Honeychurch

This is a picture of the inside of the remote little church at Honeychurch, which is very aptly named for this tiny 12th century church is just so sweet. It has medieval wooden pews and a wall painting in the nave that is possibly the Royal Arms of Queen Elizabeth. It is a short walk from the village I now live in Sampford Courtenay.

December Daffodils

I was surprised to see these wild daffodils out in an orchard on a walk in the village of Exbourne, I don't think the Chickens were that impressed though! It has got a lot colder during this week and the tops of the Moor are today white with snow.

Redwings

There are masses of Redwings and Fieldfares about now, a real sign of cold weather. They are in large flocks stripping the hedges of their winter berries, I just wish more farmers would leave their hedge cutting till after the berries have gone. Here is a watercolour of mine of Redwings with Sloe berries.

GOLDCREST

There are quite a few Goldcrests about at the moment, they are one of my favourite birds, just so tiny. I have been watching them flitter amongst the Gorse bushes beside the Hunters path below Castle Drogo. Here is a picture of one of my watercolours of a Goldcrest

A Day in Cornwall

We had such a lovely day down in Cornwall this Sunday. The weather was great & really warm it was more like Spring than Winter with masses of Gorse in bright yellow bloom looking wonderful against the deep blue of the sea. There were plenty of Violets in flower, also Red Campion & Herb Robert. This picture was taken on a section of the coastpath near Nare Head which is near Veryan.

CASTLE DROGO SUNRISE

I managed to get up early enough to catch the sunrise on my walk on the hunters path below Castle Drogo, it lit up the windows as if the castle was on fire! I also managed to see a couple of beautiful male Fallow deer walking straight towards me on the path but unfortunately my camera was still in its case & I knew if I had moved they would have run away so I just stood still & enjoyed watching them.

DARTMOOR SUNSET

It has been very damp and grey here recently typical Dartmoor weather! So I was lucky to see this beautiful sunset over the moors on my drive home from the gallery, I managed to find a muddy field entrance to pull into and take this picture.