25th January 2021 - Dydd Santes Dwynwen & the Donkey Trail

Thought for the day :"I think dental x-rays should be called “tooth pics"? "

Burns Night but it is also Saint Dwynwen's day so  Dydd Santes Dwynwen Hapus, pawb

Still cold and crisp today ...  So took a stroll around the Donkey Trail - Fffynnon Wen, Felin Ganol, Hawen Hall, Felin Brithdir and home to Ffynnon Wen. 

Cheers !

24th January 2021 -

Thought for the day :" Jungle music was discovered in the jungle in 1843 by explorer Sir Phillip Drummond-Bass..." (Little known facts #34)

Woke to find snow this morning ...

And a few photos from around the garden 

Have a good day 
Full listing on Flickr  Link

Cheers

23rd January 2021 - Cold Day - Bright day

Thought for the day :"What is it with people that won’t embrace modern technology? Answers on a postcard please"

Up early today and worked upon a spoof presentation on the Haggis - probably will present that in the next couple of days .. Will be part of a Zoom meeting next Tuesday for the Rose Croix Chapter together with a Burns' Night celebration....

But it was very sunny and bright and cold - and a load of wood arrived - delivered by trailer and had to be barrowed to the various stores on the estate.

Add to that a Provincial Zoom Meeting for the Scarlet Cord with 84 members and the day went very well.

Susie tried to find a marked public walk on the map that seems to have been disbanded, but went for a long walk with no adverse affects.  'Thena seemed to enjoy.

All in all a good day ...

Cheers 

22nd January 2021 - Snowing !

Thought for the day :"I helped decorate my friends house in a minimalist style. It was the least I could do."

A change in weather today - we started with sun and then had snow...

Not out in the garden today as a result, but managed a trip to Llanybydder to get Vic his vaccination. So that is one over 80 who is better protected than earlier today ...  "R" rate seems to be hovering just under the 1 number and some cases are going down - though still horrific number of cases and hospital places.

It was snowing so just went up the lane to the end of the road.. 

Tavern in Snow

View down to the Peacocks in the snow 
Doesn't really show very well 

Have to write up a story about the Haggis for Burns Night so will leave this here ...

Cheers !

21st January 2021 - A Day in the Garden

Thought for the day :"Doctor told me I have to go into hospital to have an operation on my knees. Why can’t I walk like everyone else?"

Expecting another rainy day with Storm Christoph - but woke up late (Susie let the Chickens out this morning and I managed to sleep in - shock horror!)

Took a walk around the Donkey Trail with 'Thena ....

The sun was shining - and it was not too cold - thought eh water level was still high - Susie took to the Troll Bridge Pond - and I had a look at the drainage pipe into the Chicken / Duck fields and the area which was filling with water - a place that we think should be a pond for the ducks in the future...

But first - the Troll Bridge...

Susie has cleared the path down to the lower path

The waterfall from the pathway

The Pathway 

Following the steps

More steps

The start of the pathway 

Clearing the Troll Bridge
Pond dug back to the stone edging 
Lots of mud to be cleared from the water 
(Susie in her favourite pastime - Gardening and Playing with damns!)

The main spring is very muddy today 
water coming from everywhere and not just the natural spring

The lower Quarter 

The drainage pipe into a stream

My supervisor

The "before Picture" - a soggy ground area

A seepage of water from the drains

There is a lot of water flowing into the area

A lot of wood to be still taken away (taking an armful a trip)
but also the stream of drain water 

And a pond shape dug out and filling up quickly

Will probably need more rocks and stones to form a bank 
and may use a pond liner later 
but certainly a pond for future use..

The Troll Bridge / Waterfall

The Troll Pond...

And today I feel quite content with not including any politics into my Blog..

So Cheers !