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Pebbles in my crocs
an evil state of affairs
and first-world problem
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by Scooj
Tag: Cornwall
Flow
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The tide in full flow
we move our gear up the rocks
time and time again
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by Scooj
Seeing the wood for the trees
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Natural woodland
hugs the riparian strip
planted pines look on
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by Scooj
Cornwall break
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Restful holiday
dog walks, puzzles and snoozes
batteries recharged
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by Scooj
Toad
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Toadlet breaks cover
a four foot path lies ahead
huge leap for toadkind
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by Scooj
The Cheesewring
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A battle royale
Saint Tue versus a giant
stone throwing contest
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by Scooj
- 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.
Thursday doors – 4 May 2023
Doors 219 – Doors of Fowey, Cornwall
Phew! Today has been a bit of a beast, and I haven’t had any time to post my doors until now, and just as I had settled myself to write this post, my wife called to say she had a flat tyre and as I have just renewed the insurance, could I call out the breakdown recovery. All done now, and I can resume.
I have not photographed any doors recently, so this is a bit of a throwback to 2019 and some doors I encountered in Fowey in Cornwall, dredged from my doors archive. I hope you enjoy them. I have a favourite, I wonder if you can guess which one:
That really is all for this week – wishing you a happy weekend.
If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.
by Scooj
Reminiscence II
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Adored companion
poised on heather-clad cliffs
long walks in Cornwall
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by Scooj
Reminiscence I
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To St Michael’s Mount
on holidays with the kids
to see my father
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by Scooj
Evidence
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Unfortunate prey
struck down by a predator
the circle of life
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by Scooj
Natural adventures 