tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69224053461038863632024-03-20T05:44:40.055+00:00Hayle Media PhotosA Day in the Life of... Cornish Country. Welcome to Hayle, located in the Heart of Cornwall, and the 'Gateway to West Cornwall'.ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-40739192665547539342007-07-18T23:09:00.000+01:002007-07-19T14:44:57.841+01:00The Calm before The Storm<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">Today was gray and gloomy;<br />with not even a whisper from the wind.</span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ObRRO6TE-MaiQWKB5ULN0N8JxZ9EUjCazczj0cCx7Rec8jav-QS4OM-vzgG8xtSAq3FHVDJICxtjSftPbGaitAEouEktmGgfrMubv0CO5kZcUP_7ZgRxY1LUdxOCUypFHlaY69cc0d-o/s1600-h/The+Calm+before+The+Storm.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ObRRO6TE-MaiQWKB5ULN0N8JxZ9EUjCazczj0cCx7Rec8jav-QS4OM-vzgG8xtSAq3FHVDJICxtjSftPbGaitAEouEktmGgfrMubv0CO5kZcUP_7ZgRxY1LUdxOCUypFHlaY69cc0d-o/s1600/The+Calm+before+The+Storm.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088901458569495458" border="0" width="700" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span><blockquote style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">". . . these are the times of dreamy quietude, when beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean's skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember, that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang."<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;">~ </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >from</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> Moby Dick (</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >by</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> Herman Melville)</span></blockquote><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><br /></div>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-10329816378681669212007-07-17T03:00:00.000+01:002007-07-18T16:09:58.619+01:00The beauty of silence...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPBphlGURJn6PD69l9iD9_EflNR9sWeGWJ7ne5TocOMPstL_-ZyQXfmtXwl9StmV2eLL-SVbeOaUfdbdhglrVMY23Auntu-fsmk4nSog1B-YFq4KDGh-Lw0EDpL2ucaShdbVENe_Gg5dW/s1600-h/Silent+Nature.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPBphlGURJn6PD69l9iD9_EflNR9sWeGWJ7ne5TocOMPstL_-ZyQXfmtXwl9StmV2eLL-SVbeOaUfdbdhglrVMY23Auntu-fsmk4nSog1B-YFq4KDGh-Lw0EDpL2ucaShdbVENe_Gg5dW/s1600/Silent+Nature.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088552582671008658" border="0" width="700" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><blockquote>Everything in life is speaking<br />in spite of it's apparent silence.<br />- Hazrat Inayat Khan</blockquote></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-11012649127625555972007-07-12T19:18:00.001+01:002007-07-12T19:27:46.327+01:00St. Ives Bay in a Mist...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2osQaNruAlfhePgX7z8_nby-h45qpjRwTj1qrl3cyozSNo9u_AzpQT87r3dm_LV0Rv-tjrFWCClpN4mTcsp6Fj0BrF5lbOv0Y6oTeRlEpXF5xX7qtQpe2boeFvcYHQoiw4icjSPoj_fqN/s1600-h/St.+Ives+Bay+in+a+mist....JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2osQaNruAlfhePgX7z8_nby-h45qpjRwTj1qrl3cyozSNo9u_AzpQT87r3dm_LV0Rv-tjrFWCClpN4mTcsp6Fj0BrF5lbOv0Y6oTeRlEpXF5xX7qtQpe2boeFvcYHQoiw4icjSPoj_fqN/s1600/St.+Ives+Bay+in+a+mist....JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086376765123756930" border="0" width="700" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204); font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" >The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.<br /><br />- Henry Miller</span>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-49347983760817456622007-07-11T12:00:00.000+01:002007-07-11T15:46:01.749+01:00St. Michael's Mount Series - Photo 9a & 9b<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSSarZa4tpTEM8Bi4-iRd6F2d9_WjYUq5iEsHu5SXX9FmZm7gFNaUdG5_LKOcrkBGD-SF63V5y5Ab3B23nzJS5C8HSC4KDjf62QneTyud_48DA3VDEBhpOFJvfr_HFCpH80ZyUYM0oL9z/s1600-h/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+9b.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSSarZa4tpTEM8Bi4-iRd6F2d9_WjYUq5iEsHu5SXX9FmZm7gFNaUdG5_LKOcrkBGD-SF63V5y5Ab3B23nzJS5C8HSC4KDjf62QneTyud_48DA3VDEBhpOFJvfr_HFCpH80ZyUYM0oL9z/s1600/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+9b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085682188591453970" border="0" width="700" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size:100%;">We've come now, to the end of our island tour, I hope you've enjoyed St. Michael's Mount!<br />St. Michael's Mount (Cornish: <i>Karrek Loes yn Koes</i>), rises majestically almost 230 feet from sea level to the tower, chapel and battlement of the castle. Approximately 500 yards offshore the Mount is reached by small ferry boats which ply between Marazion and the Mount's harbour at high tide, or a granite causeway which enables pedestrian and service traffic at low water. Fairytale, Magik and Legends, this historic island has it all! Before we leave this series, I'd like to share a story or two...