Praa Sands

After West Penwith and Zennor - a late afternoon walk along the beach....and a pint in the beach bar.

Zennor Mermaid

I have always wanted to see the Mermaid of Zennor chair and recently it has been removed from the church for restoration - but it's back! The chair was constructed from two bench or pew ends at some time in the 15th century, whether the carving or the legend came first is debatable. Cornishbirdblog.com click here gives more information.

Zennor Church.

The chair....

The chair ends....

The tapestry for the cushion cover.

Inside...

And from Zennor Head - looking back to Carn Galver.

And along the coast.

After the shower...

Our lad...

Still doing well...

West Penwith's walls

One of our favourite walks in this area is to the walls of West Penwith, then to Men an Tol, on to Ding Dong Mine and then the Nine Maidens stone circle before returning to the walls. As always, I just love those walls. It was really quiet up there today - nice view of a Hen Harrier, the colours were very autumnal. 

Men an Tol - apparently Bronze Age. Traditional beliefs link the holed stone to curing various illnesses and it is thought to be part of a stone circle. 

Ding Dong mine.

Across to Carn Galver.

Distant views of St Michael's Mount.

Part of the Nine Maidens stone circle.

Jumping Tuna and Starlings...

An unusual combination, but two of the highlights form our walk from Sennen Cove round past Land's End. A glorious day weatherwise, with the usual stunning views …

Sennen Cove.

Longships Lighthouse with the Scilly Isles clearly visible on the horizon.

Looking back from just round the corner after Sennen.

Choughs doing their thing...

Given it was a glorious day and a Sunday, it was remarkably quiet.

Feeding at Land's End....Tuna.

Zooming in....

Lovely light...

Stopping for a pasty at Land's End these cheeky Starlings were waiting for pastry flakes...absolutely stunning plumage and they were making all sorts of lovely noises. 

A blocky jumble.

Turquoise seas.

Not a bad place to sketch.