country roads of Wales [photographs only]

[Swedemoto]

I know what you mean about the language. My Nain and Taid came over after WWI, my mother spoke fluent as well. I regret not learning more of the language while she was here. My Aunt is still local and I get to visit every couple weeks. It's so nice to hear, brings back fond memories.

[Beerman]

Yes, those are really taken in Wales! Apologies for not getting the road signs in; I was too taken with the beauty around me 

Anyway, as a Scot and a Brit trying to learn Welsh, I wish you Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda. It's good for 2 weeks of the year; I just have to work on the other 50.

Diolch

Beerman

[v7john]

Spoken Welsh sounds beautiful, especially as spoken by the people of Mid-Wales. We came here at the beginning of the 90s and are almost accepted as locals. My wife and I have learnt Welsh to the level that we can now get by. Our 3 children are all bilingual and have jobs where they need to be fluent Welsh speakers. The language is very much alive.

[Beerman]

Agreed v7John. If you live there, my pics were taken near Porthmadog, for info.

Beerman

[johnr]

I could almost hear the sound of an old Beeza 500 banger, or perhaps a Velo thumping it's way through that scenery.

My heritage also is Welsh, as might well be guessed by my sir name.

[Red Dog]

Y'all will figure this out before the story ends but:

Many years ago my Dad gave me a round pendant that was a deep brown color & a cream color.  He told me that he got when he was in the army & the guy who gave it to him said it was from a whale.  Dad thought it was a bone & indeed it could have been fossilized bone.

I put it on a cord & wore it for many years & one time I was at a rock & mineral show when one of the vendors asked if he could see it up close.
I took it off & handed it to him, he looked it over & smiled & told me that the stone was only found in one place in the world: Wales

Dad & I had good laugh.

[nick949]

and despite the press, it isn't always raining in Wales.

Rhinogs, looking north towards Snowdonia


Nick