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Each year on 25 January we celebrate St Dwynwen’s Day, or 'Diwrnod Santes Dwynwen' in Wales
"Dwynwen was Wales' patron saint of lovers, and this day is the Welsh equivalent to St Valentine's Day!
The story of Dwynwen dates back to the 5th century, when Dwynwen fell in love with a Prince called Maelon Dafodrill. Her father, Brychan Brycheiniog, was determined that she would marry another man.
Dwynwen was devastated that she couldn’t marry her true love. She begged God to make her forget about Maelon. An angel visited Dwynwen and gave her a potion. The potion was supposed to make her have no memory of Maelon and turned him into a block of ice.
Dwynwen was then granted three wishes. Firstly she wished for Maelon to be thawed, secondly that God meet the hopes and dreams of true lovers and thirdly she wished that she would never marry.
Dwynwen devoted the rest of life to God’s service, founding a convent on the island of Llandwyn Anglesey Wales. You can still see the remains of the church on the island today."
Still under par myself today but hope to catch up on commenting this evening.
This is is one we have growing in our back garden captured this morning during a brief spell of Spring sunshine. Alternative shot in comments.
My friend Jan who we're staying with coordinates a similar MS Fundraising group to ours in S. Wales with a funkier name than ours , ‘Don't MS with Us' so we popped along to support their Bank Holiday Fundraiser at the annual Stubbington Fayre , where they sold Home Made Cakes, biscuits and various other delicacies , made by the team themselves..
It was the hottest August Bank Holiday on record with very harsh sunlight , hence the phone shot.
I took shelter in the Holy of Holies lunchtime from a heavy shower of rain ( namely 'Huw's Greenhouse ')I was appalled by the mess inside it seeing as he keeps his office at home so immaculately neat and tidy 😳
Cleaned and polished my stained glass panel today, so here it is on the light pad...
Just need to get Dave to fit it now.
Looking down into the harbour at Brønnøysund with afternoon light. Flipped to make a "sky" in the reflections.
Treasure Hunt 39: Impressionism
I first saw a dandelion macro a few years ago, and was fascinated by the structural detail to be seen.
When I heard that Macro Mondays theme for today was "Eye of the Beholder" I initially thought of using yesterday's car, as it was a bit battered. However, I spotted some dandelions, and thought that this would be perfect. How can something be so lovely, yet so unwanted and unloved?
Flower 2" in diameter.
I was given this yesterday by my friend in Hampshire. I'm not allowed to open it yet though. So many January birthdays and celebrations to follow in the coming week, I'm finding it difficult to find time to comment on other 365ers - bear with me.
On the subject of so many January birthdays , it makes me wonder how much truth there is in Alfred Lord Tennyson's quote, “In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” Think about it ;-)
What this really is is something I bought in a Craft Fair before Easter to give as a gift to someone but forgot where I'd put it for safety until I was tidying up at home earlier.
It's made by a former colleague of my better half in the days he worked in Education . When she retired herself she set up a business making these novelty gifts. The ones she sells which carry a daffodil emblem, she donates 5% to The Marie Curie Cancer Charity. This one contains a Cadbury's Creme Egg. Now - who can I give it to seeing that I must be the only person on the planet who doesn't like these ?
Cycling Moo Kay was part of the Surrey Cow Parade in 2016, sponsored by my brother. She now lives in his garden. Up in Guildford for a family get-together with cousins, which was very enjoyable.
I'd have preferred something more in keeping with Good Friday for today's PoTD but seeing as I was up really early this morning trying to get the Full Moon just before it set , I chose this - the birdsong at that time of morning was divine in itself .
This is one of my next door neighbours who popped around earlier to help Huw clear the guttering from storm debris ( his legs;our ladder) In fact it was almost like a party atmosphere with his wife and I rescuing a Painted Lady butterfly trapped in our greenhouse, also our son arriving with his dog which we're looking after for a week. so many photos taken too but I chose this as my PoTD because it represents a day in which post - storm mop up is underway.
Taken this morning at Cardiff Bay - a rare selfie of me in The Water Tower there. I'm hesitant in explaining this but here goes........ The reason for this is because an altercation with a man who had parked his massive delivery lorry in a disabled parking bay taking up two spaces set aside for Blue Badge Holders had somewhat rattled me. Many will know that I find walking any great distance to be challenging so when I spend time at Cardiff Bay whilst Huw is in his monthly meeting at MS Soc Cymru, we need to park the car here because I use my 'Doris' Bike' . We both challenged the lorry driver over this and in brief, one of his sentences got to me .... "I'm fed up of the likes of you" as he took a phone shot of the inside of the open boot of our hatchback car (!) Anyhow I scooted off in the direction of Cardiff Wetlands Nature Reserve , a place where nature knows no boundaries nor discrimination.
I must say though that I did laugh when Huw joined me there and told me that when he returned to the car , there were three armed policemen looking at it ( presumably on the way to The Senedd / Welsh National Assembly) lol!!
The gingerbread house is disappearing, and I thought it looked rather Gothic at this stage. Before we could have any more, it was out with a black background and flash to get light through the boiled sweet windows. I thought moonlight was appropriate, so I added a moon from 2016, then it looked a bit bare, so some trees from 2014 were inverted, converted to B&W and pressganged into action as well!
Treasure Hunt 72: Windows
Trimming the side growth from the oak tree trunk by our driveway in order to get our van in next week!
Placed on a light pad, texture layers added in PS.
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 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.