tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post2371819395324718033..comments2024-02-23T01:12:01.599-08:00Comments on Today's Stuff: Blue MondayLeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15617604296746784414noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-7630475225157515902016-01-23T01:32:16.757-08:002016-01-23T01:32:16.757-08:00I haven't been on here for a while (work again...I haven't been on here for a while (work again) and missed hearing about your op. Hope all is well. I love Patrick Gale and read A Place Called Winter last year. Took me a while and I didn't enjoy it as much as some of the earlier books but I do love his work. How lucky you were to have goldfinches in you garden. We have occasional visits, but somehow birds have deserted our garden at present. Perhaps I'll put out some new treats this weekend to tempt them back - I could do with cheering up.xEleanor Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992824265499784461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-39934416931186148652016-01-21T05:38:28.233-08:002016-01-21T05:38:28.233-08:00Hello Leanne! Goodness knows why it's taken me...Hello Leanne! Goodness knows why it's taken me so long to check out your blog but I'm so glad I have. It's lovely. Just my kind of thing. Sorry you've been laid up. I broke my big toe in November, so I know a little of what it's like to have to rest, feet up. Not good. I bow to CT's superior knowledge but I wonder whether that robin was also catching flies. I've seen one do something similar and that seemed to be what it was doing. Beautiful photos from your walk. Take care of yourself and make sure you heal properly – oozing doesn't sound ideal. Sam x <br />PS Marmalade is good medicine. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-42337269974844635962016-01-20T17:13:37.866-08:002016-01-20T17:13:37.866-08:00Continue to Get Well Soon my virtual friend, oh ho...Continue to Get Well Soon my virtual friend, oh how your writing warms the cockles of my heart. <br />Mary Jenkins<br />ShirleyGoldenDoodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691958734838848387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-62831780385814096742016-01-19T23:00:39.508-08:002016-01-19T23:00:39.508-08:00so glad you're recovering and got out to that ...so glad you're recovering and got out to that gorgeous mackerel sky and those barnacles, they're gorgeous. Loving the description of all your garden feathered friends, so although you didn't enjoy it I'm glad I got the benefit of your lack of mobility ;) take care, don't do too much too soon, (which a friend of mine did after the same op.......) xxxdriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416170414524297337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-77772885442467269662016-01-19T15:30:58.197-08:002016-01-19T15:30:58.197-08:00I found your blog this evening and I love your pho...I found your blog this evening and I love your photos. I`m looking forward to more of your beautiful West Cornwall images. <br /><br />Wishing you a quick recovery from your operation. best wishes, DWDartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-42416509940988064102016-01-19T13:42:32.841-08:002016-01-19T13:42:32.841-08:00Glad to hear you're getting back on your feet!...Glad to hear you're getting back on your feet! Operations always knock me on my arse for days...think it's a big shock on the body to have things poked and prodded about! Nice to see Honey again ( last time it was across the sand on Porthmeor beach!) she's a cutie. Hoping our own spaniel will be conceived any day now (tmi??!) xxGarden Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07177037227875733437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-27529220121575577772016-01-19T12:33:01.198-08:002016-01-19T12:33:01.198-08:00The goose barnacles have a lovely pale blue tint! ...The goose barnacles have a lovely pale blue tint! I love the sleeping oystercatchers too. Simon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-41308519204474404942016-01-19T11:19:39.380-08:002016-01-19T11:19:39.380-08:00So glad the operation went ok and that you have ma...So glad the operation went ok and that you have managed to get out yesterday. The blue colours are amazing, it must have been wonderful to see the seal and Goose Barnacles. We were thinking of going to Port Eliott this year, I didn't realise the tickets were already on sale - I'm now off to investigate! Take care. Sarah x Down by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-40603998409781765172016-01-19T10:45:14.262-08:002016-01-19T10:45:14.262-08:00Just found your blog thanks to Countryside Tales. ...Just found your blog thanks to Countryside Tales. Your photos are brilliant and how lovely to see the