Blustery Autumn walking in Cornwall

                                  It's been a day of sunshine and showers .

We drove over to Falmouth and were delighted to see a couple of Choughs at Pendennis Point .

I managed to sneak up on them and take lots of pictures , I got quite close up to them , they were too busy plucking grubs out of the grassy bank to notice me .

I followed them about for about fifteen minutes before they took off . 

We haven't seen Choughs in this location before . I wonder where they have come from ? They are not ringed , so maybe young ones from the Lizard Point or Mullion . We have had some very wild weather this week . Maybe they have been driven in here by the gales  .

                                Lovely rock pools at Pendennis Point .

Enjoyed watching the waves and looking in the rock pools .

Then back to beautiful Mullion , where we had a lovely walk across the cliffs .

We watched the squalls coming in .

The ground squelching beneath our feet .

Did a bit of toadstool hunting (not to eat !). I had seen a beautiful "shaggy ink cap " Toadstool a couple of days ago but didn't have my camera with me . I was hoping to find it again today and take some pics of it , but no luck ...sigh  .

Not sure what these are  ? Beautiful and they fascinate me .

I'm no expert and would not risk eating any of them, even these that look very similar to the ones I buy from the supermarket .

Saw the Kestrel hovering up high . Too high to get a good pic of him .

                                          So here's one I took on another day .

I had wanted to get down onto the beach but then we saw the sky turn very dark .

So we ran back to the car and got home just in time !

The garden is looking lovely and lush again .

 Hope you enjoyed a few pics from our Sunday walk . 

   Hugs Debbie x

Goonhilly

                               Goonhilly..lands of our early bronze age ancestors .
            Who cares if it's raining ? Pull on your wellies and go for a nature walk .

 Leave behind your worries , take your camera , your art journal , pencils and paints .                       Breathe in the fresh air and open your eyes to the beauty all around .

          The sound of the Stonechat , Skylark and Swallows..the Buzzard and Kestrel .

                            Lie down in the soft grass and watch the butterflies .

                         ......and just allow yourself to be delighted by it all .

 It was a spidery day today ,it seemed to me ....there were lots of these spiders each with their own funnel web home . Tickle the entrance with some grass and out they pop .

                                        The sound of a Bee on the Heather .
    If you zoom in on this photo , you will see another ,very beautiful and graceful spider  .

                                      ..and Bulrushes always make me happy .

Wishing you a Merry Christmas !

                                                      Peace , Love , Joy  !