Cornish Garden.

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Les Dentelles de Montmirail, scanned from a 1972 print. My first ever rock-climb, aged 14 was here, just round the corner. I was on a high when I took this shot!

Les Dentelles de Montmirail, scanned from a 1972 p…

27 Jul 1972 16 16 560
Jagged limestone edges and pinnacles. A magnet for rock climbers. In the distance, the western slopes of Mont Ventoux. Near Gigondas, Vaucluse 84, Haute-Provence, France
Mondalindo and La Sierra de La Cabrera granite.

Mondalindo and La Sierra de La Cabrera granite.

01 May 2012 17 15 556
Pena del Tejo granite in sun. Mondalindo partly in cloud
High tide, Basset Cove and Crane Islands.

High tide, Basset Cove and Crane Islands.

09 Aug 2018 43 27 555
I've always posted low tide shots of this cove before now. High tide makes quite a difference to the scene.
Roscoff at dawn

Roscoff at dawn

29 Jul 2015 33 26 592
The ferry was early so we were up at sparrowfart!
Sleeper art

Sleeper art

11 Jul 2019 31 34 560
The art of using old railway sleepers, Chamartín railway terminus, Madrid.
Gurnard's Head, looking landwards

Gurnard's Head, looking landwards

09 Jul 2012 53 50 530
Taken from the promontory of Gurnard's Head, Zennor.
Rising above the fog

Rising above the fog

10 Dec 2011 21 20 615
Las Agujas de Cancho Gordo, La Sierra de La Cabrera. Madrid is down there, under a thick blanket of fog,
Spanish lavender

Spanish lavender

10 Jun 2011 19 18 586
La Sierra de La Cabrera, Madrid Province.
North Cliffs from the path to Fishing Cove

North Cliffs from the path to Fishing Cove

14 Aug 2014 25 28 581
Fishing Cove, North Cliffs, Cornwall, St Agnes Head and Beacon in the distance. I might have posted this twice. If so, sorry!
Frank Sugg, Lancashire and England

Frank Sugg, Lancashire and England

08 Feb 2011 20 26 568
My great grandfather's uncle. A hard-hitting batsman in the Botham / Flintoff / Pietersen / Stokes mold. (a 19th century pinch hitter!) He played in the first two test matches of Dr W G Grace's captaincy of England against the 1888 Australian tourists, which they won handsomely.. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sugg#Cricket_career
Above Tubby's Head, for Pam.

Above Tubby's Head, for Pam.

24 Jul 2012 38 20 582
Turquoise water, Tubby's Head, St Agnes Coast, Cornwall.
Dentelles de Montmirail, Vaucluse (84) France in 1972.

Dentelles de Montmirail, Vaucluse (84) France in 1…

27 Jul 1972 13 20 602
Taken with my trusty old Russian 35mm on my very first day of rock climbing aged 14! A scanned slide. Down below are the famed vineyards of Gigondas.
Large granite boulder

Large granite boulder

01 May 2012 34 31 508
Sierra de La Cabrera looking across to El Pico de La Miel. The tree is the much-loved and ubiquitous encina , or holm oak in English.
San Lorenzo de El Escorial from El Fraile, Las Machotas and an ancient dry stone wall

San Lorenzo de El Escorial from El Fraile, Las Mac…

21 Oct 2011 18 22 590
A very hot late October day but a magnificent long walk involving ancient woodlands, terrific parkland, the palace monastery, a Roman road, a tough and steep scramble up to a craggy granitic ridge and magnificent vistas. Perfect!
Porthgwarra

Porthgwarra

06 Aug 2012 34 39 522
This tunnel was dug to enable access between two small coves, each of which is used for fishing boats. Very near Land's End, West Penwith, Cornwall. For Pam.
Griffon vultures

Griffon vultures

13 Nov 2013 22 25 581
On their favourite rock, Cancho de La Bola. Sierra de La Cabrera. This prominent rock is white because it has been stained with approx 10,000 years of vulture guano, or so it has been claimed and the timeframe since the last ice age seems about right.
La Cabrera town from a rock window along the ridge

La Cabrera town from a rock window along the ridge

03 Mar 2012 26 21 576
La Cabrera from a granite rock window. La Sierra de La Cabrera.
Shetland Ponies

Shetland Ponies

20 Aug 2015 50 42 579
Treaga Hill, Portreath, Cornwall, for Pam.
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