Kenavo (Goodbye) 2014

  This is my first post for some time. No, we have not fallen out of love with Finistere, it's just that real life got in the way both in terms of spending time here and having the free time to spend on the photographs.
  So what's been happening? Well we moved house in England from Mansfield to a wonderful town in Derbyshire called Buxton and were very busy making our home there. We came over to Finistere in the summer but exhausted after the move I slept when we weren't out and about. Autumn brought a trip to Dublin to Josephine's baptism followed, unfortunately by a month in hospital and spinal surgery for me. My recovery was speedy and so we were able to go to Australia for a month. Christmas and New Year were spent in Buxton.
  So kenavo 2014. I have got some lovely photographs which I will put up on this post in due course, and meanwhile Bloavezh 2015 Mad - Happy 2015!

An Evening Walk in the Monts d'Arree

  We set off walking towards the end of the afternoon It had been a beautiful day and the sun was still very bright in the sky. The views were stunning, the atmosphere was peaceful,  simultaneously wild yet calm. We walked until we could see the Lac du Drennec in the distance and saw the sun begin its descent until it was almost hidden from view. We noticed the mists in the valleys below. Then we turned and retraced our steps. The sun had gone and in its place came the mists. Peacefully. Into this wilderness.



Huelgoat Forest

   On the morning of 15th March I went for a stroll in the forest with Ally. I just enjoyed all the different shapes, colours and patterns. Some were still, others were moving. So beautiful.

 



Le Conquet and Pointe Saint-Mathieu

   After spending the night at Danny and Jacques at Lanildut we drove on to the port of Le Conquet which is a working port.

   It is a charming place with some nice restaurants.  From there we drove to the Pointe Saint-Mathieu and had a coastal walk (in the direction of Brest) and spent some time sitting in the sun. Paul and Ally preferred to lie down.



   The views were great!

 

  There are regular reminders of wartime activities as this is a strategic spot. They always make me feel sad.

 

   The buildings on the point, the lighthouse chapel and memorial are stunning though.

 

   The memorial is an incredibly powerful piece of sculpture. It does what good art should do and speaks of situations and feelings to which words cannot do any justice.

















Lanildut with Danny and Jacques

Danny and Jacques invited us over to Lanildut. It was lovely to see them again and we had a

wonderful time. We had a great walk in the afternoon and then they prepared us a delicious meal. We stayed the night and left the next day.



Brignogan Plages

   We went over to Brignogan Plages on the north coast. It's a lovely place and I've got very happy memories of it from the 1970s with Bernadette and Jacques, and also from 2009 when Paul and I went there just a few weeks after we were married.



Huelgoat Lake

  

   The sun was out again the next day and the temperature really started warming up! Although I have photographed the lake many times already, the contrast in its colour with that of the last few weeks left me with no choice but to photograph it again!

Huelgoat Forest

 

   Wow. Early spring day, 7th March.  Brilliant light. Birds singing. The stream singing.





Le Yaodet



   Le Yaodet is a beautiful place on the north coast to the west of Saint Efflam The views are stunning and there is a very interesting church...

 







Above the altar Our Lady lies in a double bed with  the infant Jesus, Saint Joseph is sitting at the foot of the bed and the Holy Spirit is above. I have never seen anything like this, and am wondering if there any other such examples of the Holy Family portrayed so intimately.

Saint Efflam

 

   We went up to Saint Efflam on the North coast to the west of Saint Sampson. This is an amazing beach and we had a wonderful walk.