards. This one at Mawnan Church is superb and there is bags of inspiration there for some textile work!

Looking up river to Truro Cathedral

This is a view up the River Fal to the Cathedral in Truro with the railway viaduct on the right.

Maenporth

This is the next beach round from Swanpool. Both beaches are tucked into inlets from the sea and so are fairly sheltered.

Garlic for Inspiration!

I thought this base of a finished garlic clove was fantastic for inspiration for a textile piece. Click on the picture to enlarge and you'll see what I mean!

Jersey Cow!

I have a soft spot for Jersey cows as we used to have Jersey's when we were farming. They have such gentle faces and the milk and cream they produce is terrific!

Anenome in rock pool!

I love this picture of the various stones in a rock pool. The shapes and colours are fascinating plus there is a small green anenome in the bottom left hand corner. Click to see enlarged picture.

The Lizard

The Lizard! The most southerly point in the British Isles. It is definitely warmer!

Truro

This is a view of Truro Cathedral from one of the small back lanes which leads up to it.

Truro Cathedral

Although the Cathedral in Truro was only built in the 1800's it has a very medieval feel about it. Definitely Victorian gothic! This is the front aspect of it.

Bank Holiday Weekend!

It's a Bank Holiday weekend and all the visitors to Cornwall will be heading down the M4 to the West of England! I'm not sorry to be staying at home and avoiding the chaos on the roads!

Lanhydrock

I love this door at Lanhydrock. And the tree is pretty amazing too. It is not very high and is completely dwarfed by the windows.

Ducks!

A small backwater with ducks at Swanpool. The pool and surrounding area is a site of scientific interest and is full of interesting plants and creatures.I love the pattern the roots of the trees make in the earth.

Rocks and Sea

This is the kind of picture that I find full of inspiration for my textile work. Lovely textures!

Godolphin House

Godolphin House is near Helston, Cornwall and was used in the filming of the Poldark Series on BBC Television. It is a superb house and fascinating to look around.

Aliens!

I don't like the modern day windmills. I find they don't have any artistic appeal and yet this picture of one of them through the grasses has charm of it's own. The are like aliens marching across the countryside. It could be a scene from War of the Worlds!