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Location: Home Sweet Home, Grampound Road Photographer: Rowena Castillo Nicholls Videographer: Rob Nicholls Every year, I participate with RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch. We have loads of bird feeders in our garden all throughout the year. Our garden has always been wildlife friendly. We have our wildlife residents as well as regular wildlife visitors. Here's what we spotted today in our garden: Blackbird, Blackcap, Blue Tit, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Collared Dove, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Robin, Song Thrush, Starling, Wren
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Location: Helman Tor, Bodmin Photographer: Rowena Castillo Nicholls Videographer: Rob Nicholls Went for a lovely walk in Helman Tor to shed off all those excess calories from Christmas and New Year. The weather is gorgeous. Sunny but on the cold front, really freezing cold. But nevertheless, it's a great day out with Rob and his friends Mike and Graham plus Arren and Tessa. Helman Tor have a special place in my heart. This is the place where I saw the Bearded Vulture, also known as the LAMMERGEIER or OSSIFRAGE on the 23 May 2016. It's Cornwall's first as well as UK's first so I am really ecstatic that I was the first one who saw and photograph it here in Cornwall. Helman Tor (Cornish: Torr Helman) is a tor in mid Cornwall, England, UK. It is a nature reserve managed by the Cornwall Wildlife Trust. It is a County Geology Site and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It lies on the Saints' Way. It is adjacent to Red Moor Site of Special Scientific Interest and Breney Common Special Area of Conservation . It is the northern end of a granite ridge. There is a logan stone or rocking stone on the site. There is a prehistoric hill fort and a stone hut circle settlement on the site. There is evidence of walls constructed in Neolithic period, around 6,000 years ago, as well as some level platforms, thought to be house sites, one platform has a network of postholes. There is also remains of a field system. These are similar to those at Carn Brea and limited excavation was carried out by Roger Mercer. Location: Home Sweet Home, Grampound Road Photographer: Rowena Castillo Nicholls Videographer: Rob Nicholls The festivities continues with the young ones... Our 1st starter was LENTIL SOUP. Our 2nd starter was POMEGRANATE and CLEMENTINE salad. Our main course was NOODLES with PORK and CABBAGE and ROAST PORK with WILD RICE. For dessert, we have quite a few selections from CHOCOLATE CAKE, CHOCOLATE MOUSSE, MACARONI SALAD and the ULTIMATE CHEESEBOARD. I have 13 different kinds of ROUND-SHAPED FRUIT on my fruits tray. In the Philippines, 13 round fruits are traditionally are eaten on New Year’s Day since 13 is considered a lucky numbers. The best part is that fruits are filled with lots of vitamins and nutrients and can also protect against certain types of cancer. LENTIL is for luck. With their coin-like appearance, lentils are a natural symbol for luck. BLACK-EYED PEAS is for success. Black-eyed peas represent success because each pea represents a coin and a whole serving equals prosperity. PORK is for progress. Eating pork on New Year's Day symbolizes progress in several countries, as the pig is known for pushing forward. NOODLES is for longevity. A long noodle represents a long life. CABBAGE is for prosperity. Greens of any sort symbolize the almighty dollar. Have some cabbage and prosper in the New Year. POMEGRANATE is for good health. With so many delicious seeds inside a pomegranate, it's easy to understand how it represents an abundance of health, fertility and prosperity. ORANGES is for abundance. The Chinese culture considers oranges to represent good fortune, wealth and gold. In addition, oranges naturally ripen this time of the year, so you'll also enjoy an abundance of vitamin C. GRAPES is for happiness. Try the Spanish and Portuguese tradition of eating 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve - sweet ones supposedly lead to 12 happy months. Gold, Yellow and Brown are the colours for 2017, the year of the rooster. |
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