Betty Self Isolating on Pen Llan y Gwr

On the dog walk

Less than one week old

To Llangollen

This is Horseshoe Falls on the River Dee. The falls supply water for the Llangollen Canal. The falls can be reached by walking past the Chain Bridge Hotel.

Link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llangollen_Canal

A day at the sea side

Aberdaron beach

Big Dog at Chirk Carboot

A 5 stone, 9 month old American Bull Dog. Soft as a brush. Now living in a good home.

Can't take ours he's like a bull in a china shop.

Give us a Kiss

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/10464450/Pictures-of-the-day-21-November-2013.html?frame=2741363

To Malpas to look at the big boy's toys

A good afternoon at the Yesteryear Rally

http://www.malpas-yesteryear-rally.co.uk/pictures.htm

Lots of tractors, motor vehicles, steam engines.
Chainsaws, coal, steam, Romany caravans, wood cutting.

A bit of rain.

Then to Larry's at The Bridge, Pontblyddyn for a spot of tea.

Mynydd Isa Chicken Gang

A Bad Year for Polytunnels

The white snow is where the polytunnel lies. A metal frame !

This one may pop up to something like its original shape as the hoops are plastic water pipe.

Something to look forward to on these grey days - God's Country

Burglar's Arm

Doesn't like letting go.
Best to keep hands well away from mouth.

Having a drink and a cool down.
Water looks nice and fresh !

The Three Musketeers

An Easter Dog Walk in six inches of snow

 

On the edge of Flintshire 

First flowers of 2012

In the wood where we walk. Cyclamen I think they are called.

Sunday Morning Walk

Dog walks get colder

We have had a little trouble with the roads. In the end we left the car on the trunk road. Perhaps a 4 x 4 is the best way forward.

It seems the A55 is best avoided when we have snow. Further tales on the A55.

Link Daily Post

First snow of the winter

Didn't quite reach Hope Mountain but found the hills behind on Pen Llan y Gwr.

This fungi is fly agaric. It grows near silver birch. It was spied on this morning's walk on Pen. Doesn't look very inviting but it is psycho active. It has been taken by Russian witches for 100's of years. As they say on telly. Don't try this at home.

Link Wikipedia

One of our dogs has been unwell but is getting better

The source of so much trouble and pleasure has been unwell.
The dog that can pull your arm out of your shoulder socket reduced to a wreck.
The dog that has to be taken out whether its the height of summer or two foot of snow on the ground.
The dog that will see of off any silly burglar.
The dog that makes me walk a 1000 miles a year.
The dog that takes me to areas of Flintshire rarely visited.

He is however on the mend. We think he has eaten something that hasn't agreed with him. This is always an issue with some dogs, we try where ever possible to stop him eating something we haven't given him. The vet has given him antibiotics and anti inflammatories. He is now eating again. Another visit today. He finds the vets interesting loads of other dogs to talk to. Our other dog reduces to a quivering wreck at the first hint of the vet building.

To Erddig Apple Festival 2011

 

Erddig boast more than 180 varieties of fruit trees

Many very old. Here are some. Glyn Smith the head gardener did a very interesting talk on Erddig to Penyffordd Wine Circle last year.

 

 

This chap must 7 foot tall, I checked for stilts.

Penyffordd District Gardening - Rea Mammoth Quince

 

These look very nice. As hard as a cricket ball. The tree in its first year.

Link Quince 

A Summer's Evening Walk

 

5 miles away from Penyffordd is Nant y Ffrith. This is the living room of an abandoned lodge that was part of the Nant Y Ffrith estate. Which fell into disrepair was used to store explosives during the second world war then demolished later.

The woods cover from Ffrith to  Bwlchgwyn with a river running along the bottom. There is also a path up to the top of Pen llan y Gwr from where you can see Snowdonia , the Wirral, the Pennines, Liverpool and beyond.

First sight of horse flies tonight. Avoided two that were looking for a meal. 

Flintshire and Wrexham councils have details of walks in the area.