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I must go down to the seas again
to the lonely sea and sky
And all I ask is a tall ship
and a star to steer her by
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song
and the white sail’s shaking
And a gray mist on the sea’s face,
and a gray dawn breaking.
(Sea Fever, by John Masefield)

This is HMS Mersey (P283), a Royal Navy River class patrol vessel, off the Cornwall coast, Mount's Bay, near Penzance.

A British International helicopter (on its way to the Isles of Scilly) flying over Mount's Bay off the coast of Cornwall. In the background you can see St Michael's Mount, an iconic tidal island.

There is nothing unusual about this photo, other than perhaps that I walked past this colourful flower in mid-December.

A grey winter morning seems the right time to publish this photo of a honey bee from last year. I took this photo at Battersea Park, in a special herb and flower garden which is full of colourful plants and fragrances. Or will be, come spring.

Before arriving at Penzance, this First Great Western carriage had emptied completely, creating an almost spooky atmopshere as it rumbled through the Cornwall night.