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I had a lovely birthday. The hubster and I went out for a meal, it was delightful. Except it didn't agree with my stomach. I was awake 'til silly-o'clock with a very large and growly belly. I often have stomach issues, it's the cross I have to bear [note melodramatic tone].
We are on holiday in Cornwall with my Mum and Dad at the moment. When I came down in the morning Mum had decorated the living room of the cottage we are staying in with streamers and...wait for it...Red Nose Day balloons! No expense spared on the decorations then. LOL
We visited St Michael's Mount during the day. It's an old castle and church, there used to be a monastery there. It is so called as there is a legend about some fishermen seeing Archangel St Michael in 495 AD standing high on a rocky ledge.
Ay me! Whilst thee the shores and sounding seas
Wash far away, where'er thy bones are hurl'd;
Whether beyond the stormy Hebrides,
Where thou perhaps under the whelming tide
Visit'st the bottom of the monstrous world,
Or whether thou, to our moist vows denied,
Sleep'st by the fable of Bellerus old,
Where the great vision of the guarded mount
Looks toward Namancos and Bayona's hold:
Look homeward Angel now, and melt with ruth;
And, O ye dolphins, waft the hapless youth.
~Lycidas, John MiltonWash far away, where'er thy bones are hurl'd;
Whether beyond the stormy Hebrides,
Where thou perhaps under the whelming tide
Visit'st the bottom of the monstrous world,
Or whether thou, to our moist vows denied,
Sleep'st by the fable of Bellerus old,
Where the great vision of the guarded mount
Looks toward Namancos and Bayona's hold:
Look homeward Angel now, and melt with ruth;
And, O ye dolphins, waft the hapless youth.
I have lots of photos, but I'll upload them when I get home I think. Here's one from my phone camera:
St Michael's Mount is accessible on foot during low tide and we walked over, we got back just a the water was starting to cover the path. The above photo was taken as the water had become too deep to cross on foot.
After that we drove back and got ready to go out for our meal.
A lovely day...apart from the stomach issues, ha.
Hugs.
A lovely day...apart from the stomach issues, ha.
Hugs.
5 comments:
ooo...I used to have a very lovely pic of St. Michael's. Wonder where it went. Sounds like you had a nice day. :)
What a delightful place to visit - love the disappearing path.
Enjoy your holiday!!
Feel better!! :)
Emerrube - we had a lovely time. Where was your photo from? Ha e you visited before?
Melissa - I rather like the disappearing path too :-)
Susan - thanks x
I have not visited, but would love to. I don't remember where I got the photo from.
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