It was Yokes birthday on the 1
st March so we decided
a weekend in Cornwall was called for, not quite as luxurious as the last time I
took her for a birthday surprise but a nice weekend never the less. The Secret
Garden Café were doing a special evening meal on the Saturday so that was
booked as the birthday meal. A Middle Eastern Mezze, lots of wonderful tastes
and scents to share, the food was excellent and the presentation was lovely. A
most enjoyable evening.
Part of the reason for the trip down was to kit Verity out
with cold weather clothing her for her trip to Iceland – mission accomplished
in Truro followed by the really pleasant evening in Secret Garden -
http://www.secretgardencafe.co.uk/
as before I would recommend this café if you happen to be in Truro – really lovely
folk and great food
https://www.facebook.com/secretgardencafecornwall
made the day a total success.
No trip to Cornwall is complete without a visit to a garden,
we planned a trip to Caerhays Castle Gardens, however on this occasion the
weather was not conducive so the other favourite location was pulled into play,
Eden. To be honest I cannot see myself going to Cornwall and not going to Eden
so it was still a good day even the weather was better than predicted – except when
we were in the tropical biome and it hammered down outside, a strange sound to
hear, heavy rain on the roof while in warm tropical plantings, rainforest
without the rain, just the sound effects – works for me !
A few pictures, each time I go I try to find something new I
have not seen or photographed before, started outside as the birds were definitly of the opinion that Spring had arrived
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| Male Goldfinch |
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| Hedge Accentor - or common name Dunnock |
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| Black Eyed Susan |
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| Cherry Blossom |
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| Spathe of a flowering tree - love the pattern |
My mum used to grow these - Bizzy Lizzy - but this one is rare and almost extinct on its native island
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| Litchen with fruiting bodies |
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| Papaya flower with fruit showing |
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| Peace Lily |
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| name to be investigated ! |
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| as above ! |
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| white eyed finch feeding on nectar |
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| why is it called white eyed - well here is why ! |
Verity was so happy to find a tree frog - but it would not turn around to give us a front view photo - ah well
After this we decided that Yoke and I would have a day in St
Ives then head back home. Monday is nice and quiet at this time of year so it
was a relaxed walk around before heading for home and the mayhem of work on
Tuesday, a few pictures – the weather held even though the dark clouds were
visible most of the day.
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| from the car part - looks nice but may get wet |
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| harbour with tide out |
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| waiting for tide to come in |
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| beach huts |
was a great windy wavey day and this guy was really cutting the waves he was having serious fun.
