Picturing Summer
Summer seemed to come to a very abrupt end this year. Taken on a calm, warm, late summer morning. A total contrast to what is going on out there today!
Lerryn Creek is situated in a valley on the east bank of the river Fowey. The riverside is said to have inspired Kenneth Graham in his writing of ‘The Wind in the Willows’.
Grahame stayed at the Greenbank Hotel in Falmouth in 1907. During his holiday he took a boat trip from Fowey. Whilst passing the riverbanks, his thoughts turned to beginning the novel. The story began as a series of letters, the first two which he sent to his son Alastair, while staying at the Greenbank Hotel. While he never lived here, Cornwall was to remain an important holiday destination for the author.
Lerryn is separated by the tidal creek which, at low water, exposes stepping stones uniting the two sides of the village, though the old stone bridge, which carries the road, is the normal way to cross. Each winter the water here comes alive with local teams competing in the Seagull Race, involving strapping a low-powered Seagull outboard motor to anything that will float and racing to raise money for the local RNLI.
Picturing Summer
Summer seemed to come to a very abrupt end this year. Taken on a calm, warm, late summer morning. A total contrast to what is going on out there today!
Lerryn Creek is situated in a valley on the east bank of the river Fowey. The riverside is said to have inspired Kenneth Graham in his writing of ‘The Wind in the Willows’.
Grahame stayed at the Greenbank Hotel in Falmouth in 1907. During his holiday he took a boat trip from Fowey. Whilst passing the riverbanks, his thoughts turned to beginning the novel. The story began as a series of letters, the first two which he sent to his son Alastair, while staying at the Greenbank Hotel. While he never lived here, Cornwall was to remain an important holiday destination for the author.
Lerryn is separated by the tidal creek which, at low water, exposes stepping stones uniting the two sides of the village, though the old stone bridge, which carries the road, is the normal way to cross. Each winter the water here comes alive with local teams competing in the Seagull Race, involving strapping a low-powered Seagull outboard motor to anything that will float and racing to raise money for the local RNLI.