Showing posts with label memories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label memories. Show all posts

Thursday, 30 April 2015

Random Memories - Dartmouth Bluebells

Spring has sprung and so have our very own native bluebells


As joyous as they are to us they do make me a little home sick for the great bluebell carpets of Devon


Particularly around Dartmouth. This is the 'Old Quay'. I used to live just behind the position of this photo. It was used in filming the TV series the Onidin Line.



looking down towards the sea and 'Gallants Bower'




A wonderful place for wild flowers of all types but truly magical in Spring.





Once a hill fort it has stunning views up the river Dart.



and out to sea




And as said the setting of the most beautiful display of bluebells that I know of.


I have many happy memories of walking here and hope you enjoyed sharing them.


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Monday, 27 May 2013

Seaside memories

With the weather to warm in fits and starts, my thoughts have gone back to memories of the beaches of childhood. Growing up on the border of Cornwall and Devon there were many here are a few

None of these photos are mine but gathered freely on the web. I apologise for their quality and I will of course remove them if asked.


Pictured above is Bovisands - so close to Plymouth we used to catch a local bus.


Better by far was a boat trip from the Barbican to Cawsands past Fort Picklecombe...


...to Cawsands and Kingsands


Then back home past the Great Mew Stone (below) after eating the home-made pasties which my mother would have made at the crack of dawn for the trip.


Another fave beach was Whitsand Bay with its four miles of sandy beach:


We would walk here after crossing the Tamar on the Torpoint Ferry,. It was, and is, a fair walk.


Worth it though, even with the climb down and up the cliff to get there and back

Now then me dears you probably have worked out my family didn't own a car; my Auntie Bertha and Uncle Tom (both of blessed memory) did, however. The greatest treat was to be taken in the 'Rover' to Bigbury-on-Sea for the fab beach and Burgh Island to explore.


and Harlyn Bay.


Latter in life I lived and worked in Dartmouth for a while. Below is Black Pool Sands


Here is Dartmouth, looking down the estuary and out to sea:


The other side of the river is Kingswear:


Warfleet Cove, where my friend Gilly has a house with a garden sweeping down to the river:


Finally, Dartmouth, looking inland, up the estuary:


...and then just down the coast is Slapton Ley:


...and Mothercombe:


Down on the the River Yealm is Noss Mayo:


Back to Plymouth - and Wembury Church:.




Just a taster, but made me a little homesick...


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