Porthcurno, May 2010

Porthcurno Beach, Cornwall, May 2010, copyright Vivien Blackburn

.... and yes! the sea in Cornwall really IS that colour, no photoshopping or retouching at all.

Sennen Cove, May

Sennen Cove, Low Tide, May 2010, copyright Vivien Blackburn

Winter Pansies

Winter Pansies

The winter pansies I planted in the autumn have been fantastic this year - they flowered all winter and are now a mass of flowers, looking really beautiful. This photo was taken when I bought them when they were just little plants in 5 inch pots - they are now huge sprawling masses of colour in large pots :>)

A really bad photo - but this is the size of madame in the previous photo when we first had her. Orphaned, 2 weeks old and her and her brother fitted in one hand. Sadly her brother didn't make it as he couldn't tolerate the kitten formula :>(

Mind the claws!

Poser in a wastepaper basket

This one loved to play up to the camera when she was younger - and has a fetish for getting into baskets and boxes.

When overexcited those claws are lethal!

Rocks at Hele Bay, Devon, photograph copyright Vivien Blackburn

Hydrangea, photoshopped

Hydrangea close up, copyright Vivien Blackburn

A close up, played with in Photoshop.