</span><br /><br /><blockquote style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Once, it had been thought to have been the site of the ancient island of '<em>Ictis</em>'. This being the major tin exporting port of the 'Cassiterides' - the tin islands trading with the Phoenicians or Greeks of the eastern Mediterranean from about the 4th Century BC. Dedicated to the <em>Archangel St. Michael</em>, the Mount is approximately 400 metres offshore, and can be reached at low tide by a stone causeway. Local legend has a more colourful explanation: the Mount was built by, and home to, the giant 'Comoran'. He would come ashore and steal sheep and cows from the mainland and return to the Mount to eat his meal. He was supposedly killed by a local boy, later called <a href="http://www.cornwallinfocus.co.uk/history/legends.htm">Jack - the Giant Killer</a>. In another legend, St. Michael the Archangel,<br />is believed to have appeared here in AD 710. <br /><br />In the 11th century it was given to the monks of <i>Mont St Michel</i> in France who founded a priory here. At the dissolution in 1539, the revenues were given to Henry Arundell who was appointed Governor. The Mount, on the orders of Sir Francis Basset, then Sheriff of Cornwall, remained loyal to the King during the English Civil War but it was attacked and taken by Parliamentary forces, under the command of Colonel Hammond, in April 1646. Major Ceeley was appointed Governor in 1659, by Richard Cromwell who had briefly succeeded his father as Lord Protector. At the Restoration in 1660, John St Aubyn became the proprietor, and the Mount has continued in that family ever since. The nunnery and house for the monks were placed below the church to the east, south and west; they were much altered during work in 1720 to convert the buildings into a family residence for the St Aubyn family. Further alterations were made in 1826. Since 1660 it has been in the possession of the St Aubyn family and a small village has grown up near the harbour. In 1811, there were fifty houses, eight of which were uninhabited. By 1820 the little town of St Michael had two or three small Inns, and about seventy dwellings.</span></blockquote> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJcVPOkPK7FIFtVkdgYhOakL-26jksqi64jgUxQslb6J8tkl-e4LtVpFiBZlyoQ-VdPB9JtuNybskly_1sX8SzHJXSLX-Mkk6Hf_wVcEcJUA3GMxsuOVVhgdZbBKCs-bweIpaT5QkZyTo/s1600-h/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+9a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJcVPOkPK7FIFtVkdgYhOakL-26jksqi64jgUxQslb6J8tkl-e4LtVpFiBZlyoQ-VdPB9JtuNybskly_1sX8SzHJXSLX-Mkk6Hf_wVcEcJUA3GMxsuOVVhgdZbBKCs-bweIpaT5QkZyTo/s1600/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+9a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085677794839910130" border="0" width="500" /></a></div>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-24009939909960028712007-07-10T15:55:00.000+01:002007-07-10T16:08:43.410+01:00St. Michael's Mount Series - Photo 8<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zS4wFgZk9USLU1vii8XD-VHo0_oBfu6rY8Gj_YOL45SdEHa2YIYon-clL0vXHQ_YBGkrwY4g5mUt5WksUcpVAv8e0Jg5Dnnz-o-sUffhywfvOBjqJZYPC01rw0rQdEAlla_hWPIhlmo9/s1600-h/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+8.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zS4wFgZk9USLU1vii8XD-VHo0_oBfu6rY8Gj_YOL45SdEHa2YIYon-clL0vXHQ_YBGkrwY4g5mUt5WksUcpVAv8e0Jg5Dnnz-o-sUffhywfvOBjqJZYPC01rw0rQdEAlla_hWPIhlmo9/s1600/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085582322011887330" border="0" width="700" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">This is taken atop the castle of the entire community below. It's a wonderful view of the causeway, which connects the island to that of mainland UK, also visible is the harbour and homes of the few families living on the island.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The harbourside village at St. Michael’s Mount has been home to an island community for centuries. The population swelled to around 300 towards the middle of the 19th century, during the harbour’s heyday as a busy port. Although the harbour is now predominantly used by pleasure boats, the village still houses a number of people whose lives are very much linked to the island. The row of picturesque cottages that lines the harbour area is occupied by the island’s boatmen, guides, gardeners and other staff members and their families, creating a community of about 30 in all.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">St. Michael’s Mount lives and breathes history!</span></span>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-63205626595892275052007-07-09T19:14:00.000+01:002007-07-09T22:04:35.089+01:00St. Michael's Mount Series - Photo 7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSh2_HxIP0ptH8MU25akh_S9JxrC7BImcWH8NOfYKfXjwveo2weyLedIj2igtPpGLmUcc_1pDax_3KSm22IbX9Ideg-BDaOBfDjAm323onXgeAftlYRQgY9BtWhI-Wj16ZDqXGpsd_IXwp/s1600-h/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+7.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSh2_HxIP0ptH8MU25akh_S9JxrC7BImcWH8NOfYKfXjwveo2weyLedIj2igtPpGLmUcc_1pDax_3KSm22IbX9Ideg-BDaOBfDjAm323onXgeAftlYRQgY9BtWhI-Wj16ZDqXGpsd_IXwp/s1600/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085267470844319442" border="0" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><blockquote style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size:130%;">This is the entrance to inside the castle. Out of respect to the family that lives in the castle, no one is allowed to take photographs inside. But, I found it pretty cool to be walking around an 18th century castle, that was still being habited.<br /><br />At the top of these steps, you find yourself in a moderate sized entrance hall, followed by room after room filled with such magnificent history. The church, which is the oldest building on the island, looked exactly as one might imagine it would have looked all those hundreds of years ago. Behind the altar in the church are three alabaster panels, each one over 500 years old, depicting religious events of huge significance. Made in Nottingham in the fifteenth century, it is still unknown how or when they came to be at St Michael’s Mount.<br /><br />Anyone coming to visit Cornwall, should make it a point to visit this island, as it is well worth it!