Goose Barnacles, I have never seen them. How frustrating it must have been for you not to be able to get out and walk but glad you found some good books to read while you were laid up. xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075528029826860495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-12176200790701145352016-01-19T06:46:37.835-08:002016-01-19T06:46:37.835-08:00Stunning photos Leanne, I hope you're ambling ...Stunning photos Leanne, I hope you're ambling along better now too. I was planning on marmalade but haven't gotten around to it yet...story of my life I think :) Have a great week xxxThe Creative Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02438707871350549392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-11414017808360372942016-01-19T06:32:00.957-08:002016-01-19T06:32:00.957-08:00I"m so glad you are up and about again, Leann...I"m so glad you are up and about again, Leanne. As a fellow walker I totally understand how horrible it must have been to be confined to the couch. I'm glad you had books and the birds to console you. I checked out the description of A Place Called Winter on Amazon and I'm very tempted to put it on my Kindle. I'm intrigued by the fact he ends up in Canada. I think you were brilliant to not tidy up your garden (unintentional brilliance is every bit as good as the intentional kind!). It will only take a day's work to clean it up in the spring, and in exchange you have all those lovely birds to watch. kristieinbchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620113214111945592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-87771069874841467172016-01-19T04:51:23.480-08:002016-01-19T04:51:23.480-08:00Lovely photos, although I can never decide if goos...Lovely photos, although I can never decide if goose barnacles are beautiful or a bit weird and creepy! Glad to hear that you've enjoyed the downtime and envious of your marmalade making - we get through a large jar every fortnight! xSandyshoesCornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05770665811223782748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-48288421293830929122016-01-19T03:37:03.300-08:002016-01-19T03:37:03.300-08:00ps- completely forgot to add I'm glad the op w...ps- completely forgot to add I'm glad the op went well and you're on the move again. Nothing worse than enforced rest! xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-65747070923561297802016-01-19T03:28:46.491-08:002016-01-19T03:28:46.491-08:00Gorgeous post, I really loved reading it. I've...Gorgeous post, I really loved reading it. I've never seen Goose Barnacles before- aren't they wonderful?- so thank you for those too. You won't be surprised to hear that the garden here is looking a wee bit bedraggled too, but the wildlife is happy and that's good enough for me. I suspect your Robin is sorting out his territory in time for breeding, and possibly working on attracting a mate too. Looking like you know how to fly well is a sure-fire winner when it comes to reassuring Mrs Robin that you can take care of her and the wee ones, and at the same time pass on some desirable flying genes too :o) XXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-30206943168407510392016-01-19T01:16:56.359-08:002016-01-19T01:16:56.359-08:00Thank you Leanne for this special nature post from...Thank you Leanne for this special nature post from your beach and garden. Really lovely to read and your photos, especially that wise bottling seal, are a tonic. Rest those legs, you'll be needing them soon. I haven't had time to do anything in my garden either but it is alive with visitors and I saw a frog in my pond yesterday. I also made marmalade yesterday - all those orange jars with the low sun behind looked wonderful. Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/14230327066600698804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-91416878315187582732016-01-19T00:45:18.141-08:002016-01-19T00:45:18.141-08:00Hi Leanne. Your beautiful writing put my right int...Hi Leanne. Your beautiful writing put my right into the feel good zone, thank you. I am glad you are able to follow your passions once more albeit at a slower pace maybe. Legs are a miracle, aren't they? I would say the majority of people don't care about the beauty that is out there. Not on a screen, not seen. I cycle through the woods twice a day. There is always something to see. Today a majestic fox (it looked like a wolf from the distance), not one of those scrawny front garden foxes we have by the dozen in our street. I am keeping a keen eye on the three bird boxes on my route. Soon the activity around those will start again. My favourite is number 7, it seems to be the home of a pair of little blue tits. Have a lovely week my friend, get those boys to make