The fruit has ripened later this year up Hillsborough in Ilfracombe and there are lots of lovely berries ready for jam making.
On the whole, we’ve had a good year for fruit with good crops of apples, raspberries and blackcurrants.
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Posted: September 4th, 2010 under food & drink.
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Wild foxgloves are just coming into flower this year up Hillsborough in Ilfracombe . . .
. . . but the paths are also starting to become overgrown.
Last year, the foxgloves and blackberries were cut down savagely before they had finished flowering. I do hope that North Devon Council, their contractors or whoever is responsible for tending this area can apply some common sense this year by trimming long grass and weeds without butchering all the flowers. Surely, landscape professionals should be able to exhibit expertise in this area. Isn’t that what they’re paid for?
Otherwise, locals, dog-walkers, walkers and visitors won’t be able to enjoy the marvellous natural beauty at its best.
Posted: June 11th, 2010 under wild and gardens.
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Everywhere is blue this morning.
The sea as I looked across Larkstone Café and Leisure Gardens to the sea . . .
The sea and sky from Hillsborough . . .
Who could want anything more?
Posted: June 3rd, 2010 under Ilfracombe.
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Out with the dogs and camera this Bank Holiday morning up Hillsborough snapping away . . .
Posted: May 31st, 2010 under Ilfracombe.
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I know it’s only down to -3°C here, but that’s cold for this part of the world. Yesterday morning I took the camera out as I walked the dogs before dawn; the harbour view was picturesque, but instead my unsteady hands produced this impressionistic image, which I quite like . . .
squiggly lights of Ilfracombe harbour before the dawn
Anyway, this morning I took out the one-legged-tripod-thingy, but still my hands shook in the cold. But I did get this . . .
Ilfracombe harbour at dawn
. . . and this one looking across to Wales . . .
Looking across from Ilfracombe to Wales at dawn
Worth getting up in the dark to see.
Posted: January 6th, 2009 under Ilfracombe.
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Just take a walk and see what you will find . . . up the steps from Hele Bay climbing Hillsborough . . .
Climbing the steps from Hele Bay up Hillsborough towards Ilfracombe
. . . the view from the top northeast towards Wales and Bristol . . .
Looking out over Hele Bay from Hillsborough, Ilfracombe, Devon
. . . up above bright blue and white . . .
Clouds, blues sky and sun in Ilfracombe, Devon
. . . out in the distance . . . more blue . . .
The serenity of Ilfracombe quay on Devon summer's day
. . . and boats . . .
Boating at Ilfracombe harbour and quay, Devon
. . . and beautifully clear water . . .
Clear waters off Larkstone Beach, Ilfracombe, Devon
. . . and neverending Sunday blues in Ilfracombe.
Posted: July 14th, 2008 under Ilfracombe.
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After a night of rain and storm, this morning was beautiful. The walk round the north side of Hillsborough revealed some atmospheric views as the sun struggled to break through the cloud.
Moody view east from Ilfracombe, Devon
Coming round the hill and looking towards the town, St Nicholas’s Chapel stood clearly above the harbour.
St Nicholas's Chapel, Ilfracombe, Devon
Truly a wonderful July Sunday morning, even if more rain is threatened.
Posted: July 6th, 2008 under Ilfracombe.
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