Cotwood Cottage

I went to Kennall Vale this afternoon with Jo. It's a nature reserve, near Ponsanooth, basically a little wood with streams, waterfalls and, of course, lots of interesting trees. I'll post a specific blog about it later or tomorrow with photographs, but for now I'm tired.

There's a nice sign we saw on the way.

Found lettering & signage I

I feel like I should be taking more photographs, even if they're just on my phone, of lettering (and typography) I like when I'm out and about. I especially like these which I see every time I walk to uni, down a back lane (the rears of people's houses) that runs alongside the railway.

It might not be the best photograph but I like these letters.

They're really smooth and rounded. Also in a nice shade of brown, which is not shown
very well here as it was a dull day.

I do believe this is for the same house.

 

 I absolutely love this sign and its lettering, even how the tops of the Ts join.

This 'cottage' (if you can really call it a cottage) also has a printed sign but I much
prefer this hand-made one.

I also like this yellow door.

BBC winter olympics advert II

I blogged about the new animated BBC winter olympic advert
before Creative Review.

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2010/january/bbc-winter-olympics-film

Ice cream in January II

Jo's photography.

Ice cream!

I took cat cam out with me.

Just admire the colours.

Ice cream in January I

Today the sunshine was too good to spoil by staying inside. So this afternoon my friend Jo, and I, went for a nice little walk.

We walked along past Gyllyngvase beach and through the gardens. Then along the coastal path, down to Swanpool beach. Ate ice creams and waded through sea weed. Before heading back, we crossed the road to the lake to admire the swans. And then we walked back, as the sun was getting lower and our hands were getting cold.

I spotted this apple.

 

Not the best photograph, but I adore these trees. 

  My first ice cream of the year.

It was a day for dogs.

 

This is a nice sign.

I need to photograph more signs.

Falmouth has a nice light when the sun starts to set,

it turns everything slightly orange.

This telescope thing was a particularly nice shade of blue.

To conclude, excellent 3 hours spent. Definitely going to go out on more similar walks, whether the weather is quite this good or not. And we aim to have a ice cream at Swanpool once a month! 

Tokyo

I found this lovely set on Flickr.

Ponyo! - new Miyazaki film out in February!

Akira Kurosawa

Today I received two parcels in the post. One of which was three Japanese DVDs. Seven Samurai (which I have wanted for a long time, ever since I first heard about it – but just hadn't got around to buying it), Yojimbo and Rashomon. All by Akira Kurosawa, who is (or was) one of Japan's top film makers.

”cinematic accomplishments that have inspired, delighted, enriched and entertained worldwide audiences and influenced filmmakers throughout the world.”

I'm not sure when I'll get around to watching them but hopefully fairly soon.

Quoteskine

I came across this blog whilst browsing around Flickr.

 

 

Here's the Flickr with all his images.