Bonsai and cream tea

Helen and me target separate venues on Wednesday down the same A30 road in the same Morgan at the same time.
Bonsai Nursery  For months I have been trying to persuade her to visit this fascinating place and managed it with the lure of cream tea a little way further down the road at Finches Foundry.
Finch-foundry

Clean Power

Tea room and garden at Finche's Foundry

The spill over car park where the Morgan has spilled over alongside the obsolete water turbine

My own little Bonsai corner is quite modest

Here are little trees including Beech, Tamarisk, Sea Buckthorne, Hawthorne, Juniper, Rowan or Mountain Ash, and Pine. Contained in small ceramic pots their roots are clipped as well as the twigs. 

Watering needs regular attention to prevent drying out of such shallow roots and nutrients are given monthly.

Bonsai Book found at Dartmouth Market

One pound at the market stall, my illustrated book cost me dear. Having "invested" in some little trees, compost, rooting powder, Japanese style Bonsai ceramics and taking cuttings from the hedge. The pots encroach on the patio garden and yesterday saw me attend a Bonsai class for beginners.

My corner of the patio/garden

The camera is not forgotten though; yesterday the quest was on again, chasing an early sunrise.  But the light was not as clear as the previous morning. A layer of grey mist flooded down from the surrounding hills.
A kingfisher flew beneath the railway viaduct and landed almost at my feet but quickly spotted me and flashed away across the harbour. Though I had camera in hand the action shot was lost. 

This shallow harbour quickly empties

The condensation trails appear to converge but actually are parallel to one another 

First light plus twenty minutes