The clouds yesterday evening .
More proper rain on the way .
I decided to take up my meagre harvest of pumpkins and butternut squash .
They should be twice the size , never mind . Try again next year .
I brought them into the shed to finish ripening , then they will go onto the shelf in the woodshed . Usually to use over the Winter months , but it won't take us long to use these up !
Next job is to strip out all the weeds in the Pumpkin bed and probably have a bonfire on top of it .
Anyway , today we were going on a nature walk over in Falmouth .
I don't mind walking in the rain , but this was ridiculous . It rained so hard you couldn't see St Anthony's Lighthouse ! Stair rods ! ⛈️ There was only one yacht out there . ⛈️ We watched as it turned back and went painfully slowly back up into Falmouth docks . Not a good day for sailing ⛵.... nope ⛈️
We cancelled the idea of the nature walk and toadstool hunting .......and when the rain eased off , I went down onto the beach for a little while .
This is the beach along and in front of The Falmouth Hotel .
Haven't been down there for years . Lots of lovely rockpools . Little yellow shells .
It's amazing how calming it is when you go down on to the beach . I guess it's partly happy childhood memories .
So relaxing . The rhythm of the waves as they gush over the rocks , the smell of the seaweed . Gentle rain on my face . Picking up shells , stones and cuttle fish bones .
Deep in thought ,yes , really deep in thought , I walked a bit too far along and when I turned around realised it was now too far to walk back , so that the best thing to do was to carry on walking to the next slope up to the promenade . Not in any danger of the tide coming in , but suddenly very aware of the uneven and slippery seaweedy rocks . . . . Walk slowly . Walk mindfully .
Beautiful . Not enough time .
It poured with rain again .
It was tooo high to climb up onto the promenade and now absolutely drenched , I walked mindfully a bit faster .
And when I got back to the car , I was ordered to take my cagoule off before getting in ...which I tried but was so wet that it stuck to me . Now even more wet , I got into the car anyway .
Ricardo not happy with me . Drove home .
The sun came out .
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Our squash are very small this year too. It's our first year growing butternuts so I don't know what size to expect.
ReplyDeleteI usually grow Butternut "Hunter" or Butternut "Waltham" and they will be the same as the ones in the supermarkets . These two varieties do very well in the U.K climate . You can see some of my better ones in previous years posts .
DeleteSue I am very embarrassed about this year's harvest ! lol !ðĨððĨŽðĪŠ
Of course the sun came out--just when you had finished your walk! My children used to love rockpooling on the Falmout beaches.
ReplyDeleteYes , my husband has fond memories of Swanpool beach in particular when he was a little boy ..he lived in Penryn . ( He still is a little boy !ðĪ)
DeleteWe had a break in the rain today but it's supposed to return tomorrow. I love butternut squash but we don't have a garden this year, maybe next year. Have a nice new week.
ReplyDeleteHi there Bill ! At least it isn't freezing cold rain yet ! ð§️ðĪð
DeleteOur Squash are very small too
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