Upper Lliw Reservoir was catching the light last week when I enjoyed a walk up there as part of an interview for BBC Radio Wales about StillWalks.
Very Inspiring Blog Award
I received the Very Inspiring Blog Award almost two weeks ago but I have been so busy with setting up StillWalks project exhibitions, that I have not had enough time to think about this. The award was given to me by Hannah Duncan Creations. Hannah is my youngest daughter and she is partly to blame for my lack of time to deal with this.
Hannah is currently a Foundation Art student and we have been taking her all over the place for university interviews. All five have now been done and I am proud to say she was accepted to all them. Now she has to choose!
Rules for the Very Inspiring Blog Award are below. Thanks, Hannah for nominating me for this.
Rules:
1. Display the award logo on your blog.
2. Link back to the person who nominated you.
3. State seven things about yourself.
4. Nominate fifteen other bloggers for this award and link to them.
5. Notify those bloggers of the nomination and the award’s requirements.
About Me:
1. I was born in Scotland.
2. I grew up in Northern Ireland.
3. I trained in England.
4. I live in Wales.
5. I am an artist.
6. I originally trained in tapestry weaving (see Design Fibre ICT)
7. I have a wonderful wife and two amazing daughters.
8. I love walking.
Nominations: no particular order.
9: Ooggetuige
10: Traci Carver
11: Helen’s Journal
13: Life Pieces
14: PhoPort
15: Licht Years
What’s the Colour like at Upper Lliw Reservoir?
Hmmm! That’s a good question – you can’t tell what the colour is like from these photos. They were processed in Lightroom on my old Windows PC laptop and the colour is totally different to my old Mac laptop which is dull in comparison to my iMac. But the iMac is on the blink 🙁 – it needs a new graphics card. I calibrate my screens with the Datacolor Spyder 3 but there is only so far you can go with a laptop.
One lesson learned a number of years ago means that I can, at least, still work with the files from the iMac because they were all backed up – phew! However, I’m worried that the laptop is on its last legs as well, as it is old now and has given me one or two hints that it is struggling with the extra work load.
Lower Lliw Reservoir
Upper Lliw Reservoir
Out and About
Part two of my casual walk about on Sunday.
One from the station
Fungi 1
Fungi 2
Fungi 3
Patterns and Perspective Down at the Station
Taking an aimless walk on a sunny Sunday last weekend, I ended up at our local station where the patterns, colours and perspective of the track prompted me to use my camera – which I had casually taken along with me . . . just in case!
Gates and Railway
Gates and Railway
Gates and Railway
Railway Platform
Railway Station
Football in the Park
They say smell is one of the best memory triggers. Sound, I would say, is another.
Whilst walking through our local park on Saturday morning, the local school football team had a match on. I don’t know who they were playing but the scene took me back to my own early years when I too played football on the school team. My memory tells me I didn’t do much else for a while – either football or riding my bicycle. Happy memories 🙂
The Answer!
Here is the answer to the question on yesterday’s post.
That’s right – an elephant! We were walking down a path towards Skanda Vale Hospice and Hindu Temple. They keep their elephant by the main temple on the hill and take it for 10 mile walks each day.
Sorry there is no photo of the elephant – maybe next time. However, for those who enjoy listening, here is a sound clip from the recce walk we did – the sound of birds above the Skanda Vale Temple, a beautiful peaceful place.
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What is this?
Can anyone guess the answer? During a recce walk near Llanpumsaint in Carmarthenshire, Wales earlier this week, we came across some interesting and unexpected evidence of . . . something!
The answer will be posted tomorrow 🙂
This is the setting, the heart of Wales
This is the view
The evidence
More evidence