Wild Flowers in the Cornish Landscape
I seem to have amassed quite a few on this subject.......
I'll try and present them roughly in seasonal order....
Snowdrops at the Friends' Meeting House, one of (if not the) earliest Quaker meeting houses built 1710.
Blackthorn, a welcome sign of Spring.
A gap in the blackthorn hedge.
March celandines.
Primroses in St. Euny churchyard, Redruth.
Cowslip path to Godrevy.
....and at Polly Joke, near Newquay.
Path through the bluebells.
English bluebell (beware the Spanish intruders, with flowers on all sides of stem.)
Violets.
Cornish hedgerow.
Bluebells and campions at the ancient burial cyst named Lanyon Quoit.
Lords and Ladies.
Whoops, I left out this blackthorn shot taken at Penberth Cove.
Bladder campion on the cliffs.
Convolvulous.
Summer field.
Sea pinks and sheep's bit scabious at Hell's Mouth.
Sea pinks and campion at The Crowns tin mine engine houses, West Cornwall.
Along the Zennor road at dusk.
Godrevy headland.
Cow parsley overlooking ancient fields in far West Cornwall.
Sea pinks at Godrevy.
Bramble flower and vetch.
Wild irises around a pool.
Sea Holly.
Three-cornered leeks overlooking Portreath beach.
Keep meaning to look these tiny pink flowers up...
Convolvulous.
Valarian.
Foxgloves.
Speedwell.
....with a meadow orchid.
Overlooking St. Michael's Mount. (stitchwort?)
A damp evening. I remember a cuckoo calling. Isolated. Wonderful.
Thyme.
Colt'sfoot?
Corn marigolds.
More thyme. Chapel Porth, near St.Agnes.
Viper's Bugloss.
The End.
You've been spared more because I had technical trouble getting them on and had to stop.
Thyme, bird's foot trefoil, and little white things!
Overlooking Fisherman's Cove.
Teasels at dawn.
Birdsfoot Trefoil.
Field of charnock, overlooking Crantock Bay.
Same field, with poppies.
Poppies and distant corn marigolds at West Pentire.
Oriental poppies on the golf links at Lelant.
Evening primrose.
Marguerites.
Mixed summer flowers at Cornish tin mine.
Sparkly grasses.
Walking through the morning dew.
Mallow overlooking St. Ives bay.
Monbretia growing on the North Cliffs.
...and in the lane.
Heather on Carn Brea, near Redruth.
This windblown hawthorn bush looked amazing.
Ending with a Cornish sunset, with gorse.
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What lovely photos. Wishing i lived among such lovely countryside.
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I uploaded quite a few more, but either my computer or finepix ran out of willpower so I came to an ubrupt end as they wouldn't go on. Jacquie.
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Wonderful, wonderful photos, Jacquie! You live in such a beautiful part of the country! Lovely scenery and great flowers! Thanks for sharing...
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what lovely photo's ..I agree you live in such a wonderful part of the country..pity i wont have time to get down that far when I visit UK in 2 weeks as my ancestors come from Cornwall
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Super set of pics!
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It's started my hay fever off!!!
Another excellent blog Jacquie, I do enjoy my jaunts around Devon with you and those wonderful coastal views. I recognised a few from your other blogs, but they work very well in this floral tribute.
Very well done, and I particulary enjoy how you made the Sea Holly look almopst 3D.
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You certainly have amassed quite a few, Jacquie - and they make a wonderful photoblog. Thanks for sharing
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Hi Jacquie
What a cracking set of shots (as usual). All the colour with those cracking backdrops in your shots. Sorry you had trouble getting them all in, at least you will have given Ian Allington a little respite with his Hay fever!! Lol
A smashing blog. XXX
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Thank you Jacquie for sharing your shots, you have given me a few tips on how to photograph the flowers instead of close up. I hope mine come out as good as yours. Brillaint
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I am so glad I rose early this morning. I was able to view these beautiful flowers before the world was really awake and noisy. What majesty around us for the seeing. Convolvulus, such a delicate plant, we call it 'Morning Glory' and treat it as a weed. I have never heard of a Three Cornered Leek before, and me being a Welsh girl too, such ignominy.
I have never been to Cornwall, I can't tell you why, that's just the way it has worked out. Should I remedy that, it will be in the Spring.
Thank you, an uplifting blog.
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Beautiful delightful photoblog Jacquie ~ wonderful compositions. I spent many years of my childhood holidays in Cornwall in the 70's and again in the late 90's and have fond memories. Just wish Cornwall was closer to visit more often but it is on my list to visit again in the future. Thank you for compiling and sharing
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Some lovely photos Jacquie, almost as nice as England
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Sstunning photos Jacquie, I love the blackthorn against the blue sky, but all the shots are lovely, the compositions are great and the colours are stunning. Thanks for sharing, I really enjoyed looking at these.
