nichepoetryandprose

poetry and prose about place

water and stone 7-13

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treed archway over road near Lansallos (image from Street View)

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map showing distance travelled (map from Google Earth)

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After seeing hidden doors and arched roadways, I am on the lookout for other evidence of enchantment on my Cornwall journey.  So, when the road dipped into one of those treed valleys …

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treed archway near Lansallos (image from Street View)

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I was not surprised to see an unexpected stone stairway …

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unexpected stairway (image from Street View)

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and a roadside fountain …

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water ‘fountain’ in roadway west of Lansallos (image from Street View)

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I think this is a way of making the water in a hillside stream more accessible, but it made me think of the magical associations of woodland pools …

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July 25, 2013 ‘reflection’ Jane Tims

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Best View:  a stone house near Lansallos … pen and watercolor …

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July 22, 2013 ‘stone house near Lansallos’ Jane Tims

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Copyright  2013  Jane Tims

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  1. I love your watercolors, Jane, especially “reflection.”

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    Robin

    September 12, 2013 at 7:53 pm

  2. I love the “reflections” watercolor!

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    Barbara Rodgers

    August 20, 2013 at 3:35 pm

    • Hi Barbara. Thanks. England definitely makes me think of nooks in the faerie wood!’ Jane

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      jane tims

      August 21, 2013 at 12:57 pm

  3. I like the combinations of pen and watercolour, the distinct lines and blurred soft colourings.

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    Carol Steel

    August 19, 2013 at 10:04 am


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