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SUNSET ON PORTHMEOR BEACH ST IVES CORNWALL So we're off tomorrow on Saturday for what should have been a late Summer break. Instead it's looking like an early Autumnal getaway. Looks like I'll be packing a couple of jumpers and some extra dvds. And there's no sign of an Indian Summer. I guess that's why we Brits are always going on about the weather, simply because it just keeps disappointing us. And so Summer 2017 has been yet another letdown. Apart from a mini heatwave in June just before Glastonbury, and a brief hot spell in July, the words 'A long hot Summer' seems to be a thing of the past. Still it's always invigorating to be staying down in Cornwall. Like the saying goes 'Better to be on a beach on a rainy day as opposed to a sunny day in the office.' |
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| Below is a highly charged emotional piece of music by the great Brian Wilson, a musician who certainly played a big part in the 1960's Californian Surf sounds. And yet this very song always transports me to a sunset Porthmeor Beach in Cornwall (top image). Called 'Lay Down Burden' Brian apparently composed it in 1997 immediately upon hearing that his Brother Carl was diagnosed with cancer. And reading some of the feedbacks on this youtube page might not be easy for some with comments like "I can tell at the start of this that I'm going to cry." And "I didn't think I would cry. But I did.' It's clear that die hard Beach Boys fans have quite an emotional attachment towards Brian Wilson. VIDEO UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE BY traderfiles. |
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Below are a few new pics of me that I took last weekend. Looks like a haircut is looming so I wanted to have a record of those longer locks. But my, the years seem to be whizzing past. It's like the older you get then the faster time goes. |
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| For the last three weeks I've been working in my downstairs neighbour's garden, getting it all back in to shape. And on Wednesday night we had a big light up, as if we were almost celebrating the end of Summer, just like they do in Sweden. Although there was no Crayfish on the menu that night. I even did a very brief video (below) which also allowed me to make a few gifs. The candles and lights have all been put away until next year. And so hopefully my neighbours will enjoy their newly revitalized garden when they return in about a weeks time. I even managed to paint the old dilapidated garden shed as well as painting the garden bench. |
