Heart of the Village

Thank-you very much,
Regards, Rod.

Hi Marjie, thank-you so much my friend, I’m sure you would enjoy a stroll round this old thatched village if you ever get the opportunity,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you very much Maggie,
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Thanks so much Richard, that sounds a great idea and I’m sure you’d both enjoy the village on a nice Summer’s day,
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Hi Jacqi, thank-you so much my friend,
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Thank-you very much Sharon, I too very much love the style of these ancient thatched cottages and consider myself fortunate that there are so many close to where I live,
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Thank-you very much Chris,
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Thanks so much Barbara, yes I was standing on the spot that the carriages pick up from so you’ll have no problem finding it, just getting over here might take a bit longer,
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Thank-you very much Gerry, it’s a wonderful place to visit,
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Thanks so much Pauline, if you haven’t been there outside the dreams I’m sure you’d enjoy a visit, it’s like a step back in time,
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Thank-you very much Diane, thankfully there are still a few master thatchers in this area but it is sadly a dying art nationwide and such a shame when they look so beautiful,
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Thank-you very much Felicity, I have quite a few with the ponies in them, will just have to sort out which one to put on,
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Thank-you very much Tom, with it being so close to me I find it hard to stay away from it,
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Thank-you very much Dave,
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Thank-you so much Catherine,
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Thank-you very much indeed Bela,
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Hi Luda, thank-you so much my friend,
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Thank-you so much Evita, appreciated as always,
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Hi Rosie, thank-you so much my friend, so pleased you enjoyed the first snippits of Cockington Village, more to come,
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Thank-you very much Kathy, I hope to show more of the old village over the next few weeks,
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Thank-you so much Cheryl, very kind of you,
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Thank-you very much Wanda, the thatched roofs in this village are so pretty, I would love to live in a cottage with a roof like that,
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Raining and cold here as well and I too would love a cream tea at this moment, thank-you so much Triciamary,
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Thanks so much Wendy, a CP filter or to give it it’s full name, a Circular Polarizing filter is an essential bit of equipment for all landscape photographers in bright or sunny conditions, it poralizes reflected light on leaves, grass etc. in the way a polarizing pair of sunglasses do and gives you much better saturated colours, it also helps make a blue sky that much deeper blue,just screw it on the end of your lens and there is a rotating ring on the front of it, when looking through the lens you adjust the amount of desired polarization by rotating it,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you very much Nan, living so close, I can normally pick a time to visit when it’s not too crowded and I know what the weather is like before leaving home,
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I feel very fortunate to live in such a beautiful part of the UK Hans, thank-you so much,
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Just different terminology Wendy, good to know you use one as well.

Thank-you very much indeed Carol,
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Thank-you so much Jacqui,
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Thank-you very much Robyn, I smiled at the thought of your local planners being a bit out of their depth with this kind of build, it can work the opposite way over here at times though, sometimes they are so dogged about allowing new materials or building methods simply because they haven’t seen them before,
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Thank-you very much Pat, I’m so pleased you like it my friend, more to come from Cockington soon,
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Thank-you very much Keith, the village is still very much a working community and most unique in it’s old world style that hasn’t changed in generations, I spend a lot of time there in Summer,
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Thank-you so much Gwenda,
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Thank-you very much Rachel, the whole village is filled with old world charm, so good that they keep it that way,
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Thanks so much Wendy, it’s a wonderful old village to visit and perfect for photography,
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Hi Lyn, thanks so much my friend, I’m sure it’s that escape from reality that draws me back there time and time again,
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Many thanks Linda, we are fortunate to still have these old world villages around today, Cockington is so original and unspoilt,
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Thank-you very much Trudi and you are so right about it being like stepping back in history, let’s hope they keep it that way,
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Thank-you very much Colin,
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Thank-you very much Malcolm, I live a few minutes away from the village so it’s a place I go to a lot in the Summer,
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It makes a great day out Catherine, best in Summer but avoid school holiday times when it gets a bit too crowded, many thanks,
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Thank-you very much Joe,
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Thank-you very much Shirley, it does get a bit crowded at times in the height of Summer, I choose my times to work around the visitors and even then, often have to wait quite a time for people to move out of shot,
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Thank-you very much again Joyce, I hope to post quite a number of images from around Cockington village in the coming weeks,
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Thank-you very much Grazyna, your kind comments are much appreciated my friend, it is a beautiful village and most of the buildings are hundreds of years old,
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Thank-you very much Ros, it is a beautiful old village,
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Hello Vadim, thank-you very much indeed,
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Many thanks Dana, much appreciated as always,
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Thank-you very much John, avoiding the crowds can be a challenge in it’s own at times, the village is such a popular tourist attraction,
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Hello John, thank-you very much my friend, yes the Cotswolds are another similar venue with so many ancient character cottages in the area,
Regards, Rod.

