Author: Heyjude

I have lived in the UK for most of my life, but when young I definitely had wanderlust and even ended up living in South Africa for several years which was a wonderful experience. I now look forward to a long and leisurely retirement doing what I like most - gardening, photography, walking and travelling.

postcard from america

We were in the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire during 2006 for an October break and to do some “leaf peeping”. This photo is of Lake Winnipesaukee the largest lake in the area which we drove around on our way back to Boston and then on to Cape Cod for our last few days. The scenery in this part of the US is absolutely beautiful in the autumn and we were enchanted by not only the leaf colours and stunning scenery, but the pretty little towns with their covered bridges, clapboard houses and tall church steeples. 

home thoughts from abroad

Home thoughts from abroad is a new series on Travel Words featuring a single photograph that reminds me of a country visited and showing something that uniquely identifies it as being ‘abroad’.

It is my birthday today. A significant number though not one of the BIG ones. Seems big enough to me though. So I am going to indulge in a bit of nostalgia today. This photo is from a place I used to live in, a place I used to love and where I spent several years with my then young family, the youngest of which was born just a few miles further along the coast from here – he is older now than I was then.

Muizenberg is my favourite beach in the entire world. I might be slightly biased as it was my home for several years and I lived only a 5 minute walk away from this beautiful white sandy beach with its iconic beach-huts; a favourite beach with surfers with stunning views across False Bay to Cape Point. It was a dream location with the added bonus of seeing whales in the bay during the winter. A sight I shall never forget no matter how old I am.

Square September: Pink

So we have reached the Last Day of Becky’s September square photo challenge!  She would like us to share photos which embrace ‘pink’ –  there could be pink in the photo, the subject or photographer could be ‘tickled pink’*, or indeed looking ‘in the pink’*.  A photo that manages to do all three things is the ultimate offering.

I was going to finish with a flurry of lovely September flowers, but I was so excited to see this bird I had to use it instead. This red-legged, red-billed member of the crow family earned itself the name ‘Cornish chough’ (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) because of its close association with the Duchy for several hundred years.

I was tickled pink (or you could say "chuffed") to finally see not one, but two Cornish choughs at Godrevey Point on Thursday. I had just finished photographing several Grey Seals on the beach so my day was perfect.

The chough’s (pronounced chuff) symbolism for Cornwall can be easily found for it features on the coat of arms, proudly sitting on top of the crest flanked by a tin miner and fisherman as a striking reminder of Cornwall’s proud traditions. The chough’s Cornish name, Palores, means Digger, a reference no doubt to its habit of digging away at loose soil to find invertebrates.

It has been a lovely Pink month here on Travel Words, I hope you have enjoyed looking at the photos and I thank Becky for being an excellent hostess of this quirky square challenge. I am certain she needs a good couple of months off now for a rest. Thank you once again Becky!

*‘in the pink’ means in perfect condition, or in good health, and ‘tickled pink’ means delighted.

September Squares | Pink