On the first day of December I thought it was time to see how my favourite hill was doing. My first shock on climbing over the solid granite stile was in finding that the undergrowth had been scythed to the ground (sadly Ross Poldark was nowhere to be seen…)
The second was seeing the gorse in flower again reminding me of the proverb:
When the gorse is out of bloom,
kissing’s out of fashion.
The idea behind the saying is that gorse is always in flower somewhere. The saying is recorded from the mid 19th century.
Smoke rose from below, whether from a domestic fire or a bonfire I wasn’t able to tell, and the distant view was obscured by low cloud and mist.
I could just make out the blue waters of the bay as the sun peeped out from beneath the clouds, illuminating the fresh green crops emerging below.
I went to sit on my favourite spot from where I can see both coasts, and simply enjoy the tranquillity of this ancient place.
even if I wasn’t entirely alone.
Turning away from the sea, the views to the south are verdant green pastureland.
As the winter sun began to set the dying bracken turned to burnished copper and winter-bare trees to gold in the soft late afternoon light.
And I walked home.
Cornwall in Colours 
Nice to see your favourite spot changing with the seasons, Jude. Reminds me of your comparisons in Ludlow.
Best wishes, Pete. x
Yes. There I wandered around the river and the common, here it is on the downs. Only 3 more months and I’ll have recorded a whole year on the hill 🙂
Every day, as we drove through Cornwall. I saw Poldark references. I think Mr ET tired of me excitedly saying, “That’s a Poldark name” constantly. As always Jude, your photos are lovely.
There is even a character called Mr Trencrom!
Yes, there is. I saw so many names that are in the books. I talked about it so much Mr ET wants to watch the television series now.
Beautiful, beautiful scenes! It all looks so green! We have white . . .
Beautiful to see!
Thank you 🙂
I love this reflective post and atmospheric landscapes. Thanks for sharing the gorse saying. I’ve often seen it in flower when not expecting it and have wondered ‘what is its flowering season?’. Now I know!
There are different kinds which flower at different times. I may have mentioned that on the first of the hill walks.
Thank you, I enjoyed sharing this little interlude with you 🙂
Have to take advantage of every sunny day! Only a week until the winter solstice now and then we are on the UP!!
What a wonderful walk. Thanks for taking me with you,
Pit
Thanks for coming with me Pit 🙂
Thanks for my virtual walk, Jude! What a wonderful landscape
You wouldn’t see much from up there today Sue – cloud and mist!
That’s what we are due tomorrow….
I think we have the same 😦
😟
That was nice, Jude, even if I had to give you a hoggy up over the stile. 🙂 Hugs, sweetheart!
Haha… much appreciated Jo.