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Forest in the rain
Optics Picture of the Day
Interference patterns in matcha tea bubbles – featured in Optics Picture of the Day 25 January 2021
Matcha tea posts on LustreBox
Snow labyrinth
Date
9 January 2021Location
Tan-y-garth, BethesdaSH 63585 66742; 53.18022°N, 4.04272°W
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Gyrn Wigau
Date
9 January 2021Location
Gyrn Wigau, Caneddau mountain rangeSH 65415 67531; 53.18778°N, 4.01570°W
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Season’s Greetings
Llanddeiniolen Cemetery
Date
4 December 2020Location
St Deiniol’s Church, LlanddeiniolenSH 54610 65929; 53.17054°N, 4.17655°W
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The original church on this site is thought to have been founded by Deiniol the Younger, son of Deiniol, the founder of the city of Bangor. There is virtually no trace left of the original, with the present structure having been built in 1848.Related
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23
Date
22 November 2020Location
Tesco Extra, Caernarfon Road, BangorSH 56147 69806; 53.20579°N, 4.15532°W
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Tesco, Bangor23 fascinating facts about the number twenty-three (The Independent)
There’s no such thing as destiny. There are only different choices. Some choices are easy, some aren’t. Those are the really important ones, the ones that define us as people.
Walter Sparrow, The Number 23
Braichmelyn Forest
Date
7 November 2020Location
Braichmelyn Forest SH 62976 65948; 53.17293°N, 4.05149°WRelated
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Treborth Botanic Garden
Two Dragons Garden, Treborth Botanic Garden
Date
17 October 2020
Location
Treborth, Bangor
SH 55240 71098; 53.21714°N, 4.16947°W
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Happy Hallowe’en 🎃🎃🎃
Chinese Walking Stick Bamboo
Chinese Walking Stick Bamboo
Date
17 October 2020
Location
Bog Garden, Treborth Botanic Garden,
Treborth, Bangor
SH 55240 71098; 53.21714°N, 4.16947°W
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“Chimonobambusa tumidissinosa
Chinese Walking Stick Bamboo
From Southwest Sichuan and northeast Yunnan (China), has been used for walking sticks since the Han Dynasty. Edible shoots.”
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Treborth Peace Statue 🕊
Dreamer of Peace, by Kaivalya Torpy
Date
17 October 2020
Location
Treborth Botanic Garden
SH 55117 71230; 53.21829°N, 4.17138°W
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From the interpretation panel by the statue:
O dreamers of peace, come.
Let us walk together.
O lovers of peace, come.
Let us run together.
O servers of peace, come.
Let us grow together.— Sri Chinmoy.
“This peace statue was donated by the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run, the world’s longest relay.
“The runners carry with them a flaming peace torch, like the one on this statue. Along the route, wherever they stop, the torch is passed from hand to hand and heart to heart, and whoever holds it can make their own wish for peace. We all have an important and unique role to play in making the world a more harmonious place.
“So if you would like to join us…
“Hold the peace torch…
Offer your own hope for peace
— a good thought, a contemplation,
a moment of silence…
“In appreciation and celebration of these gardens, the Peace Run donated this statue when the runners visited on 4 August 2019. It was unveiled by Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, PC, AM, a long-time supporter of Treborth Botanic Garden.
“The statue — Dreamer of Peace — by Kaivalya Torpy, was inspired by the founder of the Peace Run, Sri Chinmoy (1931 – 2007) — poet, philosopher, man of peace. Placed in the beautiful setting of this Botanic Garden, it joins others worldwide — each one embodying a vision of peace that is both contemplative and dynamic. The peace statue invites you to rest here awhile and enjoy the healing power of nature.”
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How green are my sheep? 🐑🐑🐑
Well, not exactly my sheep. They were just paying a visit to my garden.
Date
17 September 2020
Location
Bethesda, Wales
Tanysgafell Cemetery
Tanysgafell Cemetery
Date
30 August 2020
Location
Tanysgafell, Bethesda
SH 61519 66770; 53.17994°N, 4.07363°W
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Lon Las Ogwen
Lon Las Ogwen
Date
30 August 2020
Location
Hydro Ogwen Scheme turbine house, Lon Las Ogwen, Bethesda
SH 62451 65677; 53.170381°N, 4.059216°W
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Ogwen Bank Falls
Ogwen Bank Falls
Date
30 August 2020
Location
Ogwen Bank, Bethesda
SH 62633 65403; 53.16795°N, 4.05639°W
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Conwy Water Gardens
Pheasant, Conwy Water Gardens
Date
16 August 2020
Location
Rowen, Conwy
SH 76563 72830; 53.23809°N, 3.85099°W
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Solar Halo
22° halo
Date
31 July 2020
Location
Bethesda, Wales
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Waterfalls, Afon Caseg
Waterfall, Afon Caseg
Date
26 July 2020
Location
Gwernydd, Bethesda
SH 63673 66118; 53.17464°N, 4.04115°W
