Cornwall and Cobwebs

Autumn is approaching. We are starting to get cool misty mornings that turn into lovely sunny days. The beauty about this weather is that the cobwebs are so spectacular as they capture the dewdrops. There are often strands of cobwebs covering long distances.

All my pottery houses are attracting the spiders

Round and round and round

A wheel of perfection

So intricate

There are still butterflies about and I have seen a lot of peacock butterflies in the garden.

 A  peacock butterfly on a perennial wallflower that has flowered all summer

Sometimes it is good to pause and look carefully at a flower to see it's structure. This yellow daisy has layered ridged petals.

Pointed petals and the stamens have yellow tops and brown stalks

The white cosmos is still in full flower.

Fluted petals and yellow stud centres

Zinnias come in some striking colours.

Look at the layering of the petals

Look how the stamens twist

On holiday in Cornwall we had a meal in the Old Ferryboat Inn.

Situated near the house where Daphne Du Maurier used to live

Look at the ferryboat open to the elements 

We walked along the coast from Polruan to Polperro and saw some woody nightshade on the way.

Woody nightshade is very poisonous

The rock formations on the Cornish coastline are dramatic.

Look at the rock strata

This head was on a house wall in St Agnes.
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Get a head get a house

A stained glass window in St Michael's Mount in Cornwall.

Beautifully painted

Daisy Chain who lives in my home garden has just acquired a new outfit. I think the feather boa may be a tad too large.

Swamped by feathers

I love the name of this street.

It makes you want to dance