Sunday 9 March 2014

On The Road















It's been a long time since Betty came out to play. She has been over wintered in a barn just outside of St Ives, and we have missed her dreadfully. Marc and I live vicariously through her coolness. She is a total babe, who gets stared at wherever we go. Japanese tourists have stood and had their photographs taken next to her. Our beautiful icon is 40 this year, and is just hitting her stride.

We drove the coast road out of St Ives, through Zennor, Morvah, Pendeen and St Just. To Cape Cornwall and Priests Cove. I packed hot dogs and hot chocolate and Marc and Olly sat and munched their way through 12 in the car park overlooking the cove. I wandered around with my hot chocolate, breathing in the air and marvelling at the view.

I don't know what it is about West Cornwall, but it has my heart. It's not as lush and leafy as some parts of Cornwall. The landscape is rugged and stark. Trees are few and far between, and any vegetation has been gnarled and twisted by it's exposure to the Atlantic. The coastline is spectacular, especially viewed from Betty's front seats. There are many farms, their boundaries being marked by Cornish hedging.

You could almost call the landscape austere, and I would imagine that through the ages life has been tough here. However it is dramatic, and the colours are always breathtaking. There is a romance to the place that prompts people like me to stumble over cliches in an attempt to describe how it looks and how it feels to live here.

Forgive my lyrical waxing. I am a little in love with the place I call home today.

Leanne xx






9 comments:

  1. wow, Leanne what gorgeous photos - I particularly love no. 5 of the reflection in the rock pool. Fabulous, makes me so envious of your location. I love the beaches in Cornwall, and especially rugged quiet beaches off the beaten track. This post is fab, I've had a gorgeous day on my very sunny allotment but just so would have loved the beach. Can I say I adored your previous post on your enjoyment of gardening. You are lucky to be able to appreciate your good times now - time really does go so quickly. Hope the house sale goes as you would want it, timing wise. Perhaps the summer holidays so you've had time in your garden and the boys would be finished school.... who knows? Anyway thanks for posting Mary

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    1. Thank you for your kind comments Mary xx

      In a perfet world we would move the first week of the summer holidays, and the new owners could enjoy the garden, while I got to eat some strawberries ;)

      Leanne xx

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  2. It's such a very beautiful area. How lovely to be able to go there just for the day. CJ xx

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  3. It's wonderful to be in love with where you live, isn't it? I know the feeling. If we're going on sheer beauty and natural wonders, where I live is pretty amazing. I can almost discount the high crime, terrible schools and extreme poverty. I know that sounds depressing, but it's really a good thing. I think that appreciating where you live is very important and a valuable skill. Your outing sounds really nice and I'm glad you and Marc have time with just Olly sometimes, he must love it.

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  4. It is so beautiful! I'm glad that you had a great day trip out with Betty!! xx

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  5. Gorgeous pictures! It is a wonderful thing to be able to live in a place you love deeply. That's the way I feel about my home, too. I try to never take for granted the beauty I'm surrounded by. You are lucky to have Betty to escort you around!

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  6. I am just loving Betty the camper. Would really like to see more of her in your posts Leanne.!!

    You know who, from Al Barsha !! x

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  7. It's good to see Betty again! Your picnic at the Cove sounds wonderful.Can't wait to see this part of Cornwall again in the summer, we love it too. Sarah x

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  8. Oh I would be waxing lyrical too if I lived there! So, so beautiful. And your photos of your local area are, as always, stunning. Also - you have the best place names in your part of the world! x

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