Clear stream on Bodmin Moor
The stream below the tor at Roughtor, North Cornwall.
This flows from Crowdy reservoir – pic to follow …
Rough Tor is a favourite area for country walks:
This walk could be described as the ascent of Cornwall’s “Twin Peaks”, and although that may sound a little daunting, provided you pick the right day, take your time and take plenty of provisions then you will have a glorious day standing on top of the highest points in Cornwall.
Flowers fruit and veg
Welcome new visitor 
Flowers fruit and veg at Holsworthy Market
Fruit and veg stall
The main (largest) stall selling fruit, veg and flowers in Holsworthy Square on market day (Wednesdays).
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A stall in Holsworthy Square …
Photo Poughill Church
There are many churches in this area that appear to be of the same era – Norman, apparently. The church at Poughill has particularly fine religious art inside.
Poughill, North Cornwall – photos
a satellite view of Poughill Church
Panorama of Cornwall
Several photos from the same spot, looking in different directions. Taken near Davidstow Moor.
Facing North East
Facing West
Facing South West
Facing North (ish!)
there’s a bit of guesswork in the directions, owing to my aging memory! But a satellite view might help:
Holy figs, JJ’s Bar and Neolithic Monuments in Bude
An American said… Holy frig!!! Bude is huge
. I see a rooftop which says BAR.I think Paddy would like that. I followed mandelbrot but couldn’t find Bude anywhere. When will you show photos of downtown Bude? A Bude neighborhood? Anything Bude???? Pay no attention to Budists wondering why yer taking pics!!!!!
Anne, here is the holy fig of which you speak:-
The second crop of the year!
The Famous Bar, for Paddy’s attention:-
I hope he appreciates the close up and the great cost in boot leather to the typist in gaining this photo. And
Bude’s Famous Neolithic Monument,
The Six Maidens (and a duck)
Standing Stone Formation
A passing tourist told me that this is really a cricket pitch, but he was wobbling severely and wearing a T shirt emblazoned ‘If found, take back to the bar’. Some peoplpe will say anything…
eroded beach rocks
martyrs to the Atlantic …
A fine wind break on this particular day. The storms have given the rocks a pasting over the millenia, and the coast is slowly eroding as a result. photo to follow:
Spring has sprung in Illinois
Spring has sprung on the Annoyed Hill. The lilacs perfume the entire yard. Too bad this isn’t smell-a-vision!
Photos of flowers in
America ; especially on trees
Looking at the flowering crabapple through the branches of the redbud tree and the purple leaf plum bush.
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Paintings and Photos illustrating Poems, Songs and Stories
Paintings – Illustrations of Stories
paintings illustrating story: hermits daughter
Puberty Nick – watercolour painting
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Application of Evil in Sound Investment Strategy
Application of Evil to sound investment strategy
Mr and Mrs Money enjoy the tea break at their first class at The Institute for Advanced Lying. Today’s class is The Application of Evil in Sound Investment Strategy.
The tea break was weird: All the newbies were hoping to discuss their ‘making money without grafting’ schemes and making new friends/business partners, yet all the discussions were side-tracked by the astonishing discovery that every student suffered from haemorrhoids.
‘I wondered why you’d brought a cushion!’ exclaimed Lady Loot.
‘You prefer the inner tube?’ said Mrs Money.
‘I do!’ she replied. ‘It’s so much easier to carry around!’
‘Have you heard?’ interrupted Mr. Money, ‘The Institute have just appointed Dr. Wilfred Dickinson Shakespeare Shelley Toilet as Emeritus Professor of Plagiarism!’
‘Wilfred Toilet!? Not THE Wilfred Toilet?’
‘One and the same!’
‘What a coup!’
Lower Longbeak cliffs, photo
Seaside cliffsLower Longbeak, near Widemouth, North Cornwall.
Just about my favourite photo of this coastline. It’s a shame about the mushrooms in the distance 
This really does make a good desktop background
Other fine shots of the cliffs include the rock climbers and geography posts.
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Love in a Mist flowers
There’s a monsoon on the way, so I’ve taken photos of annual flowers before they all get flattened.
Here’s the first – Love in a Mist.
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There will be lots more for Lord Douchbag to identify …
Scrying 1 – abstract acrylic painting
Here’s a new abstract painting – acrylic paints injected into white emulsion! The emulsion was so thick that the end product has topography; it could even be a mountain range.
It used rather a lot of emulsion to generate the thickness (when dry) but I enjoyed the experiment.
photograph, flowers – red
another flower suitable for a desktop background This is a perennial bush. I was given one, and the trailing branches have taken root – now i have three The variety is Mallow/hibiscus (thanks …
story scene – moorland
story scene – moorland
Sisters on moorland
A painting with a scene from a story, near their new home on the moorland.
3 Sisters on the moors:
Where a single lane track crosses the moorland hills overlooking the Wherewithal …
purple vetch
Taken June 20th 2007, in a local footpath in North Cornwall.
Click on the image for a larger version
The vetch plant is related to peas and beans – used for animal feed and nitrogen fixing in the soil.
A few organic farmers still include some vetch
Comic pair and boat
Comic pair and boat
An illustration for the poem about a boy and a girl, beginning with well used phrase ‘The boy stood on…”
yes, I’m sure you know it!
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Photo – Apples
Baby Beauty of Bath apples, June 2007. They should be ready …
Painting – Eve (nosey neighbour)
Painting – Eve (nosey neighbour)
Eve von Gaff, well-meaning neighbour of Fidget the mad inventor. A native of smogdale.
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P.S. Fingers crossed, I’m going to tamper with the template to see if the pictures can have borders …
Friendly Aliens – Watercolour
Friendly Aliens – Watercolour Painting
Meet the friendly aliens! From left to right:
Number 8 (the biochemist), Chairentity Number 12, Number 14, Number 11 (yours truly), Number 9 (currently obsessed with Psychology of the HairyMammals of Earth)
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