The late John Brock brings in his milking herd at the end of the day. Only one dairy farm now remains in this area compared with six in the past. The village school, post office and small shop have all gone and even the telephone kiosk vanished overnight. However we still have a bus service although sadly underused as most residents prefer to use their cars. Few use a bicycle or two legs.
So on a more cheerful note here are a couple of photographs from the garden
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and two visitors to the garden . A Grey Heron fishing for toads and a fairly uncommon
Red Legged Partridge which may have come from the Isles of Scilly
This photograph of a Little Egret on a nearby inlet is suggestive of climate warming
We are beginning to see the development of ecobuilding in Cornwall an example being the Eco Building
at Jubilee Wharf Penryn a few miles from here.
