The Lizard

I don't normally like to take shots of private houses and gardens without permission but this was tempting and so open to public view from the lane down to Church Cove that I couldn't resist. It also reminded me of many aspects of a few gardens I had fun tending over the years. Sight and Sound: Percy Grainger's 'country gardens'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e72pG3V3asQ

I thought I had lost this but I found it buried in the archives. This is a better view of The Lion's Den. The sea does splash around in the bottom, but it is a very deep hole, you can walk right round it. A collapsed sea cave that suddenly appeared overnight in 1840. Near The Lizard, England's southernmost point.

Behind me is the southernmost tip of the British mainland at The Lizard. Lion's Den refers to the hole in the land that appeared overnight in 1840 when a sea cave collapsed. Not all that visible from here - it's on the left of the shot - but spectacular close up. I took shots, but must have deleted them for some reason. I visited the Lizard regularly at one time but 2011 was the last time and the only time when I had a camera.

Marie-france reminded me that the geology of Ouessant (Ushant in English), an island off the far west coast of Brittany, is the same as that of the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall. The geology of this area is very mixed. This shot is of Lizard Point. It may or may not have the same geology as Ouessant. Marie-france, does it look like this? If not, I'll try and get more photos next time I go there (possibly next month) from a different area geologically but still on The Lizard!. Although forgive me if I don't go to Coverack, they'll still be cleaning up after the flood! Best wishes, Andy