http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000gg96.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000gg96 Dolgellau and surroundings http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00026f0k.xml Looking up to the top of Eldon Square http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0001xrpp.xml 22aeb3955c17126a22a5beda7e1506e4 image/jpeg 650 487 278951 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0001xrpp Looking back at the Ship Hotel http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0001y4yf.xml 7c90a0d3f774df5c6f36701a8a60339d image/jpeg 650 487 250536 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0001y4yf Looking down Eldon Square towards the Tourist Information Centre. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0001z5kr.xml 3a440ed6d0021fa34bba9a70f3343bc5 image/jpeg 650 487 288623 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0001z5kr The river has spilled over the road. (11 Dec 06) http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00020kkz.xml 6014a53edc3a324a45d3fbc806de08d8 image/jpeg 650 487 284299 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00020kkz Field under water. (11 Dec 06) http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00021ewp.xml 8b10bcf28c7877a0dc223940f8c5acff image/jpeg 650 487 308379 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00021ewp The view from my study window. (11 Dec 06) http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00022q8e.xml f78a454e01354c6b0326ef6aed641571 image/jpeg 650 487 281168 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00022q8e Looking out of my study window. (11 Dec 06) http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/000234e9.xml 264909dd9bd3f1e73eb044f6d7cd77a1 image/jpeg 650 487 280001 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/000234e9 Violet and lesser celandine. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00024x80.xml 90aa5ce2c42ee2c48e98d708bd80ef37 image/jpeg 650 499 261111 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00024x80 flower macro http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000ezc5.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000ezc5 flowers macro http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000h5be.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000h5be Bluebells growing in the roots of a tree. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00025z0r.xml e9541e295b06dcba7f80740ea2ee98b0 image/jpeg 487 650 431618 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00025z0r flower macro http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000ezc5.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000ezc5 flowers macro http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000h5be.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000h5be Bluebells carpet the woods. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00026f0k.xml 98c330f89a1afd31a145db85c2136042 image/jpeg 487 650 410081 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00026f0k flowers http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000ke3e.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000ke3e Bluebell, closeup http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0002744t.xml 5d38b80d33aa55dfc5b6f5c220ceaf51 image/jpeg 487 649 379956 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0002744t flower macro http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000ezc5.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000ezc5 flowers macro http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000h5be.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000h5be Leaves burst into the sunlight. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00028x6s.xml 47c89be0a360ecff059a88bb263b8c9c image/jpeg 650 487 292779 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00028x6s flowers macro http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000h5be.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000h5be This was taken with the Olympus miu 400 (no zoom) http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0002955t.xml 6b5b673008397d624ecace76f7af124a image/jpeg 1704 2272 789139 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0002955t This was taken with the Canon S3 IS (no zoom) http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0002a30w.xml b062170c821a938ed32a5ee52eeadc52 image/jpeg 2816 2112 1693252 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0002a30w This was taken with the Olympus miu 400 (maximum zoom) http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0002by38.xml dd1c430ded92723c64648019c41b725f image/jpeg 1704 2272 852630 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0002by38 This was taken with the Canon S3 IS (maximum zoom) http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0002c5hk.xml 5ad3907ecb43af4132a1654b64d018b1 image/jpeg 2816 2112 1714294 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0002c5hk Being a Sunday, there were no students sheltering from the rain as they waited for buses. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0002ps9w.xml 931a24a849a8fdf44bf51803786addb8 image/jpeg 1204 1100 600829 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0002ps9w Bank Holiday http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000wrw2.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000wrw2 rain http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000tzaq.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000tzaq After weeks without rain, the Bank Holiday does the trick and summons the rain. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0002qb94.xml 7a394283a2465b8808c7f77d7ee8c139 image/jpeg 1204 895 492751 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0002qb94 Bank Holiday http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000wrw2.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000wrw2 rain http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000tzaq.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000tzaq I was the only person out walking in the rain. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0002r78k.xml 7dd9184a4f623ec1325d789aa6b54cb8 image/jpeg 1204 903 661117 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0002r78k Bank Holiday http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000wrw2.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000wrw2 rain http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000tzaq.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000tzaq Looking back, I couldn't see anyone. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0002s8h0.xml 6ee4ab88f3201cdd407ef58ddf4ac6d0 image/jpeg 1204 903 601348 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0002s8h0 Bank Holiday http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000wrw2.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000wrw2 rain http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000tzaq.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000tzaq It was a very grey and damp day, so the photos are not spectacular. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006gb4a.xml 8683fd0d9843ad48f692369d17e494c1 image/jpeg 903 1204 1278078 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006gb4a Harlech Castle http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00057k1f.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00057k1f North Wales http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb Wales http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00029htw.