The recent beautiful weather is wonderful, everyone is so happy and busy!
Busy is an understatement, its like we've come out of hibernation and need to get everything ready for summer, quickly!
Since the clocks changing I have completely lost track of time, I can't get tea ready on time, get the kids to bed on time or even get myself to bed at a reasonable time because I am so busy outside!
Anyway I thought it was about time I sat down, got some photos off the camera and played catch up on my blog!
For Easter weekend we went away to North Cornwall for a break (only half an hours drive away but it was still nice to get away). We stayed near Tintagel, the home of King Arthur and Merlin. So we filled the boys heads of stories and legends of the round table and the sword in the stone and went of on our adventure. Unfortunately the first two days rained pretty much non stop so we didn't get up to much.
But on Easter Sunday morning we awoke to a clear blue, sunny sky. So we headed off to St Nectan's Glen, the beautiful waterfall above.
St Nectan's Glen is situated between Tinatgel and Boscastle and you have to walk a fair old trek through a gorgeous wooded valley alongside the river, which after all the recent rain was flowing rather fast. It was a lovely walk, signs of spring everywhere and that lovely deep, mossy smell filled our nostrils.
Rowan collected loads of little pinecones to make a hedgehog family with.
Rowan was amazed by one thing after another on this walk, he managed the whole walk without once complaining (I remember doing this walk whilst pregnant with Rowan and I had to stop on many occasions!)
The first buds opening up
Rowan and Reuben were looking for fairies in this miniature waterfall.
We all made it to the top, where there is a little tea house, then continued down to the waterfall. Following the steps you can hear the waterfall getting louder as you get nearer. Me and Tris used to love going waterfall hunting on our many travels, I was interested to see the boys reactions to the first really big waterfall they have ever seen.
To see the falls, you have to cross some stepping stones or wade across the pool (or swim!), it was a bit tricky with Reu on my back! I think both boys were amazed/scared. The amount of water falling was quite intense and the noise was really loud.
At the tea house there were loads of photos that people had taken at the falls with these orbs in (like in this photo). They are not water splashes. We took 4 photos in succession and this is only photo with them in and the camera didnt get wet!
St. Nectan was a hermit who gave his name to the glen and waterfall, although according to some sources the name is a Christianised form of the Cornish water god - Nechtan.
St. Nectan was said to have lived here and reputedly lies buried under the stones of the basin.
People leave special messgaes all over the rocks, trees and in the water itself.
There was also a big old dead tree hanging over the water that people had banged coins into, Rowan had a go too!
On the walk back up to the tea rooms, I noticed this nursing mother in the bushes..
Beautiful!
This place never fails to amaze me how much magic and beauty you can feel in nature.
The amazement continued on the walk back to the car. We all kept looking out for beautiful signs of spring..
Rowan with his find of some Jews Ear fungus..
And beautiful Wood Anemones.
Rowan is really into cannons and shouting KABOOM! at the moment, so he couldn't resist this cannon-like tree to play on!
Reuben had been in the sling for most of the walk, so he was more than happy to come down for a run around, although a little mischievous! (Reuben, never!)
A lovely morning on a beautifully sunny day.
