Walking the streets and complying with lockdown rules and regulations we came upon a monkey puzzle tree and quite a beauty he was.
The proper name is araucaria araucana but I doubt if I'll remember that. According to Wikipedia it is native to Chile and Argentina so must be feeling a bit lonely in Cornwall.
It's strange but, as a young child, there was such a tree near to where I lived in west London. I remember my mother telling me it was the only tree a monkey can't climb - but mum always had some fancy tales to tell.
Anyway I'm supposed to be exercising not reminiscing, so a field with some deserted farming equipment.
I'm actually walking along the A390, but there is very little traffic. In normal times this could well be heaving with traffic but we are far from normal times. The daisies seem to like the less polluted air - there's usually an upside to most things - hopefully.
Even looking into the distant morning haze, there still isn't any traffic.
Turning off from the A390 down past St. Mewan school, where all is quiet - no happy children playing.
The hedgerows are full of flowers.
A host of wild garlic.
We pass the 13th century St. Mewan church. The granite stone tower should have been built higher but, according to a local legend, the builders were prevented from raising it higher by the devil, who threw down their stones each night after the correct height had been reached.
A tree, but a very nice tree against the blue of the sky.
Bluebells enjoying the view across the fields from an old Cornish wall
And finally for today a farm in the distance.
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I enjoyed seeing all the wild flowers and yes, I've read the same story regarding monkeys not being able to climb those trees.
ReplyDeleteThanks David, the hedgerows are quite pleasant at the moment. As for the monkey tree tale - to think I believed that my mother had made up the story!
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