Photos for Pam - 100 + photos, mainly of Cornwall, because as Pam herself once told me; "That is where my heart is!"

Cornwall, Redruth, granite tor of Carn Brae. St Ives Bay can just be seen in the distance.

La Sierra de La Cabrera, Madrid Province

Second time of posting but I don't think anyone will object!

Sierra de La Cabrera. Madrid is a smudge on the horizon between the two left-hand pillars. This was the last time I went walking in these mountains. My objective is to get back up there next spring and that will involve a lot of physiotherapy! But no pain no gain!

Godrevy coastline, Cornwall

Heather and gorse carpet. Southwest Peninsula Coast Path, St Agnes, Cornwall.

La Sierra de La Cabrera.

On the north Cornish coast path between Porteath and Porthtowan.

Fog clearing. Jarama Valley, Algete, Madrid Province. Sierra de Guadarrama. Another of my sister's shots.

Between Newdown and St Agnes Heads, Cornwall

Near my current home in Algete but I wasn't living here when I took this shot. It was taken on a visit to my sister's then home in a flat in Algete town. I have very probably posted this before but I felt it was worth another airing!

My sister's garden in Algete, Madrid. This one has a wonderful scent!

This bloomed last year for the entire duration of my hospital stay (covid-19). So I was pleasantly surprised this year to discover that it is very similar to the white variety, Constance Elliott, that I had in my garden in Pinner, Middlesex, England over a decade ago. This variety is called Blue Crown.

North Cornish coast. Southwest Peninsula Coastpath. My sister's shot taken last month on their brief visit to Cornwall to see our parents.

This floral foreground is no longer there but was swept away by coastal erosion sometime between 2012 and 2014. Google Maps has a sign for a castle at this place. The "castle" is one rampart of an iron age fort, Crane Castle, 95% of which is now under the waves. What's left are the inland ramparts!

Samphire and Asparagus Islands from Carvannel Downs, South west Peninsula Coast Path. Taken 11 years ago and it seems like yesterday! I see this was taken on my first day back from my first year teaching in Madrid. It had been a tough but rewarding year and as there were no classes from June to early September (therefore no earnings), I went on the dole back in Cornwall. I wasn't able to pull that trick in following years, so this was the last (and come to think of it, first!) 3 month summer holiday I had!

Another one from this place. The last one was from my sister this year. I've not yet been here in foul weather but can imagine the despair and terror of those ships' crews driven ashore here - and they were, in their thousands!

Sierra de La Cabrera granite forms. This was in May 2019, the last time I walked in these mountains. Best on large.