'Twas a dull morning, a little drizzly, but I always feel I need a walk so we decided to head for the lanes near Trenance, St.Austell. There's rarely any traffic and perhaps I would see some colour in the hedgerows.
Well I did find some flowers as can be seen by my photo above. Yes, they are daffodils - very early, even for Cornwall.
It sure looked like rain!
Gradually the greyness lifted and it was possible to look across the fields. The view would have been a better if the hedgerows weren't quite so high.
Yes, the grey must have been frightened away as the sky turned blue. There's a wind turbine in the distance.
This is/was china clay country as can be seen below. The hill is made from the spoils of the china clay industry. Nature has taken over and made the scene quite pleasant.
It started getting dull again. That's Cornwall for you, travel a short distance and the weather can be quite different.
Water was gushing onto the road from the recent heavy rain ...
… and joined a small river ...
… which gradually became wider.
We then came to the bridge across the Trenance Road built in 1859.
Actually there are two bridges as can be seen in the photo below. The second bridge was built in 1899.
Trains thunder across the Gover Valley via the bridge and also a viaduct. This is used by trains travelling from London Paddington to Penzance and vice versa.
From here we followed a footpath to take us down to the valley.
Looking south are houses and the block of flats - the only high rise flats in Cornwall - I mentioned in a previous post.
That's it for today - keep on walking!
See also:
33 Photos: A Circular Walk Based On Gover Valley, St.Austell, Cornwall
Good to see your early flowers, something for us to look forward to. It's always interesting.to observe how nature colonised areas that are left alone like the clay spoil heaps. Interesting post with a variety of weather changes.
ReplyDeleteThanks David. Some of the old china clay pits are quite attractive now where nature has taken over. Some have lakes of colourful water.
DeleteWe have had so much rain and dull days - and today looks like it's going to be the same!
These photos are so gorgeous! You live in a stunning and beautiful area, Mike!
ReplyDeleteThanks Trish, Cornwall gets lots of visitors in the Summer months - mainly for the beaches and the small fishing villages.
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