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Shetland Ponies above Ralph's Cupboard, Portreath. They found something absolutely engrossing but I couldn't see nor guess what it was! They certainly ignored us completely! All they did, for a full 15 minutes, was stand stock still and stare straight ahead through the fence!

Probably uninhabited. There are many properties like this in the villages of rural Spain. Here, in Mogarraz, not so many as it is a touristy place.

My girlfriend burst out laughing when she saw this!

I have posted this granite oddity before - in a foggy December setting. This was taken in the heat of an August day but the breeze you can get on the ridge here takes the edge off the stifling heat down below.

A famous Cornish sea-cliff climbing area. I am on top of the main cliff at Bosigran, looking across to Commando Ridge, a pioneering route first climbed in the 19th century by the Abrahams; sister and brother (not the spiky islet but the jagged headland beyond). I climbed it, and also a few climbs on the main face of Bosigran with the university climbing club, many years ago! For some decades this was an SAS training ground, hence the name of the climb.

Collapsed sea caves. Probably when the legend of Ralph (a Cornish giant) and his cupboard (to store his stolen booty from shipwrecks) was first told, these really were sea caves and the word 'cupboard' made sense. ... Just guessing!

Gurnard's Head, Zennor, Cornwall, Looking landwards. Full screen please.

Godrevy lighthouse and Island from Godrevy Point. Must be viewed large to see lighthouse details.

Field in Tolgullow, Scorrier, Cornwall

Rose Daniel Gelin, rose garden - El Retiro, Madrid

Granite forms just below El Cancho Largo, La Sierra de La Cabrera. Just seen in the far distance, Penalara - the highest summit in the Sierra de Guadarrama. Additional note in 2022; this interesting structure crashed to earth sometime in 2013. So yes, not wise to have been standing under it ! I was sceptical of those members that thought it looked precarious. I was wrong!

A lovely day and the sea was at its best in terms of colour.

Shetland pony on Treaga Hill, Portreath, Cornwall. A question for the new group, Ask an Expert. I have been informed that this pony is a Shetland pony. All the signs around here say so. BUT many members of, first Panoramio and now ipernity, question this. Can someone say for sure what breed of pony this is! Thank you!

Bunuel made an important film about Las Hurdes, highlighting the extreme poverty of the area for much of the 20th century.

Not sure how to put a comment directly onto a photo. So I will say here: Very well done all at IMA and not forgetting Christophe whose original vision we all appreciate so much! Now to make it all work!! Sorry about the rather grim expression here! But I simply couldn't find any other self-portraits! This was a shot from a batch taken for my passport back in 2010! Join raingirl's group; www.ipernity.com/group/2288568

A pleasing back lane. Everything was just right on the day! Even the high temperature (35c) was tempered by a cooling breeze! This town is not too big and not too small, perfect for a gentle stroll after a good lunch. The light was perfect, my good mood amazingly co-incided with that of my girlfriend's ... and all was right with the world!

Viewed from Carn Gloose. For Pam! A strange day where the light was generally good but there was a pervading misty atmosphere, hence no horizon to speak of. Taken 2018 and posted first 2018.

The occasional day can be glorious in Cornwall in Summer.