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Our annual Christmas jolly to Cardiff today where once again we popped into Tabernacle Chapel, The Hayes to see a 20 minute 'live' Nativity Play called "The Story"
Link to read about it the-story.org.uk/about-us/
Back on the road tomorrow again but to Cardiff Bay for Huw's official handover to his successor of Chair of MS Cymru Council.
Another day spent photographing a mtb enduro race. I found a spot on stage 2 where there was a tricky tabletop jump, and didn't want to lose a potentially lucrative spot, so I had to wait several hours through practice time in the morning.
I heard a rustling next to me, and looked down, expecting to see a wren or other small bird. Instead there was a mouse! It stayed put fairly close to me in the leaves, then as I tried to move closer for my 24-105 to capture it better, it scooted across the tral and nestled by this tree for a moment. I shot this, then tried to get closer, but it was off!
Forgot that I meant to add this to the camera club monthly challenge: Woodland.
A Haiku Note:
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To have a new life.
What's the Probability?
Reincarnation
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So today, we’d pre-booked a Puffin Island Cruise from Beaumaris out and around the Island for a wildlife trip. As we were half way there in the car the phone rang to say that it had been cancelled due to very high NE Winds, and were offered instead a cruise in the opposite direction down the Menai Straits. Did we take it ? You betcha we did because it’s been on our bucket list for years .There is only one boat licensed to carry passengers on this voyage and it’s often dependent on the tide times and many other factors so to date we hadn’t made it.
This is where I chose to sit – on the corner of the stern of the vessel and quite possibly the most turbulent position but I’m a good sailor anyway.
My mistake though was not to double check that we’d left our waterproofs in the car. The outward voyage was quite pleasant but we got soaked to the skin and covered in saltiness on the homeward voyage. Great fun and a dream come true to sail under the two bridges (in comments)
Trying for a minimalist image of our van, after taking the necessary photos for her to be reclassified as a campervan with the DVLA.
FCB 52 Week Challenge Week 42: Minimalism
A slow dash to Carmarthen and back today killing two birds with one stone - needed to pop to Carmarthen Cameras and also to see son who lives and works there. Taken from inside the car ..
A phone shot due to today's horrendous weather conditions . Today in that case, we took advantage of a voucher than my friend Jan in Hampshire had given me for my birthday last January - a voucher for Afternoon Tea for two at the Rasoi Waterfront, Swansea SA1. You'd think that this kind of tea would overly sweet and sickly, but to the contrary , it wasn't as heavy as it looks.
A crazy busy morning to the extent that by early afternoon, I gave myself a good talking to ;-) and decided to photo this. It's a small pebble I have on my desk , one which I've photo'd before ( in comments) but this is the reverse side of it.
A return to Cardiff Bay today - pleasure for me but business for Huw. This is the Lego installation at Mermaid Quay.
The torment of a butterfly hunt...
Loved the bokeh in this one, and the light through the wings.
Thanks to Ian Bartlett for the correct ID!
Today we went for Sunday Lunch at a place owned by one of Huw's cousins who we chanced upon on last year's visit to Anglesey, one which we didn't know he had . Not only was the food good but we loved the games provided in the bar area .
After that we moved on to Cemlyn Bay Nature Reserve for a spot of bird photography but we sat in the Car Park and watched the birdlife because it came to rain heavily - and then some.
A link to where we ate..
A day spent chasing my tail today before we go away, what with planting up the last of the marigolds in my garden and shopping for holiday essentials. This is an el cheapo watch I bought in Asda ( known as Wallmart in the US) . I'd tried capturing it on my wrist but a ' nocando' because despite being right handed , I always wear a watch on my right wrist, and didn't have time to faff with a tripod.
A dark old day today so I tried experimenting in Photoshop. This is a mosaic-ed white marble that I placed on a white plate. I went out later in the day when the sun broke out but that was short lived - phoneshot next along in my photostream
The late afternoon sun catches the Rudbeckia Little Gold Star rather nicely. We planted this in memory of Opal, our fluffy cat who we lost almost exactly 2 years ago.
A dull start to a cold day, which improved as we started out on a walk from Tillington near Petworth.
This venerable old oak had some amazing textures and patterns in its huge trunk (which Dave insisted on hugging, but I missed that). Can you see the dancing Green Man? I confess I have processed it to pull him out even more!
Taken outside the Riverhouse Restaurant, Swansea SA1 after a delicious meal with an old school pal at The Rasoi Waterfront Restaurant
I was hesitant in choosing this for today's Photo a Day for fear of it being construed as bragging, so I double checked lunchtime with Huw who happens to be in Birmingham today.
