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HFF everyone!

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 21:19:31 +0000

One of the last photos I took before my back went and I didn't take any more new photos for some time. I had an operation for 4 fractured vertebrae (apparently caused by long term cortisone treatment as part of my chemotherapy). Then immediately after suffered a detached retina so another operation, then quickly after that, covid in a big way (5 months in hospital including 2 months in an induced coma).
Funny how these things pan out; on the day I took this photo, I'd walked 30,000 paces and felt really really good! Hubris or what?
A song I've always liked and a band who always inspired.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnH_zwVmiuE

My picnic table.

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 21:20:07 +0000

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Well, I haven't shown my favourite picnic table for quite some time and I'm not sure whether I've posted this exact same shot before but even I have, I feel it's worth another airing! Better maybe on full screen.

View from the upper terrace. HFF everyone!

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 21:04:29 +0000

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When it gets a bit warmer, this is a nice spot to have breakfast as it gets the sun in the morning. Other meals can be taken outside but round the front of the house as this terrace is in shade for most of the day as it is north facing. I'll post a view from the lower terrace in a few days time, taken on the same day but a little earlier and a rather different aspect and shot.
Perhaps best on full screen.

Griffon vulture and view, first uploaded 2018. H. A. N. W. E. everyone!

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 07:55:28 +0000

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Griffon vulture on El Cancho de La Bola. A clear day - Uceda, a village in Guadalajara province can be clearly seen here in mid-distance. Normally the heat haze or Madrid smog doesn't allow me to see that far.
It has been suggested that full-screen works well here.

St Agnes Head and Man-and-His-Man

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 06:21:29 +0000

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More gorse and heather but I'm sure you won't mind! First uploaded in 2017.

Porthcurno, Logan Rock, Pednvounder Beach.Trereen Dinas South. Best on large I think.

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:54:18 +0000

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Another one of this but it's irresistible!
A raincloud that had soaked everyone 15 minutes earlier can be seen scuttling away offshore. You can see the scale by the tiny figures in the surf.
First posted in 2016 but worth another airing I think!

Back home

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 08:39:24 +0000

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View from the kitchen, through the dining room to the terrace and the view beyond. A misty sort of morning so not so clear outside.

Cardoon and fence

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 20:51:07 +0000

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HFF everyone (the fence is there in the background ... just visible!)
Cardoons are edible but I don't recall ever eating them in England (I do know they were popular in the middle ages and later). I guess they must have some similarity to their cousin the artichoke. They are eaten here these days in Spain; but I'm not sure what part of the plant is eaten nor how it's cooked. I suppose I should Google it. I'll report back later!
Got it! It's the stems of the leaves that are blanched and the end result is a little bit like braised celery (apparantly) www.youtube.com/watch?v=twVdHnc_IM8
Another roadside find.
Latest info Actually more likely to be MILK THISTLE, but very closely related to Cardoon and the French even call it Chardon Marie.

Hoces del Duraton, Monasterio de La Hoz.

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 21:54:53 +0000

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Segovia province, September 2013

HFF!!! Rhodochiton in my mother's garden

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 22:40:17 +0000

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Garden in St Day, Cornwall

Porthcadjack Cove, Cornwall north coast, heather and gorse

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 21:20:38 +0000

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South West Peninsula coast Path between Basset Cove and Ralph's Cupboard, Portreath, Cornwall. For Pam. Full screen best, I think.
I simply felt like showing it again. It cheers me up! Hope it does the same for you. An addition to Project 21, April: Flowers.

Porthmeor Farm, Zennor, Cornwall. HFF!

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 19:11:35 +0000

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HFF to all my ipernity and IMA friends.
There is a fence in there somewhere; the horse has got it (almost) covered!

HFF! (yes it's there on the left).

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 20:24:25 +0000

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Some of you may remember, from Panoramio, this piece of land belonging to my girlfriend. She is still trying to sell it, if anyone is interested!
In the foreground; Spanish lavender.

Crane Islands from Basset Cove, Cornwall

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 17:13:32 +0000

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Part of my low tide walk between Porthcadjack and Greenbank Coves.
This is not the lowest the tide gets. I normally walk across here further out to sea. I can only guess that the tide is on the way out as I would never attempt it if it were coming in! .

San Lorenzo de El Escorial

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:32:13 +0000

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The Palace-monastery from the Herreria Woods, Abantos behind.
The Capital of Much of the Known World, circa 1590.

Poppies. Algete, Spain, May 2016.

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 22:48:39 +0000

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Madrid Province. Very close to the capital!
On the horizon, La Sierra de La Cabrera.

Happy Fence Friday, ipernity survivors and perseverers!!

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 22:15:05 +0000

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Pasiflora. My Mum's garden again!
Despite some sour and peevish comments many of us received from an unexpected source (unexpected to me anyway!), let's make this terrific site flourish!!
'Surely it is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness!'

Honeysuckle, Fishing Cove, Cornwall

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 18:16:52 +0000

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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.

HFF everyone! A rare Cornish fence.

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 19:08:52 +0000

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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!).

Dawn from my flat, Madrid

nobody@ipernity.com (Andy Rodker) — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 00:15:01 +0000

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