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A north Wales miscellany.

Posted in Landscapes/Nature, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

For various reasons I haven’t been out much lately so to keep things ticking over here are a few photo’s that I haven’t used on previous posts. There is no theme and they don’t appear in any particular order. I hope you enjoy.

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Gwydyr forest, great views, old mines (and a labyrinth).

Posted in History, Landscapes/Nature, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 25, 2009 | 8 Comments »

A walk in Gwydyr forest taking in some great scenery, history and a labyrinth.

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Amid the torrents ever-echoing road.

Posted in Landscapes/Nature, tagged , , , , , , , on July 17, 2009 | 5 Comments »

A beautiful little waterfall in a wooded valley has been the inspiration for artists such as Gainsborough and Turner, as well as the unknown person who inscribed a Latin ode into a nearby rock. This is a place of inspiration.

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A Kings forest (Coed y Brenin), 4 rivers and 3 waterfalls.

Posted in Landscapes/Nature, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 16, 2009 | 7 Comments »

Coed y Brenin (The King’s forest) covers 9,000 acres lying within the Snowdonia National Park.
Originally it was part of the Nannau Estate, then became the Vaughan Forest. It became Coed y Brenin in 1935 to celebrate the silver jubilee of king George 5th.
There is forest, open heath land, rivers and waterfalls here, with plenty of [...]

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Snowdon – Yr Wyddfa (the tumulus).

Posted in Landscapes/Nature, Local history, tagged , , , , , , , , on June 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »

You can’t live in north Wales (and blog about it) without mentioning Snowdon, so after about 11 months of this blog I thought I’d better put that right.
Tuesday 24th June dawned bright and sunny, so I made an early start. Up the valley to Betws y Coed and then up the Llugwy valley to Capel [...]

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Springtime in north Wales.

Posted in Landscapes/Nature, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Anytime is a good time to visit north Wales.
Last winter was the hardest for many years, but there were some magical views in the valleys and the mountains.
Autumn is full of wonderful colours.
Spring though, has to be my favourite time; as fresh green leaves start to appear on the trees and flowers start to bloom. [...]

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Ice, frost and beauty in Snowdonia.

Posted in Landscapes/Nature, tagged , , , , , , , on January 8, 2009 | 5 Comments »

I feel privileged to live in such a beautiful area, even in winter Snowdonia is a wonderland. I hope you enjoy the scenes of frost and ice.

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SNOWDONIA – a winter wonderland.

Posted in Landscapes/Nature, tagged , , on December 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Winter arrived early this year. This photo was taken from my window on the 29th October. The Carneddau hills had a good covering of snow.
 
 
 

 
 
 
Since then there has been snow on the peaks, sometimes a little more, sometimes less. But the hills do look special when covered in snow. These photos were taken on 2nd [...]

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Autumn comes to Snowdonia

Posted in Landscapes/Nature, tagged , , , , on October 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »

As I’ve said in previous posts, North Wales has some wonderful scenery whatever the weather. Autumn has arrived now, so I thought I’d post the first batch of pictures.
The day was cloudy but patches of sun kept lighting up the hillsides. This is the first view of the Snowdon range from Llynau Mymbyr.

Sunlight kept lighting [...]

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