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00029htw There was a chamber containing some panels showing the history of the castle, also this model. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006hah4.xml ac67d88305886f4355fc7add2e34dd0b image/jpeg 1204 940 1448267 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006hah4 Harlech Castle http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00057k1f.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00057k1f This was one of the few covered places in the castle. We took refuge here during the showers. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006kk9q.xml 438f91802d54d0f2e18c02a90a052663 image/jpeg 903 1204 1383777 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006kk9q Harlech Castle http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00057k1f.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00057k1f North Wales http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb Looking through an old doorway to the chamber where the cannonballs lie strewn by the wall. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006pq70.xml 844bc599eac71a1b8c875c0cfe99e4fe image/jpeg 903 1204 1469435 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006pq70 Harlech Castle http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00057k1f.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00057k1f North Wales http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb This little flock of cannonballs was just lying by the tower wall. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006qgh3.xml adae26d54f6be18d139af0236c205f0b image/jpeg 1204 819 1442037 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006qgh3 Harlech Castle http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00057k1f.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00057k1f North Wales http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb An old doorway in Harlech Castle, North Wales. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006r7kx.xml 17044a7edd798d97606dd71ea3d87dbe image/jpeg 876 1204 1477826 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006r7kx North Wales http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb castle http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/000586zt.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/000586zt door http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0003zf8b.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0003zf8b This is a view of the flat land between the castle and the sea. The mountains of Snowdonia are visible in the distance, half hidden in cloud. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006sehq.xml 26e70dbbeaaa195e9475e2f9f7202174 image/jpeg 1204 903 1067287 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006sehq Harlech Castle http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00057k1f.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00057k1f North Wales http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb I need to come back and try another shot of this classic view taken from the vantage point identified by <lj user="green_knight">. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006ts1f.xml dd31daa48790d3d1335ae1d5c77af62c image/jpeg 1204 830 1137656 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006ts1f Harlech Castle http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00057k1f.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00057k1f North Wales http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb I stopped off on my way to work to snatch a couple of picture of Bala Lake. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006ywsq.xml dfc70b0980fd3e72066d189cb42dae97 image/jpeg 842 1204 710922 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006ywsq Bala lake http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0005b84g.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0005b84g North Wales http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb I do like the zoom lens on the Canon! http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006zcas.xml de3c4f0b2b8b7f83119d904fb4230bae image/jpeg 1204 903 1217630 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0006zcas Bala lake http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0005b84g.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0005b84g North Wales http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb I have no idea why this is called "Loch Cafe". Loch is, of course, a Scottish word. The Welsh word for "lake" is "llyn". Bala Lake is Llyn Tegid in Welsh. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/000706k6.xml 998c9012fd4328568573a1c1694df990 image/jpeg 1112 1204 1454767 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/000706k6 Bala lake http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0005b84g.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0005b84g Cafe http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0005ce1h.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0005ce1h North Wales http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb This was taken from a lane up behind the college where I work. You can just see Ruthin church spire in the distance. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00071bge.xml 43496d528cdde3b50756130ea97f3ebc image/jpeg 1204 949 1509207 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00071bge North Wales http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/00050bxb lane http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0002dsfb.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0002dsfb trees http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000yt53.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/gallery/0000yt53 My husband wanted a picture of these mudflats for his PhD. This was the most picturesque of the batch. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/000729qp.xml 748090f06bd004e1a1af7a36cce456d5 image/jpeg 1204 903 1374486 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/000729qp Another of the photos taken for my husband, who can be seen in the distance. We went there to identify the plants for his PhD thesis. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/000733r5.xml 4d70524862e46407a700e626b209c487 image/jpeg 1204 903 1360196 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/000733r5 A heron fishing in the Mawddach estuary. A moment later we watched it catch two fish. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00074241.xml a40009a3bbc87ced86eb71fa0e9f84e8 image/jpeg 973 1431 1339625 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00074241 A heron sees a fish, pounces and then gulps it down. (Mawddach estuary) http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00075283.xml f3a27b1152b0c9d2c0b04836fcb7bd20 image/jpeg 1204 589 683430 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/00075283 This is taken using the supermacro. It's actually very tiny. Note the soft round fleshy leaves. This enables it to live in a very salty environment. http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/000766w4.xml 5af6d4d56dc0598822e2240470ca7051 image/jpeg 1204 1183 1198598 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/000766w4 I've never seen a human do that before! A sheep seems intrigued as I kneel on the grass to photograph the tiny lesser sea spurry. I think she thought I was grazing. :) http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0007746b.xml d9ceeb219eb40a8ad776a77311b471c3 image/jpeg 1204 1022 1366396 http://pics.livejournal.com/heleninwales/pic/0007746b