</span> </blockquote>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-3332554031949531022007-07-08T16:05:00.000+01:002007-07-08T16:50:02.834+01:00St. Michael's Mount Series - Photo 6a & 6b<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZ80f34tQtk8-Ba865qbdgDgKqAjgrBFbnip-OnPLmT58Tr94Uo4xr2WVZdlAydAzRa372ibc2om9zaol1_ZGyBDkgV9LMQ6czVRC7KMsvmdBexSUEh4-d0WtArhW-GjXGOQLWmQEtiYd/s1600-h/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+6a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZ80f34tQtk8-Ba865qbdgDgKqAjgrBFbnip-OnPLmT58Tr94Uo4xr2WVZdlAydAzRa372ibc2om9zaol1_ZGyBDkgV9LMQ6czVRC7KMsvmdBexSUEh4-d0WtArhW-GjXGOQLWmQEtiYd/s1600/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+6a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084843226859722418" border="0" width="700" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">Taken from up on the castle, is a picture of the exotic garden clinging to a near-vertical granite rock face above the sea. However the warm Gulf Stream along with the heat-retentive granite walls and bedrock, enable a wide variety of tender and exotic plants to be grown in the South-facing gardens. It has walks and terraces planted with windswept but often subtropical plants. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The gardens range from sweeping avenues to the formal terraced gardens first planted in the 1780s.</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size:130%;">The gardens are such a breathtaking view, I decided to post 2 photos!<br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">I'd like to share a quote from one of my favorite authors, Charles Dickens, </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >"The rich, sweet smell of the hayricks rose to his chamber window; the hundred perfumes of the little flower-garden beneath scented the air around; the deep-green meadows shone in the morning dew that glistened on every leaf as it trembled in the gentle air: and the birds sang as if every sparkling drop were a fountain of inspiration to them."<br />~ The Pickwick Papers<br /></span></blockquote></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4tUh3jycX-mJJKq3aLNIDe6JCMsGnFnKjHe2B1haAJv2D7AXX2J_Rys9Oq83tsVtnXIFlkvYbHakFq1TClf9z9tlA2L9UTF6KdjNtDbB-9_agECDAQEtukoUeJHJ_nXvuF3SXHfMrAxM/s1600-h/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+6b.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4tUh3jycX-mJJKq3aLNIDe6JCMsGnFnKjHe2B1haAJv2D7AXX2J_Rys9Oq83tsVtnXIFlkvYbHakFq1TClf9z9tlA2L9UTF6KdjNtDbB-9_agECDAQEtukoUeJHJ_nXvuF3SXHfMrAxM/s1600/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+6b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084843591931942594" border="0" width="500" /></a>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-6921730622515684222007-07-07T23:58:00.000+01:002007-07-08T16:05:22.413+01:00St. Michael's Mount Series - Photo 5<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLE5RaLzGysbFHkbrtzZbgHhZHJWxbChpZDpcInAvfHEppW56ejJHn1pTxfztpdZAlRka5NVeaqfKXDfNcSM2WUaBj6I0buCdSwjg4_dtg4kDQtfgMaE42fygIxQAa5wac53aqPLup0yJl/s1600-h/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+5.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLE5RaLzGysbFHkbrtzZbgHhZHJWxbChpZDpcInAvfHEppW56ejJHn1pTxfztpdZAlRka5NVeaqfKXDfNcSM2WUaBj6I0buCdSwjg4_dtg4kDQtfgMaE42fygIxQAa5wac53aqPLup0yJl/s1600/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084839150935758498" border="0" width="700" /></a><br /><blockquote style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">I would like to dedicate this post to Mrs. Joan Wesley, a French (Brittany) native and Cornish local for more than 45 years!!!<br /><br />Thank you for your kinds words and support!<br /><br />Molly =)</blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">Today's post continues from the view of yesterday's post. The cannons still holding its spot, even after the castle had been turned into a stately house.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Flying high is the Cornish flag!</span></span>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-22702832807998001432007-07-06T14:56:00.000+01:002007-07-06T15:38:09.741+01:00St. Michael's Mount Series - Photo 4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCxPTkYHRguVjElsVNwKpCqfz25iO6mgVRp5TvzpZMqjzmGqKznIul0D0oNmwn8Mh3gALzrKwSgEDfnMPEZ4g4LR376BtASn__37vCD-Iq5XqsPASMlWbnEfLQOK2tzGrskM1caUxpt4r/s1600-h/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCxPTkYHRguVjElsVNwKpCqfz25iO6mgVRp5TvzpZMqjzmGqKznIul0D0oNmwn8Mh3gALzrKwSgEDfnMPEZ4g4LR376BtASn__37vCD-Iq5XqsPASMlWbnEfLQOK2tzGrskM1caUxpt4r/s1600/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084083374130615954" border="0" width="700" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Here are more ruins from the outside of the castle, as you walk up along the steep hill to where the castle is. From here we sneak in a small view of the mainland. Not sure what the ruins were for, but it presented a wonderful place for many of the visitors to stop and pose for photos! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Just after these ruins, we'll reach the area with cannons! I'll post that tomorrow...</span> </span></span>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-18925138499796784312007-07-05T13:29:00.000+01:002007-07-06T15:37:39.850+01:00St. Michael's Mount Series - Photo 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOC6GmEEHvzOctP0C1M66HIxZCqQG8UzTd-AQLrLv6SgP_INraYMbPwJl4L6zxI2BkvF3kmVOJgZD7Z9JYdpzU6dvJWkjHMoIEw0A4CVyGLqi7xhgtVmMVuJbJ9VXHfSzQq8jCs-HSAu9e/s1600-h/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOC6GmEEHvzOctP0C1M66HIxZCqQG8UzTd-AQLrLv6SgP_INraYMbPwJl4L6zxI2BkvF3kmVOJgZD7Z9JYdpzU6dvJWkjHMoIEw0A4CVyGLqi7xhgtVmMVuJbJ9VXHfSzQq8jCs-HSAu9e/s1600/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083689173442254466" border="0" width="550" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">To get up to where the castle is, you must walk up a very steep hill. Much of the path up is made of up of wonderful huge rock formations. I thought it was a nice shot of the mother and child walking up, with those huge boulders behind them!