Another post which will be short on words, as it's getting late and my eyes are SO tired (still getting used to my reading specs). We had a wander round Cardigan recently - you'll have seen some photos - here are some more. Above are the old warehouses from when Cardigan was an important port, with ships going round Cape Horn. In Elizabethan times Cardigan was the most important town in Wales.
The river reminds me a little of the Dart, between Dartmouth and Totnes.
An old wreck - fairly recent as it has metal working parts!
Dark skies overhead.
Plenty of Rowan berries (Mountain Ash) here. At home the birds have taken most of ours.
Above and below: lovely buildings in the curtillage of the Castle.
I just loved this view down Market Street. The little building on the left had me wondering was it for storage, or had it been a Fisherman's cottage?
Looking back up from that same building.
Across the main street, another narrow one drops away. One to explore another time.
I do like that you look at the buildings, bet a lot of people dont. And just walk past. Love your photos. And words. Interesting as it is a place I have never visited.
ReplyDeleteI've always been interested in buildings - the older the better (none of your modern rubbish or 1960s "brutalism"). I often forget to look "up" though, you miss some interesting bits by neglecting that aspect too.
DeleteOne thing Harvey and I noticed on our trip to the UK is how the streets in some of the cities seem to disappear down or up. Bet a person gets in really good shape very quickly walking them.
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Not too much on the level in these parts, lots of "bumpety" roads and lanes. When my husband's cousin moved to Cornwall, she said she lost a lot of weight in the first few months as everything was up a hill at some point of going into town or coming back.
DeleteYou have expanded my knowledge, I didn't realise that Cardigan had been such a busy port. I enjoyed seeing those delicious rhubarb and custard buildings, but best of all, those old walls and the cottage. Faded, crumbling, sagging timbers, written upon by nature and growing an amazing variety of plants on that roof - wonderful!
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"Rhubarb and custard" - what a perfect description of the colourings. That little cottage just called out to me. I wonder who lived there. I loved the plants on the roof too and in the next house up, we noticed that an Ivy had taken over a stretch of metal fencing and literally grown all over it - some had been sliced off on the path side but no way could they eradicate it - the metal was embedded in the stems.
DeleteWhen my son (who is now sixty) was a teenager we spent many a happy holiday in a cottage in the village of Verwig, just a couple of miles down the road from here. This is one of my favourite towns in Wales as it holds so many happy memories.
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, I really do go to all the places you knew and loved then Pat. Glad to supply some happy memories for you again.
DeleteAnother set of beautiful photos Jennie, unfolding Wales and its buildings.
ReplyDeleteWe like exploring. I have several lots of photos to come from our trips about recently.
DeleteCardigan looks a wonderful town to explore. I love all the coloured cottages. A super set of photos - it is always good to see pictures of places I have never visited.
ReplyDeleteIt has a nice atmosphere and a very interesting history. Glad you enjoyed the photos.
DeleteThese photos are amazing, this looks like an amazing place to visit some day. Thanks for the share, have a fantastic rest of your day. Keep up the posts. Great photos!
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Welcome. I hope you will get the chance to visit Wales one day. It is a beautiful country.
DeleteSame here:)
DeleteSuch wonderful photos. I feel like I was walking along with you. I too love buildings.
ReplyDeletecheers. parsnip and badger
Some more to come from other places parsnip.
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