Chinese Walking Stick Bamboo
17 October 2020
Bog Garden, Treborth Botanic Garden,
Treborth, Bangor
SH 55240 71098; 53.21714°N, 4.16947°W
“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.”
Dreamer of Peace, by Kaivalya Torpy
17 October 2020
Treborth Botanic Garden
SH 55117 71230; 53.21829°N, 4.17138°W
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.”
Well, not exactly my sheep. They were just paying a visit to my garden.
17 September 2020
Bethesda, Wales
Tanysgafell Cemetery
30 August 2020
Tanysgafell, Bethesda
SH 61519 66770; 53.17994°N, 4.07363°W
Lon Las Ogwen
30 August 2020
Hydro Ogwen Scheme turbine house, Lon Las Ogwen, Bethesda
SH 62451 65677; 53.170381°N, 4.059216°W
Ogwen Bank Falls
30 August 2020
Ogwen Bank, Bethesda
SH 62633 65403; 53.16795°N, 4.05639°W
Pheasant, Conwy Water Gardens
16 August 2020
Rowen, Conwy
SH 76563 72830; 53.23809°N, 3.85099°W
22° halo
31 July 2020
Bethesda, Wales
Waterfall, Afon Caseg
26 July 2020
Gwernydd, Bethesda
SH 63673 66118; 53.17464°N, 4.04115°W
Star and comet trails. 15 second exposure (ISO 6400) using a 480 mm focal-length telescope as a telephoto lens.
21 July 2020
Viewed from Bethesda, North Wales.
Comet Neowise. Viewed from the summit of Gyrn Wigau (643 m above sea level) in the Carneddau mountain range, looking down onto Bangor, Anglesey and the Menai strait.
19 July 2020
Gyrn Wigau, Caneddau mountain range
SH 65415 67531; 53.18778°N, 4.01570°W
Comet Neowise was discovered on 27 March 2020 by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) space telescope mission. The comet’s nucleus has an estimated diameter of 5 km and at it’s closest (on 23 July 2020) it was 103 million km from Earth. It was visible with the naked eye during July 2020. Don’t worry if you missed it though – it will be back around again in 6,800 years time.
C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) (Wikipedia);
You can see Comet NEOWISE this month (CNN)
Lichen
20 June 2020
Caseg Valley, Carneddau
SH 65202 66723; 53.18046°N, 4.01853°W
Braichmelyn Forest
7 June 2020
Braichmelyn Forest, Bethesda
SH 63198 65597; 53.16984°N, 4.04802°W
Panorama from summit of Yr Elen
30 May 2020
Yr Elen, Carneddau
SH 67345 65012; 53.16564°N, 3.98577°W
Panorama from summit of Carnedd Llewelyn.
Looking towards Carnedd Dafydd.
30 May 2020
Carnedd Llewelyn, Carneddau
SH 68363 64374; 53.16015°N, 3.97030°W
Panorama from top of Carnedd Dafydd
30 May 2020
Carnedd Dafydd, Carneddau
SH 66288 63048; 53.14773°N, 4.00076°W
Shirshasana (headstand)
30 May 2020
Carnedd Dafydd, Carneddau
SH 66288 63048; 53.14773°N, 4.00076°W
Coetmor Church
2 May 2020
Ffordd Coetmor, Bethesda
SH 61785 67731; 53.18864°N, 4.07006°W
Coetmor Church is an Anglican chapel of ease. Its churchyard is adjecent to the nonconformist burial ground Coetmor Cemetery.
Footbridge
25 April 2020
Afon Ogwen, Tanysgafell, Bethesda
SH 61636 66764; 53.17992°N, 4.07187°W
Afon Ogwen Footbridge (fire spinning);
All posts about Afon Ogwen
Elidir Fawr and Carnedd y Filiast
19 April 2020
Caseg valley, Carneddau
SH 67147 66594; 53.17980°N, 3.98940°W
