Monday 23 May 2016

The Wanderer Returns



  

 












Hello gorgeous ones.

Eh, it's all go. I've taken a little blog break, to re-group and have a think. I've said before that stuff behind the scenes here have been a tad fraught. Thankfully they seem to have settled down for now. Hopefully long enough to give my frazzled nerves a wee break. Between the babe, the teen and the soon to be nineteen, I'm wrung as tight as my Nanny's dish cloth.

Thank the Lord for the great outdoors. A place where I can always find peace, quiet, wonder and a clarity of vision. Mid May, and the hedgerows have pulled out all the stops in terms of variety and colour. There is a walk I like to do at this time of year. It's not far from my house; about five minutes to the footpath. From there you follow an ancient track down towards Hellesveor Cliffs. It's owned and managed by the National Trust, and they have left it to it's own devices.

It has an air of magic. It's a place that makes my heart stop, and makes me want to pinch myself that I live here at all. I embrace the space that big skies and endless sea creates. I need it to balance the claustrophobia I sometimes feel at home. It hasn't helped that the weather has been so unpredictable. St Ives has been subject to the dreaded sea mist lately. It envelopes the town and oppresses. It leaches the town of colour. I can't see the lighthouse when I pull Olly's blinds in the morning, and I miss her presence in my eye line as I go about my day.

Not today though. Today was sweet. I walked instead of swam. And then I powered through the post weekend housework and food shop. To top it off, I was visited by an orange tip as I hung out the washing. Who was chased away by my resident speckled wood.

What a great start to the week.

Leanne xx












13 comments:

  1. A walk like that is good for the soul.

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  2. A walk like that is good for the soul.

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  3. After a miserable weekend it has been glorious today. Red admirals have been whizzing round my garden as if to make up for lost time. And bird song, goodness haven't they been singing their hearts out in all this sunshine. Hope we have the same tomorrow. B xx

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  4. Such beautiful views and just look at the colour of that sea - you lucky, lucky girl you! Hope everything remains calm on the home front. xx

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  5. I hope life stays calm for a while. It sounds like you've had a rough time of it lately. Thinking of you, my friend.

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  6. Beautiful photos. I almost feel that I am there! Thank you.

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  7. What glorious photos! Makes me long to leap out the office, into the car, grab the dog and head to the nearest beautiful coastline :-) Sigh. back to reality ;-)

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  8. What a glorious walk. Funnily enough I was just looking out the window this morning at the divine weather and thinking that if I lived in Cornwall I could go out and walk along the cliff top. Instead I am headed off into the countryside to interview a local artist. Like you I shall enjoy getting out for a while though, even if I can't see the sea. Glad a little equilibrium has been recovered, and that you have butterflies in your garden. CJ xx

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  9. Ah, you'll have a Brian of your own before you know it ;-) xx

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  10. There is nothing quite as restorative as pegging out the washing surrounded by sunshine and beautiful creatures. I hope life is good with you this week, thinking of you. Christina xx

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  11. Wonderful coast and sea to clear the mind and rejuvenate the mood – thank goodness for them. Sunshine and butterflies too. Good to hear you're ok. Long may it continue. Sam x

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  12. sounds like just what you needed x

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  13. Hello gorgeous, I was missing your posts. I love to view nature and your local area through your eyes, you have such a wonder for it and you never take it for granted. xx

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