Thursday

Ocean Youth Trust (South) boat John Laing - motoring over the bay

Spotted the Round Cornwall Challenge gig that had set off from Newlyn this morning making for Cadgwith - They are rowing to raise money and awareness for Pancreatic Cancer

 Scillonian III leaving this morning

Beautiful fresh Tortoiseshell Butterfly

Since it was both sunny and breezy we thought it would be a good day to walk out to Cudden Point - as the breeze would help to keep Tilly cool

Bravely over the cattle field

One of the potato plants from last year growing on the edge of a field

 Play fighting Common Buzzards

Walked past these happy ladies who were pulling Onions on a field at Trevean

 On our side of the field were Leeks

Walking on the path that goes around the back of Acton Castle - lovely field of Clover !

 Quite lovely

 Sadly we then had to tackle this nasty stile - Wooster managed to scramble over the right hand side, but we had to "post" Tilly through the middle gap - rather undignified for an old lady !

 We then walked down the lane and past the camp site at Prussia Cove and along the footpath towards Cudden Point

We spotted an unusual sight in the field on our right - Sheep - not many around here at all !

 We walked through a gate and saw Wooster looking in this direction and then realised to our horror the gate was open we quickly called him back - thank goodness  he did as he was told - and fortunately he's a Pointer who mainly "looks" at animals

We then spotted these on the hill above us and more coming through another gate ! We then reached the gate that took us onto National Trust Land - again no sign on the gate to state that there are sheep in the fields ! So walking in either direction you had no warning of Sheep! 

Garden on The Mount looking busy again

Still the long line of dark cloud above the Penwith Moors

Beach was looking busy

Nice Heather up there

Looking along the spine of Cudden Point

Jim always has to go the the edge - trouble is he takes Tilly with him 

Nice view along the coast to Perranuthnoe

 Another new piece of footpath due to erosion

 Time to stop for refreshments

First time that Tilly hasn't just followed Wooster and jumped up here

She was trying to climb up - so Jim gave her a helping hand

 Wooster looking at the beach

Getting closer to the beach and we could see how busy it was

 Cormorant came past

Almost back

Rather a poor knocked about Red Admiral on a Foxglove

Not easy for a butterfly to get right in there

 Only the second Peacock butterfly I've seen this year

We had tea and cake at The Cabin Beach Cafe and went to take some photos of the beach

 As busy as we've seen it this year

Just a little concerned - wind had been around WNW for the last 12 hours - fortunately I think the beach was sheltered anyway

Last 12 hours wind direction

Jim took the dogs out for a quick walkies before dinner

Not a proper sunset, but it was all I saw