you lots of toast with marmalade, and cups of tea of course. Christina xxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-38524981203279762002016-01-18T23:50:58.385-08:002016-01-18T23:50:58.385-08:00I'm glad you're on the road to recovery. A...I'm glad you're on the road to recovery. As always a lovely evocative post from you I enjoyed my sea visit for today & I learned something new about goose barnacles so thank you. I don't cut anything down until early spring - it means I have the grottiest looking garden in the lane but I don't care. I have birds to feed & bugs to hide xxJo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-21793216456294026012016-01-18T22:04:43.726-08:002016-01-18T22:04:43.726-08:00Your posts always make me yearn for the sea; that ...Your posts always make me yearn for the sea; that beach is just heavenly and then seals and goose barnacles too! My job for today is marmalade making - I shall think of you as I stir! So glad that your recovery is going well; you'll be back to normal before you know it. xxVeggieMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467026136649574350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-33199657793441271492016-01-18T21:58:41.633-08:002016-01-18T21:58:41.633-08:00Hi Leanne. Your beach walk sounds wonderful - seei...Hi Leanne. Your beach walk sounds wonderful - seeing a seal in October was a highlight for me. I read A Place Called Winter before Christmas and enjoyed it too especially as it was based on his family history. Glad you're on the mend xoClaire/Just a little lesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030696365673329064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-2141860442807731602016-01-18T16:01:18.254-08:002016-01-18T16:01:18.254-08:00Glad you got your mobility back, it's hard sit...Glad you got your mobility back, it's hard sitting still, even for me who loves to sit and read. I too am often surprised how little people see of the world around them.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-65176161679906375542016-01-18T15:20:17.653-08:002016-01-18T15:20:17.653-08:00Your photos are really beautiful. I don't thin...Your photos are really beautiful. I don't think I've ever been to the beach in winter. It looks like a very interesting time to be there. I hope your recovery continues to go smoothly. I'm glad you're taking the time to rest and recover doing calm things you enjoy. You deserve it and you'll feel so good about yourself when you're all better again. Take care.Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-5526296855180838282016-01-18T14:56:12.882-08:002016-01-18T14:56:12.882-08:00I'm so glad you're on the mend. I can just...I'm so glad you're on the mend. I can just imagine how frustrating it was sitting around all that time, but you used it well - thinking, planning, reading and resting. Your beach walk looks like sheer winter-beach perfection. XxGillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-48421660095832319932016-01-18T14:40:32.928-08:002016-01-18T14:40:32.928-08:00Glad to know that it went well, I have been thinki...Glad to know that it went well, I have been thinking about you. I hope that you are all better very soon. Take care of yourself in the meantime! The barnacles are incredible aren't they, I have never seen anything like them before and was fascinated by them. Cherish yourself! xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-24789886413094413012016-01-18T14:22:43.463-08:002016-01-18T14:22:43.463-08:00Lovely photos - my 'nature' knowledge is v...Lovely photos - my 'nature' knowledge is very poor and you put me to shame... But glad you're out and about again, and that you are able to enjoy and appreciate your beautiful surroundings. Am impressed that, mid-January, there was still Christmas cake in your house: you're a better woman than me - mine was gone by new year's eve... XxLou - the knit nurse.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13355713213879898794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-23967162748821424842016-01-18T14:00:00.214-08:002016-01-18T14:00:00.214-08:00So glad the op is out of the way and that you are ...So glad the op is out of the way and that you are up and about again. Your photos are wonderful, and what a fantastic lot of things to see. I've never seen goose barnacles before, they're beautiful. I always used to be amazed on my way to work at the Arnolfini building when there were cormorants in the water and no-one seemed to even notice. I wanted to shout, "LOOK! Cormorants!" I know what you mean about animals looking at us. I sometimes wonder if they're the clever ones, not messing the planet up, but carrying on as ever. I hope your recovery continues apace. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.com