Last night when I turned up for our MS fundraising group meeting followed by a Support Group meeting , the four of us who make up the group were given these awards by the Director of MS Cymru. If you look closely it's for the £5000 which we donated to research alone last month . We only started this group less than three years ago but in those three years we've raised over £20,000 in total ( distributed where it's needed ) Events have included Sky Diving, Charity Dinners, 10 k runs - you name it. I'd hoped to do the Velocity Zipwire in Bethesda myself on June 8th but there's another event that I'm to be at.
I don't know where to put it though so for the sake of the photo I moved my laptop from my desk and placed it there..... and cleared some dirty mugs away ;-)
Lovely husband just sent me this 😳 Luckily those on iPads won’t see the ‘live ‘ link 😉
Captured in MS Cymru's Celebration Event in Cardiff - an event in which people living with the condition got a chance to showcase what they CAN do. There were displays by photographers, authors, artists and other kind of crafts. Also a medley of songs sung by the newly formed aMaSing Choir. I chose this though for my POTD - it's the Director of MS Cymru presenting certificates to two MS Nurses from the team in Cardiff ( Rachel Wallbank and Gail Clayton ) for raising over £2700 by taking part in The Beacons Trekfest, a hike of 25 K culminating in climbing Penyfan.
Taken at the National Botanic Gardens of Wales today during The British of Prey Centre's daily Christmas show based on the book (in comments) written by one of its co directors. Great fun for children of all ages - who ever could have thought of naming their Tawny Owl 'Tinsel' their little owl, 'cousin Sprout' Other feathered characters are named ''Nanna Fairy" and 'Uncle Crackers' ? 😁Hilarious from start to finish.
The camera club Challenge fpr this month is "Landscape with a Structure". I planned to go here on my way to Sainsburys, but it poured. After shopping the sun was out, and the clouds lovely, so a quick detour to grab the shot after all.
Another of our pub walks. This was from the Crab and Lobster at Sidlesham. We knew we had to aim for the tide to be lower. The path was still quite muddy. I love these little inlets.
The toughest part was a gateway with the Rife going under it, where we had to creep around the edge of a large flood, getting tangled with brambles as we went. Pic of Dave making his way in comments
Whilst at Summerleaze Pool, I was sidetracked by the surfers coping with challenging conditions at Bude.
Remembering the Aberfan Mining disaster of 1966. This is my only concession to it on Social Media today because it's too emotive a subject to The Roberts' because my husband was born here and my dad - in- law had been minister in Merthyr Vale . They'd moved out of the area a few years before this happened.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberfan_disaster
Poetry speaks volumes to me especially Welsh Poetry and I don't expect many to understand these words by the poet T. Llew Jones :
"Distawodd chwerthin llawen
Y plant wrth chwarae 'nghyd,
Pob tegan bach yn segur,
A sŵn pob troed yn fud."
......last night's Charity Dinner and I've got dozens and dozens of shots to trawl through, flag and edit destined for MS Society Cymru's Publications, flyers , Social media and wherever else they're needed.
Once again I'd ask you to bear with me over commenting because our friends from Hampshire came to support us and we're taking them later to a St. David's Day Concert in Mumbles later but meeting them for a meal before that
An Atlantic Grey Seal seen basking on the rocks below the coastal path between Limeslade and Langland Bay. Gower.
After being out in pouring rain earlier minus camera, I put this in my Lightbox when I got home. I've been getting tired of people on their own soap boxes voicing their opinions of last night's TV coverage of Theresa May PM's Brexit deal defeat so here is my gentle Soap Box with profits from the company going to support the work with street children and the Dalit people in India.
PS. Wish I hadn't thrown away the tiny dried rose petals I used to keep in my prop drawer to add to the photo.
The love for life is fresh in the air. The prayer, "to be my highest and my best" has been said and soon the chaos of the new year will be upon us, but you must believe that the new year will be full of opportunities, infinite possibilities, worry free, joyful times and peace; And don't forget to love, laugh and give.
So, I got a new lens from lensbaby.com/lenses-composer.php for Christmas and this is the first shot with it. I don't know how I feel about it but I think I will learn to love it.
Dave's birthday was showery, so no walk or mtb ride. Instead a trip to Arundel for a wander around and tea and scones.
This heron was playing statues, then flew off as I put the camera down!
Horsham, Crawley, Reigate and East Grinstead are hosting the HeART to Heart trail, for St Catherine's Hospice.
I found three hearts in a brief visit to Horsham, must try next time!
This one is Ellie Our Angel
Went up to Guildford to see my aunt again, realising on the way that I'd forgotten a camera...
