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Location: On our garden in Grampound Road, Truro, Cornwall Photo Credit: Rowena Castillo Video Credit: Rob Nicholls This weekend I had participated with RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch. It's really fun and enjoyable. This really made my weekend simply awesome. Big Garden Birdwatch. Enjoy an hour in the company of nature during 27–29 January 2018 and be part of the world’s largest wildlife survey. Count the wildlife that’s counting on you. 1) Watch the birds in your garden or local park for one hour. 2) Only count the birds that land in your garden or local park, not those flying over. 3) The same birds may land more than once. To avoid counting them twice, please submit the highest number you see of each bird species at any one time in the hour – not the total number you count over the hour. 4) Tell RSPB what you’ve seen in your hour, even if you saw nothing – it’s still really useful information! Tell RSPB about other wildlife that visits your garden or local park during the year too. 5) Please enter your results at rspb.org.uk/birdwatch 28 January, 9:00am to 10:00am Brambling, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Siskin, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Blackcap, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Robin, Wren, Starling, Pied Wagtail, Collared Dove, Jackdaw and Magpie 28 January, 11:00am to 12:00pm Brambling, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Siskin, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Blackcap, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Robin, Wren, Starling, Collared Dove and Jackdaw 28 January, 1:00pm to 2:00pm Brambling, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Siskin, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Blackcap, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Robin, Wren, Starling, Collared Dove, Jackdaw and Magpie 27 January, 10:00am to 11:00am Brambling, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Siskin, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Blackcap, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Robin, Wren, Starling, Pied Wagtail and Collared Dove 27 January, 12:00pm to 1:00pm Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Siskin, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Blackbird, Song Thrush, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Robin, Wren, Starling, Pied Wagtail, Collared Dove, Jackdaw and Magpie 27 January, 3:00pm to 4:00pm Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Siskin, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Blackcap, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Robin, Starling and Collared Dove Location: Porthpean Sailing Club Dinner with the Mutineers (Rob Nicholls, Paul, James and Paddy), Dawn and Trina. Thank you Paddy for the excellent 3 course meal. The food is really superb. Thank you Paul and Dawn for the lift. See you all again soon. Location: St Clement Church, Truro, Cornwall The site of St Clement Church is believed to be an early coastal fort site on the sheltered, wooded banks of the Tresillian River. The area is a Site of Special Significance. The early Christian building, of which little remains today, was a chapel for Moresk Castle. In 1259 Bishop Bronescombe of Exeter dedicated the church to St Clement and the earlier parish included the East side of Truro. The present building is Grade 1 listed and was enlarged during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and then heavily restored in Victorian times. The pinnacle tower has pilasters and mouldings of St Stephen granite. Built in three stages, the second stage bears the date 1326, during the reign of Edward 11. The tower carries a ring of six bells, three of which are of medieval origin. It is a joy to hear the bells ringing across the countryside. There is always a warm welcome to visiting ringers who come from all over the country. The patron is the Bishop of Truro. Until 1872, the Patronage was under the Lord Chancellor. That year it was exchanged with Manaccan Parish. As a consequence, St Clement has copious ancient records which are now held at the County Record Office. The surrounding churchyard and nearby graveyard are rich in lichens and plants of wet meadowland designation, both maintained to benefit wildlife conservation principles. They are endowed with listed box-tombs and unusual, finely-inscribed headstone memorials of interest to all visitors. To read more on St Clement Church, please click on the link below: www.stclementchurch.org.uk/ Location: Home Sweet Home, Grampound Road, Cornwall The BRAMBLING is still in my garden!!! Location: St Clement, Truro, Cornwall Tresillian, Truro, Cornwall Location: St Feock Church, Feock, Cornwall St Feock Church was dates from 1264, but was rebuilt and enlarged between 1840 and 1875. Location: Home Sweet Home, Grampound Road, Cornwall The BRAMBLING is still in my garden!!! Location: Home Sweet Home, Grampound Road, Cornwall Sooo delighted to have a new species in my garden - BRAMBLING!!! Hoooray!!! Location: Watergate Bay Species: Cornish Chough, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Rook, Buzzard, Kestrel, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Great Black-backed Gull and Herring Gull Had a fantastic and fabulous walk in Watergate Bay with my lovely sis-in-law Charlie and nephew Khran. Sooo happy that the beach is peaceful and quite. It was great to see 2 Cornish Choughs flying and feeding on the cliffs. We even found a gorgeous rock with quartz. Location: Home Sweet Home, Grampound Road, Cornwall Location: Egloshayle Species: Hawfinch, Redwing and a lot more... Wake up sooo early today to go back to Egloshayle to see the Hawfinch again. Although the sun is out, it's freezing cold and it's frosty too. My feet were numb. Been standing for 6 hours. But it's all worth it. For HAWFINCH'S sake!!! Location: Holywell Bay, Newquay, Cornwall First winter walk for 2018 in Holywell Bay. ❄❄❄ Location: Home Sweet Home, Grampound Road, Cornwall As per my own personal yearly tradition, 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. 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. 2018 is a Year of the Dog. In Chinese astrology, each year is related to a Chinese zodiac animal according to the 12-year cycle. 2018 is an Earth Dog Year. The Dog occupies the eleventh position in the Chinese zodiac, after the Rooster, and before the Pig. This year’s lucky colors are: earthy tones, brown, yellow, beige, green and blue. Brown and beige are the colours of earth. They represent stability, safety and loyalty. Brown can be used by those who have a scattered or volatile attention, but used excessively, it can become restrictive and constraining. Warm or cold tones of beige can induce a state of relaxation, but also of boredom. Yellow is the colour of joy, happiness and creativity. It’s energizing, stimulative and it brings forward optimism, clarity in ideas, intelligence. It keeps at bay depression and anxiety. It is recommended for lazy people, for people lacking energy. |
Rowena
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