Pete's sardine shot.

 Full to the gunnels.......

with a good shot from their small ring net.

Sales over the horizon, but not the canvas type.

 There's no end to the inventiveness of some when it comes to utilising old or damaged harbour boxes.......

 the Manx Ranger has a new set of guiding on gear on the winch.......

 still working, a crabber's glove.......

 these buoy ropes have been in the water for some time with the amount of weed growth they have picked up.......

 looking for a lift back to it's home country, a 10 kilo fish box more commonly found aboard French day boat vessels......

 everything in its place and a place for everything.......

 aboard the Govenek of Ladram looking ship-shape and Bristol fashion..........

 possibly the biggest hailstones ever seen.......

 all aboard the Midnight Express with PJ wondering where that boy Joe has got to........

  shots of a good shot get checked out on the quay........

 as the St Ives cat heads out to shoot some more gear.......

 a very nautical sort of trompe l'oiel is one of the lots in the coming fine art sale at WH Lane........

also coming up for auction, sadly owing to one of Penzance's character's suffering a stroke, the stock and collection of Tony Sanders' gallery and antique shop, with many examples of marine art, artefacts and an especially diverse collection of Newlyn Copper.........

nearing completion, one of Penzance's landmark buildings, Lloyds Bank has had a facelift.

Inside the Arctic Circle.

Not only does the current blast of arctic air bring snow to the far West of Cornwall but as the sun comes up the sky is more akin to the early morning light inside the Arctic Circle.......

with the sea around the Lizard shimmering in the Bay........

as another snow shower passes overhead........

looks like this snowman had one to many in the night........

and, yet again, one man's house seems to have his own personal solar power supply up and running........

this season the in colour is red.......

it seems - PZ336, the Nazerene skippered by Jeremy Hosking.

Suttons of Cornwall fish box now a collectors object.

Spotted on top of a shelf in Steckfenster's Vintage and Antique Curio shop in Chapel Street, Penzance - a rare example and now a must have collectors object from the days when fresh, handline caught mackerel were big business and sent away in these one stone waxed cardboard boxes.

Tom gets his winter coat.

 Not many takers for a seat on the prom this morning......

 even Tom now has a winter coat.......

 which is what you'll need before enjoying a pint in the Tolcarne Inn's beer garden.......

 on the quay there's as much ice outside as in the iceworks.......

 even the forklift leaves its mark.......

 a handful of feet make their way down the quay........

 as the scene takes on a more wintry look.......

 on the Elizabeth N there's a set of gear to be worked on........

 looking back at the empty quay........

 and an almost white world........

 Jake and trusty companion pause in the harbour commissioners parking spot.......

at Wherry Town there's a chance to re-create a scene from the Titanic movie on the boating pool.

Another first for Cornwall and the first in the UK.

Tregenza's, once the best greengrocers in Penzance, has now become the latest charity shop in the high street - the Cornwall Air Ambulance, the country's first such service, was introduced to provide air cover in remote rural or traffic bound areas........

a single beamer and a handful of inshore boats provided thin pickings for the buyers this morning.....

these mackerel made premium money being as scarce as hen's teeth at the moment.......

plenty of ink about to keep the beamers solvent at this time of year......

there's always one gets to lay down on the job it seems......

pulling in to a berth alongside the Nova Spero.

Fishing on the telly!

A couple of TV programmes feature elements with a local fishing interest over the coming weeks. Tonight's episode of the Edwardian Farm at 8pm on BBC2 sees the guys head off to fish with for crab and lobster in the depths of the winter. The hand made pots being used look just like these made by Nigel Legge on the Lizard, one of the few remaining withy pot makers in the country left still practicising the art .

Over on BBC 2 tomorrow night is the first of two programmes, Rick Stein's Cornish Christmas at 8.30pm - the second episode includes a few well known Newlyn faces discussing fishy Christmas dishes with host Rick Stein in the comfort of the Swordfish.