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Standing sentry still
hook baited, rod presented;
hunter gatherer.
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by Scooj
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Tag: Cornwall
Tandem
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Peaceful solitude
a brotherhood of silence
fishing together.
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by Scooj
Wetting a line
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Fishing the tide up
afternoon September sun
close to my perfect.
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by Scooj
Thursday doors
Doors 41
This week a selection of doors from a recent sunny trip to Fowey in Cornwall. I’ll let the pictures do the talking.
by Scooj
More doors at: Thursday Doors – Norm 2.0
The Cheesewring
A competition
between giants and christians;
Cheesewring legacy.
by Scooj
- extract taken from Wikipedia:
A local legend says that the Cheesewring is the result of a contest between a man and a giant. When Christianity had just been introduced to the British Islands, the giants who lived at the top of the mountains were not happy about it. The saints had invaded their land and were declaring their wells as sacred. One of the larger giants, Uther, was given the task of ridding their land of the saints. He confronted the frail Saint Tue, who proposed a rock throwing contest. If Uther won, the saints would leave Cornwall. If Saint Tue won, then the giants would convert to Christianity.
Uther took his turn first and easily threw a small rock to the top of nearby Stowe’s Hill. Tue prayed for assistance, and picking up a huge slab found it was very light. One after the other, they threw their rocks, stacking them up in perfect piles. When the score was twelve stones each, Uther threw a thirteenth stone, but it rolled down the hill. Tue picked up this fallen stone, and as he lifted it, an angel appeared to carry it to the top of the pile of rocks. Seeing this, Uther conceded, and most of the giants decided to follow Christianity after that.
Minions
Ancient monoliths
weathered survivors of time;
the stories they tell.
by Scooj
Beautiful Demoiselle
Rising from the stream
graceful fluterer settles;
an angel in blue.
by Scooj
