ABC Wednesday and G is for....

ABC Wednesday and G is for Giant - yes Gentle Giants from the age of steam - look at the Glamour as their brasses Gleam in the sunlight. Yes it is that time of year again the Onslow Steam Rally - a two day event and a spectacular show

Vehicles of all tpes were on show - vintage cars - bicycles - lorries and buses to name but a few - and of course tractors - a passion for many of gigantic preportions!!

Here below we take a moment to look at the bigger picture

Look more Gentle Giants this time from the countryside and farming methods from another era

So elegant and self assured - enjoying their day out in their best harnesses and ploughing gear

Stong willed and frisky and a joy to behold

Yes we can pose we can!! best friends we are

Tell us when you are ready!!

Get in line!

A perfect pair!

Finally for Bernard and Wesley across at the Organ Grinders Monkey and you visitors to my blog sorry about the dizzy finish! For more pictures and Onslow Steam Rally news and titbits - why not pop over to Molly at Some other Mountain and for more takes on the letter G why not visit ABC Wednesday - have a good week - Jane

ABC Wednesday and F is for

ABC Wednesday and F is for ... well here are a Few of mine - F is for Food Festival a Favourite in the UK- and here is a satisfied Foodie making his way home with a rope of French onions - I must admit they are very tasty and have a Flavour next to none I am linking today also to Our World Tuesday and Nature Notes to add a few pics of My World on a break away in Wales

A walk through the woods and chilling out to the noise of gushing water

The brook was pretty full and the pathways very muddy so care was needed to avoid going a.. over t.. as the saying goes

Some body had a great time and managed to keep reasonably white throughout the walk!!

The pathway led down to Ceibwr Bay = well worth the muddy walk down

The plant below is Himalayan Balsam - a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde of the plant world - looks pretty and elegant but spreads all over everything smothering native plants as it goes in fact there are dead or alive notices all along the coastal path - for this plant

A second walk out of the booklet of Pembrokeshire walks - took us along the coastal path and towards Cemmaes Head - more fantastic views - flowers - birds and fellow walkers

The coastal path was a mass of flowers - many of which I have posted on previous blogs - so I have just uploaded a few of ones seen this time

The weather is very changeable in this part of the world as you can see from this tree - and we can certainly see which way the wind blows up here!!

Must include this scabious - what a pretty boy do you not think this plant never ceases to amaze me

We had turned to take the path across farmland - for a different route back - just look at this wheel - how old is that I wonder and what work has it seen in its lifetime - I think it will be a suitable shot for our next camera club meeting the subject is brown - or is this red - what do you think/

Last shot of the walk - a little look over the garden fence so to speak on the way home - does this garden belong to you if so thankyou much appreciated.

This was the view below as we ate our supper at the local golf club - Newport Bay across to Dinas Head - I just loved the cloud formation and the silence of the evening sorry to ramble on but I am telling it as it was - very relaxing especially with a glass of Chardonnay firmly held in my grasp

We took an evening walk along the Nevern Estuary - lots of birda calling - curlews - oystercatchers - but they were just shadows in the dusk so I was not able to get a pic - but the chart on the estuary path gives some idea of the variety of birds that visit these waters - click on the chart for a closer look and scroll along for the English and Welsh

My final post entry must be St Davids Cathedral - a magical place - full of history and always whenever I have visited there is more to absorb - this time the choir were holding a practice and we sat at the back of the pews all three of us and listened a while - I have added a link just to summarise a little on information

The Ruins of the Bishops Palace

Thankyou for calling and I wish you a good week - J

D is for....

ABC Wednesday and D is for diary - a record of events -and in my case also used to list forthcoming birthdays, special days out and grandchildren sleepovers. This weekend had a diary entry, yes the arrival of 2 grandchildren clutching X boxes and with enormous appetites for pizza and jaffa cakes. D is for Days out - not many recently - the diary has had a quiet time due to decorating and the demolition and rebuilding of the garage - dare I say nearly completed with a new utility room - downstairs loo and a garage with white painted walls and a roller door. D is for Grand Daughter and the search for that special Dress - Diary Date for June 2013

Dis for Dogwalk - daisies and Distant hills - what a Detox - a De- stress after a Day in the life of a hospital worker

Finally D is for Dinner place mat and a light hearted shot - seen in a local

pub the Royal Oak at Cardington in the Shropshire Hills - linking to ABC Wednesday - loved your company