I am well chuffed with the Rhubarb this year. I placed an old Victorian forcing pot over it about 10 days ago to gently bring the young stems on. Today l took the pot off as the leaves were poking their way out of the top. I pulled some stems and we had our first Rhubarb Crumble tonight. Delicious!
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Lezardrieux Port
This weekend saw some of the highest tides of the year and coincided with sunrise and a lovely mist which slowly burnt back as the tide retreated. Another great photo opportunity!
Porz Scaff
Another walk with Roger and another lovely area of coastline that we haven’t been back to for some time. It’s only about 15 mins drive from us but tucked out of the way. Big black clouds were rolling in and we had Richard Hawley playing in the car, ‘There’s a Storm A’Comin’, very apt:
There’s a storm Comin’
You’d better run
There’s a storm coming
Goodbye to the sun
There’s a storm comin’
You’d better
Run boy run
You’d better run
There’s a ship that’s sailing
Out in the night
There’s a heart that’s breaking
I think it’s mine
There’s a storm comin’
You’d better
Run boy run
You’d better run.
As it turned out the rain clouds missed us but we could see someone was getting it on the horizon. Pictures of Roger to follow.
Abbaye de Beauport
Lonk Avel
I came across this old boat on the banks of the Trieux early one morning last week while looking for pieces of driftwood for a clients garden. The colours of the decaying wood and flaking paint were highlighted in the early sun. It’s a shame it has just been left to rot but a great photo opportunity for me.
Sunrise on the Sillon
Up early to catch the sunrise on the Sillon de Talbert and l wasn’t disappointed. With nobody else about l could take my time getting the shots l wanted. Alas, it soon clouded over but l was happy with what l got.

These rocks make up part of the new sea defences to stop erosion of the fragile sand banks. Well, that's what l am assuming. Personally, l don't think these are necessary as they are not on the sea facing side. I'll try and find out.
My next walk on the Sillon will coincide with a high tide to show it at its best.
Cabbages & Turrets
I passed this field of cabbages on my travels yesterday. The light was fading and rain was coming in so it was a challenge to get the right shot. I think l will try again on a sunnier day to compare what shots. The field next to it was of Curly Kale. I have never seen so much being grown in one place before.
I love the textures on this cabbage. Nature’s art work.
Had to include this which l saw on my way home. Again, l think l will try and capture this on a sunnier day. This, like many of my images, has been edited through Photomatix, a HDR software editing tool. It enables you to produce some incredible images but you must not over do it. I think it works well on architecture. This one needs a little more tweaking to get rid of the flare around the top of the turret.