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

Greenbank Cove, North Cliffs, Cornwall, heather and gorse. Recommend view enlarged.

Spectacular country in Segovia Province, Spain.

Towanroath pumping engine house served Wheal Coates tin mine. The mines extended well below sea level and far out to sea.

Situated high above the village of Carn Brae and the towns of Redruth and Camborne, originally a 15th century hunting lodge.

Camp Cameron was the US Forces army base for black service personnel in the UK in WWII. They were placed here, in Out-Of-The-Way Cornwall so as not to frighten the poor timid natives. Joe Louis was based here and wrote that he was bored out of his mind! Now, no trace remains of the camp which was situated above St Agnes Head.

Pyrennean Oak, Autumn, El Escorial.

Only the fence posts survive but it'll do for me! Gurnard's Head, Zennor, Cornwall. With montbretia. The South West Peninsula Coast Path.

Porthcadjack, Cornwall.

Back in 2013, for a few months, I lived in a high-rise block and used to wake up to terrific sunrises!

Garden, Saint Day. I make no excuses for posting another photo from my mother's garden. In any case, I haven't posted as many as some people seem to think and none for a few months!!

When I visit Cornwall, my first tradition is to leap down the grassy bank to the edge of St Agnes' Head, lightly skip across the granite rocks and plonk myself down in a favourite corner at the end of this peninsula, while-away a few hours contemplating the universe, quantum physics, why men need to wear ties, Jeremy Corbyn and the intricate design of manhole covers, ... Theresa May and why her first name is impossible to pronounce by my Spanish students, before gently sauntering back uphill having taken 2 or three photos. A pint or two of bitter and a packet of dry-roasted in the Victory Inn at Towans Cross and I am a pig in clover. In three weeks time time ... Please!

Reskajeage, above Fishing Cove. The coast sweeps past Hell's Mouth (partly hidden), North cliffs and St Agnes' Head and on to Perranporth and Newquay. Taken not all that far from the previous shot with the honeysuckle (although two years later). The reason why the post is perfectly presented and everything else is slightly bokeh-ish is because I forgot to switch off the flash (although Ben - Fratton Parker kindly explains that it is 'fill-in flash' and not a mistake!).

High above the beach by the side of the steep path. A lazy, hazy summer's afternoon. The cliffs seen here are called The Knavocks. No idea why.

Rock hopping here at low tide is not really an option - with all this seaweed about!

There is a way down from here but not recommended!

Porthcurno, Logan Rock, granite,Cornwall, Dartmoor ponies, Shasta daisies, heather

The cliffs and the sea are one foot behind me.