</span> </span></span>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-6901353066388044912007-07-04T11:12:00.000+01:002007-07-04T11:25:56.840+01:00St. Michael's Mount Series - Photo 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25gMKeht1ZDln3balm-IDRCNr4Hmd8z3wK2YUIFqSTchZyguTphbD6jyUm8sQ4bPUFXTz592_HTW3lxGtsog-LyXWbdgaAtoibLLvTewEipeFTBpusayjY0RN9UfMwzAv1J4xrYHXxTN8/s1600-h/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25gMKeht1ZDln3balm-IDRCNr4Hmd8z3wK2YUIFqSTchZyguTphbD6jyUm8sQ4bPUFXTz592_HTW3lxGtsog-LyXWbdgaAtoibLLvTewEipeFTBpusayjY0RN9UfMwzAv1J4xrYHXxTN8/s1600/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+-+Photo+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083282732097099378" border="0" width="700" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Today, we see the a little bit of the local island community. On the island, there is a small community of locals that reside there, so we see here, a few of the houses and the ticket office further down the cobblestone road.</span></span></div>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-78090811616790125492007-07-03T11:31:00.000+01:002007-07-04T16:05:31.509+01:00St. Michael's Mount Series - Photo 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0kThVsKVMgVo8vA2MW2i_3Py5XwXJ4xLNvFkbVZERo_sE1oakkhwrzaSTa43hwwHyoJk1S3MpvOjZNJEC5eFH8T6ahiLsi5f5n0O7kxS2MEKkd5VwXk-kd7FcIWqrpbMls8D10792fSN/s1600-h/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+%231.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0kThVsKVMgVo8vA2MW2i_3Py5XwXJ4xLNvFkbVZERo_sE1oakkhwrzaSTa43hwwHyoJk1S3MpvOjZNJEC5eFH8T6ahiLsi5f5n0O7kxS2MEKkd5VwXk-kd7FcIWqrpbMls8D10792fSN/s1600/St.+Michael%27s+Mount+%231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082916513120671330" border="0" width="700" /></a><br /><blockquote style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">To DeathSweep,<br />This series of photos are dedicated to you!<br />Thanks for your daily visits,<br />Ice_Molly!<br /><br />Last week, missed posting as I was up in London to watch the Wimbledon Championships...</blockquote><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">Over the next several days, I'll be posting photos of a popular site in Cornwall, St. Michael's Mount. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Previously, I have posted scenic photos of this castle on an island, now I'd like to give you a short tour of the island.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">St. Michael's Mount, is a rocky island, crowned by a medieval castle and church. It's been home to the St. Aubyn family for 300 years, where they currently reside. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Today's photo is a view of the castle. St. Michael's mount is an odd mix of house, religious retreat, and fortified castle. It was a pilgrimage centre in the Middle Ages, converted first to a fortress, then to a house after the Civil War.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">~in 1135 AD, the church was built by Abbot Bernard of Mont St. Michel and consecrated by Bishop of Exeter in 1144. Then in 1193 AD, the priory was seized by Henry de la Pomeray with his men disguised as pilgrims. The castle begins build and De la Pomeray dies by his own hand in fear of the consequences when Richard the Lionheart returns from the crusades.~</span></span>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-34759940581864307602007-07-02T16:49:00.000+01:002007-07-05T13:31:45.205+01:00Visiting Hayle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aPLPah5ZWdVhF_WRBoDGNTudhAoIy0S4csg8zkjm283bOxMB0DZWGP3jPMbBLALhVssfjaAUR5X9kMqwCwla75p7jUG6BolOFXm8FMhrecsHcPywfa37-WYHsj5hlipk8VN-65oeUJYT/s1600-h/Al+%26+Zeny+-+%231.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aPLPah5ZWdVhF_WRBoDGNTudhAoIy0S4csg8zkjm283bOxMB0DZWGP3jPMbBLALhVssfjaAUR5X9kMqwCwla75p7jUG6BolOFXm8FMhrecsHcPywfa37-WYHsj5hlipk8VN-65oeUJYT/s1600/Al+%26+Zeny+-+%231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082627521951192642" border="0" width="350" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >Today's post is dedicated to Al and Zeny, </span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfuHl_yAPKWtflb04tYlAyqabyG39M44j3WD8nS5ODCq8rdRWxSFwEZ5XICEuUvV6kD_M4PvAInfq7ryMQRv3hg4WKOl-ljoBKc3TfMu1m-KZ795nT6Z5BMsErmJqAc4fSo_ytnbNF9EKC/s1600-h/Al+%26+Zeny+-+%232.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfuHl_yAPKWtflb04tYlAyqabyG39M44j3WD8nS5ODCq8rdRWxSFwEZ5XICEuUvV6kD_M4PvAInfq7ryMQRv3hg4WKOl-ljoBKc3TfMu1m-KZ795nT6Z5BMsErmJqAc4fSo_ytnbNF9EKC/s1600/Al+%26+Zeny+-+%232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082631627939927634" border="0" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">whom visited Hayle, all the way from Honolulu, Hawaii!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">We hope they enjoyed their time in Cornwall!</span><br /></span></div>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-10930105036083720822007-07-01T23:35:00.000+01:002007-07-10T23:19:04.682+01:00'The Colour Red'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevfOYeH6jklPDmtzU0OCKS2PpuJspphZfnvsAWC4wMfcEIjZPsVNMmXHkN0ABFzNOddnSQn5uz_IFr0lX8d9LHX_BkCpP45lXos1MtVi_uFFOOBilTua7o6TF8OKtdg076gI5jVeuomHn/s1600-h/July+Theme+Day.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevfOYeH6jklPDmtzU0OCKS2PpuJspphZfnvsAWC4wMfcEIjZPsVNMmXHkN0ABFzNOddnSQn5uz_IFr0lX8d9LHX_BkCpP45lXos1MtVi_uFFOOBilTua7o6TF8OKtdg076gI5jVeuomHn/s1600/July+Theme+Day.