It would be great for you to pass your driving test Vicki and be able to travel that bit further round the area, I’m sure you’d love Cockington village, many thanks my friend,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you so much Marjie and for the link to the song on U-Tube, I hadn’t heard of the Bard of Cornwall, but he is a very talented folk singer and his version of this beautiful song is wonderful,
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Thank-you very much Krys, we are blessed to still have so many of these charming old world villages in the UK.,
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Thank-you very much Sonia, I feel fortunate to live so near to the ancient village, so full of old world charm,
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I have never been to Brittany yet but have seen it on television many times, it seems very much like the Southwest of England in many ways, thank-you very much Daffodil,
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Thank-you very much dear Nat,
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Thanks so much Paul, it would be interesting to see the old postcard and I’m sure little has changed,
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Thank-you so much Paul, it’s wonderful to see this old B and W postcard of Cockington, judging by the half penny stamp, I’d say it was the fifties at the latest, perhaps older.
Virtually nothing has changed apart from the two small trees in the foreground are now quite a high row of trees, making this view impossible to see now,
I too have quite a number of old postcards from around this area but just can’t put my hand on them for the moment, must try to look them out, again, many thanks,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you so much for the generous comment Sandy, much appreciated,
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Thank-you very much Shoaib,
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Thanks so much Bryan, I’m sure you must be getting excited at the prospect of the trip of a lifetime back to your roots, I’m sure the camera will be well used during your stay, I look forward to seeing the images you get,
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Hi David, thanks so much my friend, it is a most unique village as well as a photographer’s dream, I hope you do get the chance to visit again, I’d love to meet up with you there,
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Thank-you very much Lorna, I live 6 miles along the coast from Teignmouth and have quite a number of images from it, as yet, only three posted on Redbubble, The Bait Catchers, Westcountry Gold and Do Gulls Enjoy Sunsets, the last two being sunsets but I will be posting more in time,
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Thank-you very much again Henri, we too watch Escape to the Country for the very same reason, some of the old cottages they feature on the program are so beautiful and filled with character,
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Thank-you very much Shaun, the pink cottage on the hill serves the most wonderful Devonshire cream teas, my mouth waters just thinking about them,
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Thank-you very much Gordon,
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Thank-you very much Kim,
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Thank-you very much Paul, a pleasant surprise,
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Hello Marjie, thank-you so much for selecting this image as a feature and I an deeply humbled by your picking me as a featured photographer for the Cottage Style Group, you’ve made my day,
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Hello Linda, thank-you so much for selecting this image as a feature and as I said to Marjie, I am humbled at being selected as the first featured photographer in the Cottage Style Group,
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Thank-you very much Martin, much appreciated,
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Thank-you so much for the wonderful comment, so kind of you, I’m sure you would enjoy this part of the UK.,
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I an very fortunate to live so close to Cockington village, it is most unique in it’s timeless appearance and certainly attracts me back time and time again, many thanks Don,
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Cockington hasn’t changed a bit Kala, you’d feel you hadn’t been away if you visited it today, it’s a regular venue for me living only a mile away, many thanks,
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Thank-you very much Sky, it is a beautiful old village and wonderful for photography, I will be putting on at least one image with the pony and trap rides in them, it’s a most relaxing way to tour and see the old thatched buildings,
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Thank-you so much Maxy, this is the same village that I took the Churchyard in Spring image in, most of the ancient cottages have these thatched reed roofs and some date back about 1000 years, yet it is still very much a real village and working community,
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Thank-you very much again Richard, Cockington is still awaiting a visit from yourself and Catherine,
Regards, Rod.