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Another reason for my love of Cornwall Jacquie. The hedgerows were one of the first things I saw on my first visit back in the seventies. Thanks for posting this beautiful blog of stunning shots, I'm so glad you decided to join us again after your little break, perhaps you will start painting flowers next.
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What a delightful set of colourful photos. Great blog as usual Jacquie.
Nice to start the day with something so positive, many thanks.
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Jacquie a fantastic blog loved every single shot .
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Delightful photos, you are blessed to live in this paradise, thanks for sharing. Glad not to see any knotweed!
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Smashing blog,super photos, makes me want to visit.
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Jaquie it has all been said, Just wonderful. Such a variety of wild flowers from your beautiful county (and my birth place). I did manage to get down to Cornwall last yr, I love it there.
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What a beautiful collection, not only of the superb scenery but the gorgeous flowers too.
Thank you for sharing these Jacquie, it's sometimes much easier and nicer to view someone's images like this.
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A very good blog and a set of nicely composed shots. I must admit (being Devonian it's not easy
) Cornwall does have a lot of attractive areas.
I'll ask the walking encyclopedia (the other half) if she knows the name of the "little pink flowers" oyur not sure ablout.
c
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An absolute delight of a blog Jacquie. A superb set of images, my fav is the sunset (or is it sunrise?). Thanks for posting.
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Terrific! So much colour and so much detail.
Cornwall looks lovely.
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What a beautuful set of shots of a stunning area of Our Green & Pleasant Land! Oh that we still had such variety of wildflowers around the country - Bring Back the Meadows!!!
Great Blog, thanks for putting it together!
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It's all been said Jacquie,...Fabulous Shots and Scenery...what a lovely place to live.
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Hi Jacquie,
A wonderful photo blog. Cornwall is one of my fav places in Britain.
Excellent pictures.
thanks for sharing.
Jean
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Jacquie, I think the pink flower is Soapwort, Saponaria.
Wonderful photo's I have been to most of these places but not at all these different flowering seasons. going to press the save button. Thank you for taking the time and trouble to show us these brilliant photo's, look forward to the rest of them.
Delia
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We think the pink flowers could be Jersey Thrift.
c
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A lovely collection of wildflowers in wonderful locations.
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What a lovely blog from gorgeous part of the country, i havent got a fav because i like them all, the sea holly shot is great it looks 3d, i enjoyed your blog.
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wow Jacqui what a brilliant blog, gorgeous shots and plenty of information, thank you so much for persevering, it was well worth it
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What a super blog Jacquie. Thanks for sharing...that was Mother nature at her very best
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Wow Jacquie, you've done a magnificent job of capturing natures jewels. Thank you for sharing.
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Jacqui, they are beautiful. I posted a wild flower thread last year but your pictures have the flowers and the situations as well which makes them quite marvellous I think. I'll be back for another look when I have more time.
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What a wonderful Blog Jacquie with superb pictures, bringing back happy memories of our visit to Cornwall last year, we travelled the road St Agnes to Godrevy stopping and taking photographs at the Tin Mines and Portreath, some pics I took from the top of a open top double decker Rover bus especially overlooking St Ives from the bus station
Superb Blog Jacquie, and Thanks for sharing with us.
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Brilliant Jacquie, i'm at work so i will have a proper look later, i had big problems uploading my first blogs a week or two back, very frustrating, i think it was my connection though.
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Looks just as good 2nd viewing with all the extras, well done you for perservering.
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Brilliant blog Jacqui. Missed my Cornish jaunts. Good to see you back.
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Hi again Jacquie. Came back for another look at the new additions and have remembered the name of the little Pink flower. It is a Common Centauary (centaurium erythraea ) we found some on our field a couple of years back and looked it up. Will look in again in a couple of days.
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Hi Jacquie, beautiful photos and a fantastic blog - makes me go green with envy that you live in such a splendid place - always great favourite of mine, and where my gran's folk come from. Love the sea holly a stunning photo, never seen that before, and I live near the coast!
You have somany different flowers - whereas here in Kent all I seem to see are fields full of rape these days. I have a great photo of Lanyon Quoit, with my sister and husband holding it up - just a bit if fun.
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What a pleasure to view your blog on this cold damp day. Lovely photos, an inspiration, thank you.
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Wonderful stuff a joy to view
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Smashing blog with super pictures all up to your usual standard, i loved " A gap in the Blackthorn hedge" sunset (forced flash is a great help in scenes like this), also liked the Burial thingy i first saw this in your excellent Moon blog when i first came to the site but was afraid to comment on such outstanding work.
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Fabulous blog, Jacquie. Love it.
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Great blog wonderful shots sunset and macro my favourite though the whole lot are lovely
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greetings to you Jaquie from St Austell, do keep up the great photography of the Cornish Landscapes/seascapes/flora and fauna. We have a super natures garden running from Saltash to Lands End. All the best me dear!
Robin Standfield, Cornwall
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Fantastic pictures & blog.We are obliged.Thanks for sharing.
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