Happy Easter.
Today we celebrate new beginnings and new life for all.
I recommend the 2- part series, The Life of Jesus, available on BBC iplayer. Filmed entirely on location it is a documentary which combines the views of biblical scholars and biblical archaeologists with dramatised scenes and bible readings. It was very interesting, while giving faith views it did not attempt to make judgements and I particularily liked the way the Scriptures were put in the context of how they would have appeared to 1st centuary readers.
Today the warm dry weather continued so of course we had to go out for a walk. This nearly didn't happen because when we got to Morthoe the car park and the overflow car parks were totally full up. On the off chance we drove up the road that leads to Bull Point because there is space for a few cars just before the end of the road and the parking restrictions do not start until 14th May. Luckily we found a space so we didn't even have to pay today. As there were so many people around we walked down into the coombe and enjoyed the sun, peace and flowers.
As we entered the meadow I spotted a slow worm in the grass. This is a legless lizard and perfectly harmless. When I was a child we used to catch and play with them but today I was content just to capture its image.
As we were parking we had been passed by a coast guard vehicle, sirens sounding, rushing up to the coast. When we came to Bennet's Mouth we could see them up on the cliff winching something up. Not knowing what had happened I didn't want to be intrusive and take any more pictures. It turned out that an off lead dog had run over the cliff. Dogs unlike people bounce rather than break and this one survived with only a few scratches and bumps. We found out all this when one of the coast guards who is a gig rower from Ilfracombe spotted Peter's gig club sweatshirt and greeted him like a long lost friend. (Remember this is the UK where people keep to themselves.) It turns out that he had been one of the gig crews that had rowed to Lundy when we were there last year so we were all in the pub at the same time. It's nice being one of the locals.
The dog was returned to its grateful owners (the rescue will be paid for by tax payers), the gear was packed away and the coast guards drove away.
We carried on along the coast path and found ourselves a quiet meadow above the cliffs where we stopped to have our picnic lunch. This was the view looking inland,
while looking out to sea to the north we could see the Welsh coast line,
and looking to the west we could see Lundy on the horizon. There was a sea mist around the base of Lundy but using binoculars we could see the old lighthouse and the church, happy memories.
Back home I did a little gardening but am getting nowhere fast digging up those trees so I have suggested to Peter that he talks to Paul and see what they can do with the digger or the tractor.
I recommend the 2- part series, The Life of Jesus, available on BBC iplayer. Filmed entirely on location it is a documentary which combines the views of biblical scholars and biblical archaeologists with dramatised scenes and bible readings. It was very interesting, while giving faith views it did not attempt to make judgements and I particularily liked the way the Scriptures were put in the context of how they would have appeared to 1st centuary readers.
Today the warm dry weather continued so of course we had to go out for a walk. This nearly didn't happen because when we got to Morthoe the car park and the overflow car parks were totally full up. On the off chance we drove up the road that leads to Bull Point because there is space for a few cars just before the end of the road and the parking restrictions do not start until 14th May. Luckily we found a space so we didn't even have to pay today. As there were so many people around we walked down into the coombe and enjoyed the sun, peace and flowers.
As we entered the meadow I spotted a slow worm in the grass. This is a legless lizard and perfectly harmless. When I was a child we used to catch and play with them but today I was content just to capture its image.
As we were parking we had been passed by a coast guard vehicle, sirens sounding, rushing up to the coast. When we came to Bennet's Mouth we could see them up on the cliff winching something up. Not knowing what had happened I didn't want to be intrusive and take any more pictures. It turned out that an off lead dog had run over the cliff. Dogs unlike people bounce rather than break and this one survived with only a few scratches and bumps. We found out all this when one of the coast guards who is a gig rower from Ilfracombe spotted Peter's gig club sweatshirt and greeted him like a long lost friend. (Remember this is the UK where people keep to themselves.) It turns out that he had been one of the gig crews that had rowed to Lundy when we were there last year so we were all in the pub at the same time. It's nice being one of the locals.
The dog was returned to its grateful owners (the rescue will be paid for by tax payers), the gear was packed away and the coast guards drove away.
We carried on along the coast path and found ourselves a quiet meadow above the cliffs where we stopped to have our picnic lunch. This was the view looking inland,
while looking out to sea to the north we could see the Welsh coast line,
and looking to the west we could see Lundy on the horizon. There was a sea mist around the base of Lundy but using binoculars we could see the old lighthouse and the church, happy memories.Back home I did a little gardening but am getting nowhere fast digging up those trees so I have suggested to Peter that he talks to Paul and see what they can do with the digger or the tractor.