Good opportunity for the FCB's 52 Week Challenge theme of "Use your mobile".
Apart from the really white bit of sky, its not done badly for an old Samsung.
A walk along the Loughor Estuary foreshore this afternoon to blow the cobwebs away (?) Just as I was about to sit on a bench I noticed this. I'm not a lover of spiders but I wouldn't wish it harm, so I let it be and moved on to another bench to sit.
I was having a 500 calorie/day kind of day, then confirmed an evening out with friends for a pub meal. I think I got a little overexcited about the idea of having pudding instead of thin air! Found a way to see the stress patterns in plastic without having to buy two very expensive sheets of polarising film.
Thank goodness for t'internet!
A Still Life
A help moment in a brief bit of light on a miserable day...
These have self-seeded in our steps, and my attempt to move them last year failed.
This is an art installation by Luke Jerram called ‘Gaia’ at The Wales Millennium Centre.
Measuring a staggering seven metres (23 feet) in diameter, Gaia features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface where visitors are able to see our planet, floating in 3D inside the Glanfa foyer.
The artwork is 1.8 million times smaller than our actual planet, with each centimetre of the internally lit sculpture describing 18km of the Earth’s surface.
In Greek mythology, Gaia is the personification of the Earth, the Earth Goddess and ancestral mother of all life.
However I chose the caption because it reminded me of the children’s song of that name – translated into Welsh as ‘Glas, Glas, Blaned,’
The Northern Lights kept getting better each time. This is looking back over the stern of the ship, and including some of the remaining Aurora watchers after a 2 hour session. This was to be our final glimpse of the aurora, in the sixth session over the six days, so I can't complain!
Treasure Hunt 30: Flowing.
It is wise not to drop one of your spare camera batteries on the floor next to a pile of towels which are waiting to be picked up by your very helpful and significant Better Half to put into in the washing machine. So after a 40C wash and a full spin cycle of 1400 , it emerged gleaming but totally unusable 😂🙈
Thank goodness for Amazon Prime who delivered a new one first thing this morning.
This tiny little engraved tag was on Addy's saddle when I bought it years ago. I don't know who Vixen was, but the tag made me imagine a much-loved family pony. I couldn't bear to remove the tag. Now I am torn between keeping it or letting it go with the saddle, as I clean the tack ready for going to a car boot tack sale.
... "with my knapsack on my back" 😉
Captured this morning a few yards from our holiday cottage before setting off to meet with relatives.
Tomorrow we ourselves move on to a different location therefore tomorrow's PotD may well be a phone shot..
I was sidling up to my neighbours lake to try and catch the heron (right here) and ducks dabbling in the unfrozen part. They got wind of me and all flew off. I realised on looking at the image on the computer that there was a fox watching them intently! They all had a lucky escape.
Today a few of us battled through Storm Hannah to travel to Caerphilly to attend and sing at the launch of The South Wales aMaSing Choir.
This choir is for those Living with MS ( Multiple Sclerosis) and those affected by it ( friends, family etc) . Two staff members of MS Society Cymru/ Wales have worked hard to secure grant funding for this, but only for the South East Wales area . Coming from a musical background myself, this was something I've waited for for a long time. The picture itself is of the accompanist and conductor before it all kicked off.
A late afternoon play with an old Dinky Toy found in Mum's effects a few years ago...
Just realised this is perfect for the Treasure Hunt 50: On My Street
Today's plan to visit St Fagans for its Winter Fair didn't happen because I thought it wise given that I'm carrying a cold and it's been a bitterly cold day - also the fact that I didn't want to risk cancelling a visit to see Les Mis at the Wales Millennium Centre on Monday . I did though go for an incredibly bracing stroll at Mumbles to blow the germs away - minus my camera for once .
Some may recall that I took similar after a visit to the Royal Mint Experience in Spring 2017 where we were given the chance of 'striking' a £1 coin. In November 2018, we revisited with our friends from Hampshire , but this time it was my turn to part with my money and you'll notice that it's gone up to £2 .
From its website: - Frankenstein 2018 UK £2 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin
A unique keepsake to mark the legacy of Frankenstein
The coin features an innovative design by Royal Mint coin designer Thomas T. Docherty, portraying ECG monitor style wording of ‘Frankenstein’
The only official UK coin to celebrate 200 years of the publication of the novel
Mark 200 years of the legacy of Frankenstein and the birth of science fiction
The coin features the edge lettering ‘A SPARK OF BEING’, which is a quote taken from the novel "
I notice that if you want to buy one from the website or its shop, that the cost of it that way is £10.
More here www.royalmint.com/our-coins/events/frankenstein/Frankenst...