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082624339380426290" border="0" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://visualstpaul.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Saint Paul (MN), USA</a> - <a href="http://www.discoverpa.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Bellefonte (PA), USA</a> - <a href="http://menton-daily-photo.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Menton, France</a> - <a href="http://monte-carlo-daily-photo.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Monte Carlo, Monaco</a> - <a href="http://nyc2dailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">New York City (NY), USA</a> - <a href="http://www.telaviv2dailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Tel Aviv, Israel</a> - <a href="http://hydedailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Hyde, UK</a> - <a href="http://portangelesdailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Port Angeles (WA), USA</a> - <a href="http://mainzdailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Mainz, Germany</a> - <a href="http://stockholmdailyphoto.com/" target="_new">Stockholm, Sweden</a> - <a href="http://paderborndailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Paderborn, Germany</a> - <a href="http://www.singaporedailyphoto.com/" target="_new">Singapore, Singapore</a> - <a href="http://tungelstadailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Haninge, Sweden</a> - <a href="http://beestonblog.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Nottingham, UK</a> - <a href="http://ampangdailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Ampang (Selangor), Malaysia</a> - <a href="http://mayniladailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Manila, Philippines</a> - <a href="http://abostonvignette.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Boston (MA), USA</a> - <a href="http://seouldailyphoto.com/" target="_new">Seoul, Korea</a> - <a href="http://singersdailyfotos.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Singapore, Singapore</a> - <a href="http://joplinphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Joplin (MO), USA</a> - <a href="http://chandlerdailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Chandler (AZ), USA</a> - <a href="http://www.anotherparisdailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Paris, France</a> - <a href="http://www.sequimwadailyphoto.com/" target="_new">Sequim (WA), USA</a> - <a href="http://www.greenvilledailyphoto.com/" target="_new">Greenville (SC), USA</a> - <a href="http://kualalumpurdailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia</a> - <a href="http://bostondailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Boston (MA), USA</a> - <a href="http://chennaidailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Chennai, India</a> - <a href="http://madisondailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Madison (WI), USA</a> - <a href="http://brdailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Baton Rouge (LA), USA</a> - <a href="http://toulousedailyphotoblog.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Toulouse, France</a> - <a href="http://seattle-daily-photo.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Seattle (WA), USA</a> - <a href="http://mexicodailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Mexico (DF), Mexico</a> - <a href="http://www.antiguadailyphoto.com/" target="_new">La Antigua, Guatemala</a> - <a href="http://selmaala.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Selma (AL), USA</a> - <a href="http://www.wassenaardailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands</a>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-58102563493570940242007-06-23T11:13:00.000+01:002007-06-23T11:15:31.399+01:00Natural Beauty<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3T-T7-DUciJh3EDRne0qFSKURtcDVK7x4abtA9MMEyq-qYU_foWnabob5u_5SoNslmEhnkliURB1QuJonAgn5W6tp3VsSLtjZ1tvpLT9gNtBIAdSGw0Hu9KrDXDiewcYHxxLX5B0zDb1V/s1600-h/sand:rocks:godrevy.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3T-T7-DUciJh3EDRne0qFSKURtcDVK7x4abtA9MMEyq-qYU_foWnabob5u_5SoNslmEhnkliURB1QuJonAgn5W6tp3VsSLtjZ1tvpLT9gNtBIAdSGw0Hu9KrDXDiewcYHxxLX5B0zDb1V/s1600/sand:rocks:godrevy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079009271625729090" border="0" width="500" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><blockquote style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Rocky path ahead</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Treading lightly on soft sand</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Distant house of light</span></span></blockquote><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">"Today is going to be a good day..."~ice_molly</span></span><br /></div>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-70210375596759610472007-06-22T21:58:00.000+01:002007-06-23T08:52:14.520+01:00A Piece of Land's End...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7p2le2gIicUWHayeuAamHol47l2WGUIdv6m5wyEaG3UYiV-rilQDWNoLvA8rFQ_sKvEHAf5sWNe1ohi5xabO6Qz6CBAWnK_ouxVCk3j6iky1zC6Cg2WMYXJQDoGa_a9NRNTyRqGrlBeP/s1600-h/Land's+End+Seascape.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7p2le2gIicUWHayeuAamHol47l2WGUIdv6m5wyEaG3UYiV-rilQDWNoLvA8rFQ_sKvEHAf5sWNe1ohi5xabO6Qz6CBAWnK_ouxVCk3j6iky1zC6Cg2WMYXJQDoGa_a9NRNTyRqGrlBeP/s1600/Land's+End+Seascape.