Come away with the raggle taggle gypsy-o
Cathedral Close, Exeter after a light meal at Cote, my current favourite brasserie. We crossed towards the cathedral, just because, and had a peep at this view.
Then turned along the green.
The lovely building on the left is Mols Coffee House, dated 1596.
We were heading back to the car, but I lingered long enough for some pics in the early evening light.
Then over the cobbles and away home.
With the Royal Clarence Hotel, supposedly the oldest hotel in England, in the background.
England’s deep south west
reaching wide around Lyme bay
with ripe spring pastures
An olive grove trail
winds towards the azure sea
shall we wander there?
For Jithin at Trablogger, who likes to find the beauty in the everyday.
Why not join in, here , you’ll even find some tips to start yo off.
My lovely blogging friend Amy has challenged me to join the 7-Day Nature Photo Challenge, begun by Ulli, and it’s right up my street.
The two branches of the river Teign rise on Dartmoor and meet at Chagford, flowing southeast to Teignmouth where it joins the English Channel. It’s a very pretty river, and at castle Drogo it runs through a steep valley. I took this photo down in that valley, half way from Drogo to Fingle Bridge, a beautiful spot.
A well as posting nature photo each day for a week, I have to challenge a friend to join in. Today I’m choosing Meg, who’s spending a year in Warsaw, and enjoying a northern hemisphere spring. She has a very good eye and I loved her calligraphy branches today. No worries if you ‘re too busy Meg!
When the former pilot Keith Owen died, he left his fortune to the seaside town of Sidmouth, to brighten up the place he loved and visited many times. Since then more than 300 people have helped to realise his dream, planting bulbs around the town, making Sidmouth an even lovelier place than before. One of his ideas was to ‘plant a million daffodils’, this has been fulfilled, and the town and areas around it is now a sea of golden yellow and will be every spring.
Late on Sunday afternoon, after my walk at the Byes, where many carpets of daffs are blooming, I climbed a little way up Peak Hill where I knew the sight would be wonderful. Puffing my way past the flowers I sat here and enjoyed the view.
Once I’d got my breathe back, I tried to get some good shots, but the blue sky from earlier was misty.
I walked a little way back down, and the glow as I shot into the sun was dazzling.
What a generous soul Mr Owen must have been, and what a lasting legacy he has left!
The weather forecast was right, full sun all day today – yes this Brit is obsessed with the weather, it’s been a long, wet winter. A morning of housework gave me permission for an afternoon stroll, at Sidmouth. The town was busy but we found somewhere to park and a different entrance to the Byes.
Lots of blue sky and a tempting path.
Here’s Daisy, all excited and with a spring her tail.
There’s been some storm damage in recent years,
But plenty of new tree planting.
We’ll walk beside the river Sid for a while.
There are remains of a jetty.
Benches everywhere to watch the world go by.
Leaving the river, we’ll go up a gentle rise towards Golden Copse, 
in Margaret’s Meadow.
The sky became even bluer.
We were surrounded by birds, but most were too high in the trees. Never mind this robin gave us a lovely solo performance.
Back down to the river where lots of families were enjoying the day.
That’s the Byes, I’ve taken you and Jo walking there before, but in the winter, I hoped you liked spring. The dog friendly café on the sea front was full today as were the car parks, so we headed home. I’ll show you where we made a quick stop tomorrow.
Did you go out for a walk this weekend? I hope you had sunshine as well.
This week’s photo challenge from the Daily Post is Harmony and I figured that this guy created some in his time.
Mozart’s musical language is that of tonal harmony
Lucid Gypsy 