Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: Devon

A late warm scene taken last year in Devon. The tree makes this for me giving us pause as ours eyes scan from side to side. Enjoy full size

A much smaller river Avon than its more famous namesake at Bristol. This in Devon near Kingsbridge and Salcombe. We are actually taking a coastal walk from Thurleston Sands to Burge Island (pip) and in doing that we must cross the river here just a mile or so up the estuary. We were told that one could wade across in low tide just a few hundred metres higher up from here but that would have entailed waiting another four hours. So a small motorised boat across with the ferryman to be repeated in the opposite direction some 6-7 hours later. Our journey carries on by foot down river and over hills to the right before dropping down to the sea again to the Island. Enjoy full screen.

We've been to Devon a few times during our lives and so when I came across this the other day I thought it might be worth an airing again. It was originally in my Panoramio account. Beer, Devon Aug 2013 'Once a fishing village, Beer later made its name as the source of Beer Stone, which provided the material for many of Britain's most famous buildings. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book, and the manor of Beer was once owned by Catherine Parr, last wife of Henry VIII. It later became infamous as a haven for smugglers. - The first thing to clear up is the origin of the name; it has nothing to do with an alcoholic drink, but comes from the Saxon word 'bearu' for 'grove', a reference to the woodland once grew thick around this area of the coast. Beer grew up around a sheltered bay which made fishing easier than at other places along the Jurassic Coast. But fishermen were not the only ones to make use of Beer; smugglers also appreciated the relatively easy anchorage and used caves in the cliffs to store contraband goods. There is no natural harbour at Beer so boats had to be winched up onto the shingle. This used to be done manually with a capstan on the shore which required 20 men to operate. Now electrically driven winches make light work of the task!' (www.britainexpress.com) Enjoy, full screen.

A re-post of the original November 7, 2014 up-load. - I thought this well worth re-looking at, as it was always one of my favourites on here. It also demonstrates to some tune, the tunnel that we are all going through with the Pandemic and to a lesser degree Ipernity. Hopefully, all will be restored to normal soon. In the meantime - just sit back, relax and enjoy! ~This very pleasant drive is actually called Station Road looking towards the Fox & Hounds Inn near the village of Lydford in Devon. Walking or indeed driving along here is almost awe-inspiring in this dappled light. I tried a few evenings to get this kind of lighting just right and I am afraid I never got that quite perfect. The mind boggles what it must be like with heavy snow, hoar-frost or that wonderful Autumnal gold. Enjoy! ~ Wishing you all a Happy New and safe Year