A Walk on the Clifftops and a Wander in the Garden.

Benji and I managed to find a quiet area last week on the cliffs above Looe: this area is known as Hannafore.  The narrow road that leads from West Looe climbs upwards past hotels and houses and comes to an end where the fields begin.  The coastal path continues through the fields and climbs higher on its way to Talland, Polperro and all points beyond.  As you can see, Benji has no qualms about leaving my side when he has such a huge area to explore; he hardly stopped galloping backwards and forwards! 

Lovely views 

Looking back to the last few houses on Hannafore just before the field.

Looking down on the rocky foreshore below the cliffs.

Out of the holiday season, there are normally Devon Red cattle in here - calm and placid beasts that are no trouble even when they have their calves at foot.  But the farmer removes them before the tourists arrive as very few are happy to walk through a field of cows! As a result, a large area is allowed to revert to a meadow of long grasses and wildflowers.

There used to be a path and stile which led to the beach below, but the path has been damaged by the sea and is now fenced off - Mother Nature is taking over.

Here's that boy, returning from a long gallop up towards where the stream crosses the path and a little dog can have a drink - as long as he doesn't have to get his paws wet!

And now we're almost back to where the car is parked and he was reluctant to leave the field until he realised I wasn't waiting for him. 

  "Wait for meeee!"

Back home and this is the shrub in my front garden which attracts so many bees, although I managed to take a photo where there were none in sight.  Typical! It's a Persicaria, by the way - I recommend it if you want to encourage those lovely bees.

The first cherry tomatoes this year, just beginning to ripen.

A look around the garden: I have mowed the lawn since these photos were taken.  It was more like a meadow, because we seem to have had rain on more days than enough! Haven't been able to cut the hedges because there are baby birds still in their nests (2nd clutch). 

Buddleia and Butterflies go together, don't they? Though I wish this one hadn't decided to close its wings just as I lined up a photo!!! 

The Buddleia has grown much higher this year - it must be down to all that rain - there has to be something good to be thankful for.

There has been some sunshine since I started this post; those tomatoes ripened and have been eaten, along with 4 more.   

The lawns will need mowing again in a few days.

After posting about my lack of success in growing Roses,  I have now got 3 beautiful, sweet-smelling red blooms , more than a dozen white roses and the same of pink roses. Woohoo!