La Duchesse's Notes From A Smaller Island #8

Here ends La Duchesse's current series of beautiful snapshots of her recent holiday in Guernsey.

Appropriately, today's subject is sunset.
The time of the day when the sun creates its own masterpieces.

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And this masterpiece happened in a moment ...

... she snapped as a seagull soared against a red sky, reflecting the sun's daily display of power.

Thank you, dear Duchesse, for sharing these moments with us.

A la perchoine.

La Duchesse's Notes From A Smaller Island #7

Today, take a few moments out of your busy life to simply look, listen and reflect.

Today we find our Duchesse doing just that, as she cycles along north coast capturing the ebbing tide's soothing reflections on wet sand.

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One of our many Martello towers, built to defend the island from Napoleon's navy during troubled times.  

All things must pass.

A la perchoine.

A la perchoine.

La Duchesse's Notes From a Smaller Island #6

Our visiting reader stepped out on this evening and caught a pretty red sky and some super shots of the moon.

And in a world of disarray and confusion, spare a moment to look further than where we are today - I'm going to focus on the perfection, peace and perpetuity of the universe.

See you on the Dark Side Of The Moon!

A la perchoine.

La Duchesse's Notes From A Smaller Island #5

And so the travels continue ... 

Enjoy the cooling sea on a sizzling day.

Cobo, our 'hood bay.

A la perchoine.

La Duchesse's Notes From a Smaller Island #4

A hot summer's day.  Down in beach, mooching around the little pools left in the rocks by the ebbing tide.  Come rockpooling with La Duchessa ...

We call these urchins "bloodsuckers" though they probably have a really fancy Latin name.

I don't remember ever seeing them displaying their fancy fronds, but La Duchesse caught them dressed in their finery when out rockpooling.

A couple of limpits thrown in to mix things up a bit!

So beautiful.

And talking of beauty in nature ...

... a Painted Lady butterfly feeding off the nectar on one of our buddleia bushes.

A la perchoine.

La Duchesse's Notes From a Smaller Island #3

 Today our visiting reader found a super sun set reflecting on to the shore's sand.

Now here's a whacky idea.

I used to paint, but I've lapsed - this photo series is inspiring me to take up my brushes again.

If you're interested in painting, and maybe you've lapsed too, how's about we try painting a scene from one of La Duchesse's photos?

Following CSN's lead, what have we got to lose?!

A la perchoine.

La Duchesse's Notes From A Smaller Island #2

Oh my sweet people, I've never given you much consistency with my posts eh?  My blogging has no real rhythm.  I do try to work on that, honest I do.

This weekend's going to be pretty busy and as I still haven't worked out how to schedule my posts like the big girls, I'm going to blog during this week and then take a break at the weekend to allow myself time to meet up with l4 Amazeballs reaching our shores!

So, let's keep up the momentum with today's post, one from my Notes series.

Allow me to properly introduce you to La Duchesse, a dear friend from Holland who I've known for yonks.  She used to live on the island and since returning to her home country, Holland, she tries to pop over to stay with us every year or two.

During her last visit she kidnapped my camera and took some pics of herself, (READ ABOUT IT HERE).  Oh the little imp that she is!

She also happens to be a regular commenter on my blog.

We're following her on her island walks.  She never leaves home without a camera and in sharing her photos with us we can view the island through her eyes.

Today we find our visiting Duchesse on one of our 'hood beach stretches, Cobo and Grandes Rocques, early morning.

Then she hopped back down there at sunset for a photo op.

She likes her sunsets.

La Duchesse has a passion for camera and paints and her artistic eye comes across in her pics.

A la perchoine

La Duchesse's Notes From A Smaller sland #1

My lovely friend, La Duchesse, is staying with us in Guernsey for a few weeks.

Over the next few weeks I'll share some of the island sights she has enjoyed.  I hope you enjoy them too.

We went for a refreshing swim.

La Duchesse brought her phone into the sea for a group selfie.

Limpets.

Grande Havre.

A la perchoine.