As well as uncovering its ancient historic past as a hill fort, the work clearing vegetation from Hillsborough is making it easier to appreciate different views of Ilfracombe, North Devon, especially the harbour.
I just had to climb up Capstone Hill, Ilfracombe today.
The alarm clock seems to have gone off for many plants which are springing to life.
Peace. Sometimes silence, stillness, harmony, serenity: all sanctuary from head-piercing, rushabout insanity.
When people say “it’s raining, there’s nothing to do”, Ilfracombe is the place to be. There are lots of things to do in this seaside resort on the North Devon coast. In fact, the Ilfracombe and District Tourism Association have put them into a leaflet, which you can view online.
The latest guide to Ilfracombe in North Devon is out now. You can view it online or download a PDF.
Would you like to appear in Studio Theatre’s June 2011 production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
The recycling company that has been collecting the bottle tops he collected will no longer do this as it’s not worth their while.
I am also surprised at how advanced the hydrangeas are already; their buds are quite big and I hope they don’t think that because the December snow and ice have gone that spring is just round the corner.
North Devon is a beautiful place in which to live and run a business, but it’s not always so easy to do the latter. There are a number of initiatives under way to help businesses in Ilfracombe.
In Bicclescombe Park, the East Wilder Brook is flowing fast and I was reminded of some video footage I took in July 2009. I’ve just looked it out and uploaded it.
Such a beautiful day, although the ducks in Bicclescombe Park this morning did not too lively and one stared me out . . .
The contrasting bands of light and dark and the drama in the skies were fascinating this afternoon.
. . . as Peter Fairchild loved to.
. . . I saw the sunrise from Hillsborough in Ilfracombe and took some photos as it was a beautiful morning . . .
See photos of Studio Theatre’s and Small Pond Production’s forthcoming North Devon premiere of Mack and Mabel at the Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe on 14-16 October 2010.
Surrounded by the sea: views of Ilfracombe, North Devon in late afternoon autumn sunlight
. . . looking east from Hillsborough in Ilfracombe . . . . . . and looking west . . . . . . taken on 24 September 2010 in North Devon Posted via email from robertz
. . . different views of Ilfracombe and the sea a beautiful colour today.
Views of the MS Oldenburg approaching Ilfracombe Quay on an autumnal afternoon plus one of the harbour. Beautiful whatever the time of year and weather.