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078996180565410866" border="0" width="700" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">Land's End is one of the most popular outdoor attractions in Cornwall<br />and a 20 minute drive from Hayle. It is situated on the westerly most point of mainland Britain and is surrounded by some of the most spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean, and also, breathtaking scenery. Also famous for its "End to Enders",<br />you can hear the extraordinary tales of the people who have traveled from<br />Land's End to John o'Groats (the northerly most point of mainland Britain).<br />The distance from one to the other totaling 874 miles.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">See more info here on, </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.landsendjohnogroats.info/" _blank="">Walking Land's End to John o'Groats, with Mark Moxon</a></span></div>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-51698407090076283512007-06-21T12:43:00.001+01:002007-06-21T12:52:24.347+01:00Sheep Territory!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyi_FgkWsz1pgS1-dVDiHnJO7wBVsfwv1lQxH6ncoKvliW497fy_wK3iq8EnS7W9-DWG-jmq5wz7MxO3V7eQBvMhy_wFT8N3G9R30gaORx61RKK6QIEFNkuThlwLD1rlG-kuU6MnfPfU/s1600-h/Smile+for+the+camera%21.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyi_FgkWsz1pgS1-dVDiHnJO7wBVsfwv1lQxH6ncoKvliW497fy_wK3iq8EnS7W9-DWG-jmq5wz7MxO3V7eQBvMhy_wFT8N3G9R30gaORx61RKK6QIEFNkuThlwLD1rlG-kuU6MnfPfU/s1600/Smile+for+the+camera%21.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078482106656883794" border="0" width="700" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">During an interim of the current bout of rainstorms,<br />I took the dog out for a country walk<br />and came across these two onlookers!</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-61741233317424221392007-06-20T18:33:00.000+01:002007-06-20T19:32:44.050+01:00Looks like Snow and Ice!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5g5srCaHTldx77ZsmEpPXKeqDYDeuOsMk4qLp7fb0azU25B1rFIzkExoGBlNiF6DKU3plp_pFlOuh-yRa5uvNp9G3hVDO3AVsxcdWAgko3m9DIDIY3OdZ2uO0-v3rw5RKjuwqWWgm0XCO/s1600-h/B&W+lighthouse:seascape.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5g5srCaHTldx77ZsmEpPXKeqDYDeuOsMk4qLp7fb0azU25B1rFIzkExoGBlNiF6DKU3plp_pFlOuh-yRa5uvNp9G3hVDO3AVsxcdWAgko3m9DIDIY3OdZ2uO0-v3rw5RKjuwqWWgm0XCO/s1600/B&W+lighthouse:seascape.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078201405457220642" border="0" width="700" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">Following my latest obsession of classic literature, here is something from The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft, by ~George Gissing</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">"For the man sound in body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every sky has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously."</span></span>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-62055213435578889032007-06-19T18:06:00.001+01:002007-06-22T22:25:25.625+01:00Rocks upon the shore...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCuvaCCBTxansuLGpWTe9z2wIzArHLc5SIGf2hOdAFSBtnwsPoBlCbNBtkZFeKXz2DUOtD0H4qB8yX3W0KS2DjfXFl1pUicdYLz1BqyBAqsAQKuJWdS3f6a5KYqKW7WJi9oY1DLPa9gIK/s1600-h/Mexico+Beach+w:rocks.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCuvaCCBTxansuLGpWTe9z2wIzArHLc5SIGf2hOdAFSBtnwsPoBlCbNBtkZFeKXz2DUOtD0H4qB8yX3W0KS2DjfXFl1pUicdYLz1BqyBAqsAQKuJWdS3f6a5KYqKW7WJi9oY1DLPa9gIK/s1600/Mexico+Beach+w:rocks.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077823285126415378" border="0" width="700" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 204);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">I stumbled upon these rocks, while out walking my dog on Mexico Towans Beach. I'm assuming the cliffs got some good pounding from the latest rush of rainstorms and scattered all through the beach were various rocks, with a huge percentage of it being granite. The scattered rocks were such a lovely sight to see!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Today, I'd like to share a piece from William Makepeace Thackeray,</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 204);font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:180%;">"To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; and to forgo even ambition when the end is gained--who can say this is not greatness..."<br /><br />~The Virginians<br /></span></div>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-7305774820010654912007-06-18T16:30:00.000+01:002007-06-20T00:34:09.935+01:00Out of the Storm...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbHMTm5kAq0PcY-bmHgVuQu2s0ZaVTpBMTrJMQdhJRipnf2D1xLtQsNOcftJOCFJ3LVFjTj9HuEQk8x-lCRvozvX13Pk33RJWRe4ViML3k2uxnSptDOOGaHVag-FSOmN_k8NxqyI_XB9g/s1600-h/Sennen+Sunset.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbHMTm5kAq0PcY-bmHgVuQu2s0ZaVTpBMTrJMQdhJRipnf2D1xLtQsNOcftJOCFJ3LVFjTj9HuEQk8x-lCRvozvX13Pk33RJWRe4ViML3k2uxnSptDOOGaHVag-FSOmN_k8NxqyI_XB9g/s1600/Sennen+Sunset.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077427654213944322" border="0" width="700" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >After days of constant rainstorm, the sun finally had its moment and the rest of the day... Wednesday, we are expecting thunder & lightning - hopefully tomorrow we'll see the sun shining before more of the rainstorm!</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">~It's been a busy last few weeks, but I hope to resume postings this week~</span></blockquote></div><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >The following is from a classic, a personal favorite, 'Nicholas Nickleby' ~by Charles Dickens:<br />"If our affections be tried, our affections are our consolation and comfort; and memory, however sad, is the best and purest link between this world and a better."</span>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-81288163635319708922007-06-09T14:58:00.001+01:002007-06-09T15:10:06.078+01:00White Wash...