North Wales - August 2009

A few days away in North Wales

View from the Beaches hotel in Prestatyn

View from the Beaches hotel in Prestatyn

Part of the nearby wind turbine farm

Part of the nearby wind turbine farm

Prestatyn promenade

Prestatyn promenade

An evening view of the wind turbines

An evening view of the wind turbines

..... and again

..... and again

A beach fisherman

A beach fisherman

Just after sunset

Just after sunset

Children's entertainment in Llandudno

Children's entertainment in Llandudno

That's the way to do it!!!

That's the way to do it!!!

Llandudno bay

Llandudno bay

Bodysgallen Hall Hotel and Spa

Bodysgallen Hall Hotel and Spa

The hotel had extensive gardens...

The hotel had extensive gardens...

... carefully tended by a team of gardeners

... carefully tended by a team of gardeners

Part of the formal garden

Part of the formal garden

Val enjoying a walk in the gardens

Val enjoying a walk in the gardens

Echinops - the Globe Thistle

Echinops - the Globe Thistle

Lots of echinops

Lots of echinops

Lilies

Lilies

A mass of everlasting flowers

A mass of everlasting flowers

A view of the Hotel from the kitchen garden

A view of the Hotel from the kitchen garden

Masses of poppies

Masses of poppies

Poppies again

Poppies again

Poppy with marigolds

Poppy with marigolds

A Dahlia

A Dahlia

Another dahlia

Another dahlia

A rare 17th century parterre of box hedges filled with sweet-scented herbs

A rare 17th century parterre of box hedges filled with sweet-scented herbs

Val in the herb garden

Val in the herb garden

More herbs

More herbs

Pete relaxing by a fish pool

Pete relaxing by a fish pool

We walked to the nearby obelisk

We walked to the nearby obelisk

... where we found this banded snail

... where we found this banded snail

The views included Conway Castle ...

The views included Conway Castle ...

... The river Conway ...

... The river Conway ...

... and Llandudno

... and Llandudno

Several fungi were growing near the obelisk

Several fungi were growing near the obelisk

The pin mill in Bodnant Gardens viewed across the lily pond

The pin mill in Bodnant Gardens viewed across the lily pond

A water lily

A water lily

Dierama pulcherrimum - a grass called Angel's fishing rods

Dierama pulcherrimum - a grass called Angel's fishing rods

A view of the dell

A view of the dell

By the river

By the river

Pete at the waterfall

Pete at the waterfall

Another view of the dell

Another view of the dell

Bodnant Hall

Bodnant Hall

A very old tree

A very old tree