Amy Tryphena
@realkernow.bsky.social
Cornish Writer • Teller of Cornish tales , nature writer and bipolar mental health blogger • Dendrophile, Ancient Stone Botherer & Haunter of the Woods 〓〓
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A tale of a drunken Cornish miner - are the Knockers his friend or foe? #folkyfriday #shortstory
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Knockers by Amy Tryphena
William Wendron balanced on a wooden stool, wedged into the corner of the old pub, leaning upon the slate bar top. A crooked half smile fixed upon his face; old hands deformed with arthritis by yea…
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December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A tale of a drunken Cornish miner - are the Knockers his friend or foe? #folkyfriday #shortstory
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December 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The mystery that is the Cornish Fogou. Their purpose unknown but my best guess is for rituals of death and rebirth. #wyrdwednesday Boleigh, Penwith
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The mystery that is the Cornish Fogou. Their purpose unknown but my best guess is for rituals of death and rebirth. #wyrdwednesday Boleigh, Penwith
The depths of my procrastination knows no bounds when I have a deadline looming. It's the only time the flat gets cleaned! #writersky
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The depths of my procrastination knows no bounds when I have a deadline looming. It's the only time the flat gets cleaned! #writersky
Boskednan stone circle in the far west of Kernow #StandingStoneSunday @megalithic.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Boskednan stone circle in the far west of Kernow #StandingStoneSunday @megalithic.bsky.social
Fairy knots - Legend has it if you find little knots in the mane it's because the Fae are riding your pony at night, braiding little stirrups into their mane and going on celestial adventures. She did seem a little tired this morning... #folklore #folktales
November 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Fairy knots - Legend has it if you find little knots in the mane it's because the Fae are riding your pony at night, braiding little stirrups into their mane and going on celestial adventures. She did seem a little tired this morning... #folklore #folktales
Making my own skin care from natural, organic, simple ingredients infused with organic home grown and foraged herbs. It's been a game changer for my skin staying away from prescribed petroleum based products and the preservatives in them.
November 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Making my own skin care from natural, organic, simple ingredients infused with organic home grown and foraged herbs. It's been a game changer for my skin staying away from prescribed petroleum based products and the preservatives in them.
Front light on my bike craps out on the pitch-black rural back lanes. I'm cycling down the hill plunging into the dark abyss. Add the hail driving into my face and crunching under my tyres. Unnecessary amounts of drama for one evening.
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Front light on my bike craps out on the pitch-black rural back lanes. I'm cycling down the hill plunging into the dark abyss. Add the hail driving into my face and crunching under my tyres. Unnecessary amounts of drama for one evening.
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Menhir dit la Chaise-à-Margot: Margot's Chair - referring to fairies in Breton folklore. A smallish menhir #StandingStoneSunday which does indeed look like a seat. Part of the megalithic complex "La Lande du Gras" with 2 menhirs and 3 long barrows - see the nearby sites list on our page for more. 1/
November 16, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Menhir dit la Chaise-à-Margot: Margot's Chair - referring to fairies in Breton folklore. A smallish menhir #StandingStoneSunday which does indeed look like a seat. Part of the megalithic complex "La Lande du Gras" with 2 menhirs and 3 long barrows - see the nearby sites list on our page for more. 1/
November 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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A glimpse through the topsoil of #Stonehenge for #StandingStoneSunday
Like an iceberg, there is more of these bluestone below the surface than above
Unlike icebergs, it's not because they're less dense than saltwater
📷 of the @buarchanth.bsky.social trench excavated April 2008
#WhatLiesBeneath
Like an iceberg, there is more of these bluestone below the surface than above
Unlike icebergs, it's not because they're less dense than saltwater
📷 of the @buarchanth.bsky.social trench excavated April 2008
#WhatLiesBeneath
November 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A glimpse through the topsoil of #Stonehenge for #StandingStoneSunday
Like an iceberg, there is more of these bluestone below the surface than above
Unlike icebergs, it's not because they're less dense than saltwater
📷 of the @buarchanth.bsky.social trench excavated April 2008
#WhatLiesBeneath
Like an iceberg, there is more of these bluestone below the surface than above
Unlike icebergs, it's not because they're less dense than saltwater
📷 of the @buarchanth.bsky.social trench excavated April 2008
#WhatLiesBeneath
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A proud moment this summer: bagging a stone that isn't already on the @megalithic.bsky.social (very rare occurrence!). On the Beara peninsula east of Adrigole, a little way north of the Drumlave row. It involved crawling under barbed wire but then we saw there was a gate. #StandingStoneSunday
November 16, 2025 at 8:27 AM
A proud moment this summer: bagging a stone that isn't already on the @megalithic.bsky.social (very rare occurrence!). On the Beara peninsula east of Adrigole, a little way north of the Drumlave row. It involved crawling under barbed wire but then we saw there was a gate. #StandingStoneSunday
Cornwall council took away all the bins on our estate because apparently they can't afford to provide bins in low income areas. But if you don't live on a council estate you can still have the privilege of bins. The place is covered in rubbish already. How does this make sense!