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUM9ZtElvv0r4rtq76icxE1LzEyiiWGeoXEKbaBKD38dp8C2G8lqn4rhNAO48mst1gyjHprdYd53g2piv7BdQ1UPZAa1ugX2yTFgK3l9vBXZhr5P4ckLrQgtFZVdHoRqJrvIURU4XFswI/s1600-h/B&W+wavesonrocks.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUM9ZtElvv0r4rtq76icxE1LzEyiiWGeoXEKbaBKD38dp8C2G8lqn4rhNAO48mst1gyjHprdYd53g2piv7BdQ1UPZAa1ugX2yTFgK3l9vBXZhr5P4ckLrQgtFZVdHoRqJrvIURU4XFswI/s1600/B&W+wavesonrocks.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074063853007586290" border="0" width="700" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><blockquote style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.”</span></span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></div>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-16170582268673080842007-06-08T23:09:00.001+01:002007-06-08T23:20:06.337+01:00Inspire...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFJ9zxmNO2rDxwtitXydXmQrLMcGn42i8bKDHK7XF7v-NQ1VDITvzuVwVIi2OHyIdimPGW0P7-c-B_B5m-yU5pQmwNaeKuMqqm5gpRBi23DadbEEtHxtQUsz_JlkXA9IUgkQuIatlLoCQ/s1600-h/Gwinear+Silhouette.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFJ9zxmNO2rDxwtitXydXmQrLMcGn42i8bKDHK7XF7v-NQ1VDITvzuVwVIi2OHyIdimPGW0P7-c-B_B5m-yU5pQmwNaeKuMqqm5gpRBi23DadbEEtHxtQUsz_JlkXA9IUgkQuIatlLoCQ/s1600/Gwinear+Silhouette.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073819344814392290" border="0" width="700" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><blockquote>HAVE FUN<br />DIG DEEP<br />STRETCH<br />DREAM BIG<br /><br />ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE</blockquote></span></div>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-20818017250527657662007-06-07T15:47:00.001+01:002007-06-07T16:00:10.424+01:00Clouds of Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4jmZ-x_quVGUowMboV7CPxgSXWtQtIZyNmzIGFqXZqV-Y-3CSZ4zoIFxDVjBYFOhiNB1IaSy5FvjjkEBLLQ9Ay6E046Ff7FLTctSFE6fPSicF3Ek5zWN-2IqkBcSBLcBRDFuZ2UpP40_/s1600-h/Beach:Godrevy:Clouds.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4jmZ-x_quVGUowMboV7CPxgSXWtQtIZyNmzIGFqXZqV-Y-3CSZ4zoIFxDVjBYFOhiNB1IaSy5FvjjkEBLLQ9Ay6E046Ff7FLTctSFE6fPSicF3Ek5zWN-2IqkBcSBLcBRDFuZ2UpP40_/s1600/Beach:Godrevy:Clouds.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073334503136216018" border="0" width="700" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><blockquote style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;">"Floating together through the open sky...<br />Flowing with the rhythm of the sea...<br />Love, a constant beacon"</span></blockquote><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-35429404347557058122007-06-01T16:59:00.000+01:002007-06-19T18:58:31.049+01:00Looking Out...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gWwHhRQnXPDz3edjVi76RcM_BBxiUcDnB1lfCeCMo3em60yucb2n-uPpt3k5RM-X4jyv4Y5wvXXyATIpjKvIMHasAcdQWsVykoKRCb5EXUQ9jTU0R3-A6s8P-waWnP_ggW-b8eHMH_qu/s1600-h/Theme+Day.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gWwHhRQnXPDz3edjVi76RcM_BBxiUcDnB1lfCeCMo3em60yucb2n-uPpt3k5RM-X4jyv4Y5wvXXyATIpjKvIMHasAcdQWsVykoKRCb5EXUQ9jTU0R3-A6s8P-waWnP_ggW-b8eHMH_qu/s1600/Theme+Day.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071126545657173778" border="0" width="550" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >In participation of the June Theme Day: A View From My Bedroom Window - Here's Looking Out...!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >Please enjoy... and explore other cities, participating in the Theme Day Blog!</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://seattle-daily-photo.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Seattle (WA), USA</a> - <a href="http://www.maniladailyphoto.com/" target="_new">Manila, Philippines</a> - <a href="http://www.albuquerquedailyphoto.com/" target="_new">Albuquerque (NM), USA</a> - <a href="http://www.singaporedailyphoto.com/" target="_new">Singapore, Singapore</a> - <a href="http://torundailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Toruń, Poland</a> - <a href="http://brdailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Baton Rouge (LA), USA</a> - <a href="http://seouldailyphoto.com/" target="_new">Seoul, Korea</a> - <a href="http://visualstpaul.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Saint Paul (MN), USA</a> - <a href="http://vantaadailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Vantaa, Finland</a> - <a href="http://madisondailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Madison (WI), USA</a> - <a href="http://saarbrueckendailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Saarbrücken, Germany</a> - <a href="http://icleveland.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Cleveland (OH), USA</a> - <a href="http://dailyphotobutcherfortheworld.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Chicago (IL), USA</a> - <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://www.twincitiesdailyphoto.com" target="_new">Cottage Grove (MN), USA</a> - <a href="http://omahadailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Omaha (NE), USA</a> - <a href="http://www.discoverpa.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Bellefonte (PA), USA</a> - <a href="http://melbourneinphotos.com/" target="_new">Melbourne, Australia</a> - <a href="http://stockholmdailyphoto.com/" target="_new">Stockholm, Sweden</a> - <a href="http://grenobledailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Grenoble, France</a> - <a href="http://lubbockdailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Lubbock (TX), USA</a> - <a href="http://abostonvignette.