And here we are, we were never really away, just busy earning a living completing some commission shoots we had to do up country..a bit.
I figured due to the response of us not being around for a couple of days I should at least put a mention of what we’d been up to each day, but above all.. Thank you for missing us.. its really nice to know you think of us.

Well I was working for a writer friend photographing a few places and things for him, and also catching up with another of my websites www.mysticalcornwall.co.uk for anyone who’s interested in the mystical and ancient places buildings and stones of Celtic Cornwall.

Well today we were back on the Marsh, well on the Beach first, then we nipped off up to Gwithian to check out a couple of things and returned through Hayle and back to the marsh at Marazion..

Leanne had to go to the post office to send off by registered mail my letter to manfrotto regarding our ongoing saga of the ‘not made for outdoor use but advertised as perfect for extreme outdoor assignments’ Carbon  tripod.
Meanwhile I had a look down on the beach.. there were a few bar tailed Godwits down there along with a couple of Oystercatchers..

along came an oystercatcher and almost set down on the godwits head..

We shot off up to Gwithian literally in this VW Touran they’re making us use while they decide the fate (which we already know) of our Splashbus, and on the way back crossed over the iron bridge in hayle and checked out the river walkway.. Not much about but a lot of wigeon.. Here’s a nice pair:

Male Wigeon

Female Wigeon

Back over via St Erth to Marazion.. stopping off first to check out Carnsew Pool.. just four Little Grebes visible who all made a frantic getaway when they spotted me ..

and again to watch a sparrow hawk hedgerun along the road and down into the valley.. too fast for me to get a camera out, but nice to see all the same.

WE arrived back at the marsh.. Leanne put the kettle on our portable stove (No van no cooker.. no way .. portable stove Ok Tea on!!) I took a look over for the water rails as they were being their usual screechy selves, but nothing but a Chaffinch visible..

Personally I enjoy the tits and finches and other small birds who flit around on the marsh and in the nearby trees.. maybe we should put something together in the way of a feeding station to encourage them out into the open more where we can photograph them.
Roger caught up with us there and let us know how you were all worried about us and we really do sincerely thank you for thinking of us, he also was asking about Camera’s which reminds me I nbeed to just pop orft and check some prices for him..

Back to the Marsh and we (Leanne and I) walked off up the back path to the benches and watched a few long tailed tits and others and a pair of swans looked as though they were checking out the island there opposite the benches for a possible nesting spot..
I’d just sat down on the bench when that wonderfull musical sound of the Mute swans wings rang out and they took off and soared into the sky..

WE had a nice quiet sit in the sunshine there and drank our Tea.. of course those of you who know us well know that an empty  Tea cup means time to put the kettle on.. so we wandered off down the path.. I wandered on oblivious but Leanne spotted our toady fellow, which she first thought was dog poop! and she calls me blind lol.. and called me back to see..
Its always nice to see the amphibians, and he was a strikingly handsome warty old bugger with a hundred shades to his silky skin in the sunlight there.

He brought to mind (from where he was sitting more than association) it was almost the time when we saw the first Adder last year coiled up not 2 yards from where TT was enjoying the sun.
It will be nice to see the first again this year, preferably not hanging off my leg

Well on round the front and leanne off to the car to put the kettle on I spotted Dennis and Roger and wandered across the front to have a word, I was distracted on the way by the water pipit who was busy on the island there wandering up and down.. so I stopped there to grab a couple of shots..

We had a chat there and Leanne brought the Tea and we put the world to rights,  before setting off back to the car where Keith caught up with us..

IT was nice to catch up and see everyone again, and thankfully the day turned out much better than expected..

Thanks for dropping by..

Mel^

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