November 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Cornwall council took away all the bins on our estate because apparently they can't afford to provide bins in low income areas. But if you don't live on a council estate you can still have the privilege of bins. The place is covered in rubbish already. How does this make sense!
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Hares are nocturnal and active at night, leading to their association with the moon and lunar deities like Cerridwen and Andraste. Like the moon, the hare was believed to die each day and be reborn each night, making it a powerful symbol of immortality and rebirth.
Art my own.
#FolkyFriday #Folklore
Art my own.
#FolkyFriday #Folklore
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Hares are nocturnal and active at night, leading to their association with the moon and lunar deities like Cerridwen and Andraste. Like the moon, the hare was believed to die each day and be reborn each night, making it a powerful symbol of immortality and rebirth.
Art my own.
#FolkyFriday #Folklore
Art my own.
#FolkyFriday #Folklore
I can't be the only one anxious about it being mid-November and nowhere near cold enough to put the heating on
November 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I can't be the only one anxious about it being mid-November and nowhere near cold enough to put the heating on
Spriggan - the Cornish piskies malevolent and grotesque cousins who guard the barrows, cairns and stone circles of West Penwith. Known to conjure storms, steal cattle and terrify travellers. Most frighteningly of all steal mortal children and swap them for changelings. #folkyfriday #Cornwall
November 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Spriggan - the Cornish piskies malevolent and grotesque cousins who guard the barrows, cairns and stone circles of West Penwith. Known to conjure storms, steal cattle and terrify travellers. Most frighteningly of all steal mortal children and swap them for changelings. #folkyfriday #Cornwall
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IT’S HERE! Our first volume of strange and supernatural stories for the darker half of the year. Nine new tales by masters of the genre: Ramsey Campbell, Helen Grant, Reggie Oliver, Ally Wilkes, Steve Toase, Verity Holloway and more.
👉🏼 Get your copy on www.helleborezine.com
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November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
IT’S HERE! Our first volume of strange and supernatural stories for the darker half of the year. Nine new tales by masters of the genre: Ramsey Campbell, Helen Grant, Reggie Oliver, Ally Wilkes, Steve Toase, Verity Holloway and more.
👉🏼 Get your copy on www.helleborezine.com
👉🏼 Get your copy on www.helleborezine.com
A wee tale of mischievous piskies
#folklore #kernow #wyrdwednesday
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#folklore #kernow #wyrdwednesday
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Threshold by Amy Tryphena
Ghosts of the old world make their presence still known upon the moors. Known by their ancient stone walls and standing stones that still litter the landscape. The walkers, incongruous in their pri…
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November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A wee tale of mischievous piskies
#folklore #kernow #wyrdwednesday
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#folklore #kernow #wyrdwednesday
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The rather ruinous Sperris Quoit in its marvellous moorland setting, with the triangle of Zennor Quoit visible in the distance! #TombTuesday
November 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The rather ruinous Sperris Quoit in its marvellous moorland setting, with the triangle of Zennor Quoit visible in the distance! #TombTuesday
Bronze age barrow and cist - Penwith, Cornwall. In view of Chun Quoit and Chun Castle. A landscape clearly revered by Neolithic, bronze and iron age peoples. #TombTuesday
November 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Bronze age barrow and cist - Penwith, Cornwall. In view of Chun Quoit and Chun Castle. A landscape clearly revered by Neolithic, bronze and iron age peoples. #TombTuesday
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After hearing stories of the ghost in Somerset's Quantock Hills who tells passing walkers to fuck off, I decided to write about some of the other ghosts I've come across who have turned out to be massive dickheads: www.tom-cox.com/some-ghosts-...
Some Ghosts I Have Known Who Have Turned Out To Be Massive Dickheads
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November 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
After hearing stories of the ghost in Somerset's Quantock Hills who tells passing walkers to fuck off, I decided to write about some of the other ghosts I've come across who have turned out to be massive dickheads: www.tom-cox.com/some-ghosts-...
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The only way out is through your cabbage
November 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The only way out is through your cabbage
Tregeseal stone circle definitely one of my faves. #StandingStoneSunday #Cornwall #Kernow @megalithic.bsky.social @stoneclub.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Tregeseal stone circle definitely one of my faves. #StandingStoneSunday #Cornwall #Kernow @megalithic.bsky.social @stoneclub.bsky.social
Nos Kalan Gwav the Cornish - Kernewek 'Halloween'. Meaning eve of the 'first day of winter' or Kalan Gwav. An ancient celebration of the changing seasons. Or Allentide - the English name for Cornish Halloween. Traditional celebrations involve the exchange of red apples, divination games and feasting
October 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Nos Kalan Gwav the Cornish - Kernewek 'Halloween'. Meaning eve of the 'first day of winter' or Kalan Gwav. An ancient celebration of the changing seasons. Or Allentide - the English name for Cornish Halloween. Traditional celebrations involve the exchange of red apples, divination games and feasting