September 2023

    Bobby

    Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

    Carrying boats since 1805 it’s an impressive spot.

    The 18-arched stone and cast iron structure is for use by narrowboats and was completed in 1805 having taken ten years to design and build. It is 12 feet (3.7 metres) wide and is the longest aqueduct in Great Britain as well as the highest canal aqueduct in the world. A footpath runs alongside the watercourse on one side.

    Reference; Wikipedia

    Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
    A tight turn on the Llangollen canal at Trevor Basin
    View from the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct looking at the River Dee
    A duck in the canal at the Pontcysyllte aqueduct

    Around the property

    Our resident pheasant
    A Dragonfly stops for a rest on the greenhouse
    One of those pesky wasps
    Corn on the Cob 🤔
    A Bumblebee getting supplies
    Fuchsia

    A trip on the train

    We mentioned before that the Llangollen Railway had arrived in Corwen, a trip seemed in order… A diesel train on this particular day.

    The platform at Corwen
    Nothing to do with the Llangollen railway, I was just reminded of this cartoon I drew in 2016
    Pretty sure the train is going to Llangollen
    Signals at Llangollen
    Llangollen railway station

    At this point we should mention the british ironworks

    Because this was next on this months itinerary, you need to go, you really do!

    Their website is HERE but we have some photos here as well.

    Groot, apparently…
    There’s a message here somewhere…
    Made out of spoons
    The cafe is interesting
    er… Deadpool….
    Darwinism

    Meanwhile, back at home…

    We appear to have a family of squirrels which have made themselves at home in the trees in front of our house.

    A scurry of squirrels
    Playtime

    The Lost Gardens of Heligan and a bit of Cornwall

    Hidden away in Cornwall are the Lost Gardens of Heligan. Happily it turns they are signposted…

    Lost Gardens of Heligan – The Mud Maid
    Lost Gardens of Heligan – Vines and flowers
    Lost Gardens of Heligan – Mrs B, Bobby and a scarecrow
    Lost Gardens of Heligan – Instructions in case you want to build your own pineapple pit
    Lost Gardens of Heligan – Just in case King Charles nips in for a spot of gardening
    Lost Gardens of Heligan – Board walks all over the place
    Lost Gardens of Heligan – Looking very tropical
    See, we found them!
    Lost Gardens of Heligan – Rope bridge, no idea who these people are but they serve well to show the scale
    Lost Gardens of Heligan – Everybody should have a pineapple pit
    Lost Gardens of Heligan – The lost valley is well signposted

    Gardens of Lanhydrock

    Apart from the Lost Gardens of Heligan other gardens are, as it turns out, also available..

    Interesting tree at Lanhydrock
    A bridge in the gardens of Lanhydrock

    Mevagissy

    If you want to see a cornish harbour this is the place.

    Bird life at Mevagissy
    Harbour at Mevagissy
    Fishing boats at Mevagissy
    Mevagissy

    Combestone Tor

    One of those odd bits you find in Dartmoor…

    Rocks at Combestone
    Bobby at Combestone keeping AB company while she drinks tea
    Comestone
    We have this trouble parking everywhere we go. Combestone
    AB on the rocks at Combstone

    September the 18th. Our friend Bobby passed on.

    Bobby (also known as Bobbles) came to us in 2009 along with Drift. With his passing we have now lost both of our friends of many years.

    Bobby 2019
    Bobby 2009
    Bobby 2022
    Bobby 2020
    Bobby and Drift 2019

    Sam

    4 year old border collie has a new home with us.

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