Wednesday, 12 July 2017

We're taking a trip up to Abergavenny . . .

Do you remember that song?  Gosh, seems like half a lifetime away now.  Anyway, today we took advantage of a sunny day and headed Eastwards along the beautiful Usk Valley, and visited the Fleamarket held in the Market Hall at Abergavenny.  I have shown flying goats before - this time it was Owls that featured, and they were stunning.  A longer post tomorrow . . . promise.







Views in the Usk Valley.




Above and below: the beautiful Trewtower Court.  More words and photos tomorrow.


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  1. Terra 12 July 2017 at 13:47

    I love the spirit of those owls and the valley is lovely.

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    1. Bovey Belle12 July 2017 at 22:42

      Aren't they lovely? So well crafted too. I think the Usk Valley is absolutely outstanding.

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  2. Linda d12 July 2017 at 14:00

    Abergavenny is in the Harry Potter books that I used to read to my kids. We would wonder what Abergavenny looked like. Guess now I have a peek. Lovely

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    1. Bovey Belle12 July 2017 at 22:43

      My kids have read the Harry Potter books - didn't know Abergavenny was in them. It's such a beautiful area round there.

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  3. Ragged Robin13 July 2017 at 02:26

    Those owls are amazing and beautiful views of the Usk Valley. Look forward to reading and seeing more :)

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  4. Bovey Belle13 July 2017 at 02:28

    Am just girding my loins RR! If the in keeps shining (it's been raining) I need to garden first though.

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  5. Simon Douglas Thompson13 July 2017 at 09:30

    Used to play in the USK behind my gran's in Brecon as a child, catching fry in a shrimp net! Walk to pencelli along the canal that crosses the Usk in an aquaduct. Happy times.

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  6. Bovey Belle13 July 2017 at 13:35

    I used to catch Minnows in a tiny laneside stream in the New Forest Simon. Simple pleasures. Glad I have brought some back for you too.

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  7. thelma14 July 2017 at 02:07

    Lovely photos Jennie, Tretowers was a beautiful day out for us to, was there not a poet who lived there, Herbert or something?

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  8. Bovey Belle14 July 2017 at 11:41

    No poets Thelma, it was the families of the Pychards (Picards) and Vaughans who lived there (see Wikipedia entry) and a connection to Owain Glyndwr too. I love it because our house must have been very similar (though smaller) in that same period of the late 1400s.

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