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Boston (MA), USA</a> - <a href="http://www.arradondailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Arradon, France</a> - <a href="http://hydedailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Hyde, UK</a> - <a href="http://joplinphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Joplin (MO), USA</a> - <a href="http://artofjpn2.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Kyoto, Japan</a> - <a href="http://artofjpn3.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Tokyo, Japan</a> - <a href="http://www.kansascitydailyphoto.com/" target="_new">Kansas City (MO), USA</a> - <a href="http://naplesdailyphoto-prettyizzy.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Naples (FL), USA</a> - <a href="http://tuzladailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina</a> - <a href="http://mayniladailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Manila, Philippines</a> - <a href="http://sydneydailysnap.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Sydney, Australia</a> - <a href="http://stavangerphotobytanty.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Stavanger, Norway</a> - <a href="http://bucaramangadailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Bucaramanga (Santander), Colombia</a> - <a href="http://jonemo.de/thedailylondonphoto/" target="_new">London, UK</a> - <a href="http://chandlerdailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Chandler (AZ), USA</a> - <a href="http://www.nelsondailyphoto.com/" target="_new">Nelson, New Zealand</a> - <a href="http://keropokman.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Singapore, Singapore</a> - <a href="http://hamburgdailyphoto.com/" target="_new">Hamburg, Germany</a> - <a href="http://sydneynearlydailyphot.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Sydney, Australia</a> - <a href="http://www.secret-tenerife.com/photos/" target="_new">Tenerife, Spain</a> - <a href="http://moscowdailyshot.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Moscow, Russia</a> - <a href="http://www.lyondailyphotoblog.com/" target="_new">Lyon, France</a> - <a href="http://kualalumpurdailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia</a> - <a href="http://basedinvilligen.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Villigen, Switzerland</a> - <a href="http://andersondailyphoto.wordpress.com/" target="_new">Anderson (SC), USA</a> - <a href="http://oslodailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Oslo, Norway</a> - <a href="http://evry-daily-photo.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Evry, France</a> - <a href="http://hayledailyphotos.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Hayle, UK</a> - <a href="http://mumbaidailysnapshot.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Mumbai, India</a> - <a href="http://kitakami-photoblog.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Kitakami, Japan</a> - <a href="http://www.wassenaardailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands</a> - <a href="http://menton-daily-photo.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Menton, France</a> - <a href="http://monte-carlo-daily-photo.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Monte Carlo, Monaco</a> - <a href="http://ladailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Los Angeles (CA), USA</a> - <a href="http://www.cypressdailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Cypress (TX), USA</a> - <a href="http://www.antiguadailyphoto.com/" target="_new">La Antigua, Guatemala</a> - <a href="http://paderborndailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Paderborn, Germany</a> - <a href="http://sandiego-dailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">San Diego (CA), USA</a> - 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<a href="http://mainzdailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Mainz, Germany</a> - <a href="http://minneapolisdailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Minneapolis (MN), USA</a> - <a href="http://zurichdailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Zurich, Switzerland</a> - <a href="http://torinodailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Torino, Italy</a> - <a href="http://montrealdailyphoto.blogspot.com/" target="_new">Montréal (QC), Canada</a>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922405346103886363.post-88719165183707485242007-05-30T11:46:00.000+01:002007-06-07T16:03:48.205+01:00Sat up against the side of a cliff...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJYI1YjvfqM3zrQh5oltcjnqAeCINZqIaV_l2N9vkGFJM1n0qv9yWSI3Nvx8VIWx21IwyZSFjQpKVK1SbaDXUOnd5rvACXH5lLXLEFJ6EsU06udpYVCDpX1cXeQWd5Nf0Z3h0FJh6NxxD/s1600-h/ocean:cliff+side:hells+mouth.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJYI1YjvfqM3zrQh5oltcjnqAeCINZqIaV_l2N9vkGFJM1n0qv9yWSI3Nvx8VIWx21IwyZSFjQpKVK1SbaDXUOnd5rvACXH5lLXLEFJ6EsU06udpYVCDpX1cXeQWd5Nf0Z3h0FJh6NxxD/s1600/ocean:cliff+side:hells+mouth.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070303765482147490" border="0" width="550" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" ><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;"><blockquote><span style="font-size:180%;">“This severe, ascetic music, calm and horizontal as the line of the ocean, monotonous by virtue of its serenity, anti-sensuous, and yet so intense in its contemplativeness that it verges sometimes on ecstasy”</span></blockquote></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >For you and the ocean you love so well...<br /><br />“I shall go the way of the open sea,<br />To the lands I knew before you came,<br />And the cool ocean breezes shall blow from me,<br />The memory of your name”<br /><br />~Laurence Hope</span>ICE_Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667735414852500618noreply@blogger.com4