Taking Stock!

 

“Carmarthen Castle is a ruined castle in Carmarthen, West Wales, UK. First built by Walter, Sheriff of Gloucester in the early 1100s, the castle was captured and destroyed on several occasions before being rebuilt in stone during the 1190s.”

Castle of Old

My hands touch the ruins of the castle stones of old

The wind blows back the time when these bones were bare and cold

To a place where the Celts lived and dragons used to roam

Where the magic of a land was once a place called home

A Wiccan girl in ragged clothes did stand the test of power

As she stood there praying silently to the heavens in the tower

For Banners flew and warriors cried as battle did commence

And the Castle walls did crumble absorbing her lament

A Knight so bold Did race to find his love

He heard but a prayer held on the wind, echo from above

The cry now echoed across the land, as the wind did touch the stone

The Wiccan girl on spiral rides the Dragons back on home.

“I gave my heart, I give my life, and in these walls I stay

And one day soon in futures Dawn A maiden will pass my way

And when she touches these stones of old, my story she will tell

Of a time when a Wiccan Girl weaved her magic spell.”

 

© Sue Dreamwalker the poem I first wrote in 2011–2019

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And upon a sunny day in the future she came to spy

A empty stock against a wall she heard the ‘wiccan’ cry

As Husband took a snap, she found herself locked tight

She was glad there were no rotten eggs or cabbages in flight

The Wiccan girl knew she’d touched a memory raw

As all who passed did smile as the Wiccan laughed some more.

A Dreamwalker- catcher 🙂

 

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I hope you enjoyed the smiles of me in the stocks, on our recent holiday in Wales. More photos of our travels and the allotment can be found HERE 

My computer goes for a wellness check tomorrow, so I may not get straight back to moderate comments. I only have a handful of people left to catch back up with since my holidays who have kindly commented on my last few posts.  In the mean time have a wonderful rest of the week.

Be good to each other  Love and Blessings 💕💖💕

High on Mountain Tops.

 

Watercolour inspired by the Lochs in Scotland .

High on mountain tops to fly

Descending water cascading by

Reflections in mirrored lochs

While sheep roam free within the flocks

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Highland Cattle with horns so long

That welcome smile where hearts are strong

And heather gathered for luck on moors

While crofter’s homes have open doors

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Whiskey brewed with waters pure

The Land where Brave Hearts endure

Where Shetland Ponies roam and run

And Thistle Emblems once begun

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Spinning, weaving, crafts galore

A cottage garden, home and more

Fishing nets and lobster pots

Bagpipes drone in beauty spots,

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The Highland Fling, with Tartan Kilts

With pointed toe, and sporran belts

A wee dram here, and wee dram there

The Ceilidh spirit is everywhere

© Sue Dreamwalker 2017

Inspired by the Scottish Highlands

 

I know I have been quiet recently on WordPress,  so I thought to add a poem and some art that I created recently.  I hope you all enjoying the start of your New Year. 

My Intentions for 2018 are to Create! 

 So I  have been immersing myself in several projects, including paintings, and model making. Here are just a couple  of my paintings in watercolour

 

In the mean time, have a beautiful weekend All of you,

Look After Yourselves. 

Oban~ Scotland.

The above view  is taken of Oban Town, from the  The Colosseum-like structure of  McCaig’s Tower.  The view looks out onto the various Isles in the distance. Below is a plaque which shows you the Isles,to which the ferries travel back and forth, to Mull, and other islands, sorry the focus is out on the one below. 

 

Oban means ‘The Little Bay’ It is from here you take the ferries to Mull, and other islands.  I took these photos from this advantage point. The McCaig’s Tower. Which stands high above the town 

John Stuart McCaig (1824 – 1902) commissioned the build  over a five year period from 1895 until his death in 1902. You can find out why it was built by opening the link.   

Inside there is a garden and it looks like this

To get to the tower you walk the steep climb.. We took the steps, all 144 of them on Jacobs ladder, we came back down via the road, it was a steep climb but well worth the view over the bay. It sits 220 ft above sea level. The circumference is 600 ft, and its height is 45 ft. 

The view above was taken half way up when we took a breather as we climbed the steps. 

And I will leave you with a view as we took the ferry across to the Isle of Mull.  This is the Lismore Lighthouse . You can see the snow on the mountains in the background.  More information is provided at the links. 

On a personal note.. I have not been on my blog or in WordPress much this past week. The modem has been turned off, as I have like many this time of year lots to do. I am gradually working my way back to those who always leave me your kind comments..  So if I have not yet paid you a visit since my returning from holiday, I hope to catch up with you soon..

Enjoy your weekend.. And  Look after yourselves

~Sue~ 

 

 

Light at the End of Every Tunnel

Last weekend we went walking among our favourite hills in the Derbyshire Peak District.  And walked the old railway track that has now been turned into a cycle path since many of the country’s railway tracks were sadly ripped up when Dr Beeching Axed many lines across the country in the 60’s. ( I am hoping when you click these photo’s they will enlarge this time for a better view  as it didn’t work previously)

You can see why I love the Peak District with its hills and valleys. A Little like life nothing is ever smooth for we all of us at times have obstacles to climb and overcome.

And like any road map, we are free to choose which road to travel. We can often get side tracked and detour for a time as we come off the beaten track. Some may well get lost for a time too.. But the road is always there just waiting for us to follow the correct signs to lead us to our intended destinations..

We set off and parked our car at Hassop. This used to be a Train Station. Now it is a bike hire place for the trail along with it being a book store and Café. 

Setting off on foot  (I do not ride a bike), we made our way to the first Tunnel..

 

The Derbyshire Dales are made up of lots of Rocky Hills

When you think that when the railways were built, these tunnels and tracks were hacked out by hand,  unlike todays tunnels which are calved out with giant machinery.

When I was a child we would walk among the limestone outcrops of rock along a Dale near my home called Coombes Dale..  And for those wishing to see more about the walk I would often do as a child, there is a wonderful 10 minute video on this Link you may like which also includes some local history We would be fascinated to see fossils of fish within the rocks..

As I walked the Monsal Trail I found a plaque  confirming that at one time the Dales had been at the bottom of the ocean.

Like us the Earth is evolving. We Humans think we know so much and yet we know so very little about our Blue Dot that is suspended in Space..  All of us are constantly changing..  As we grow we seldom see those changes ourselves.. It isn’t until we look back we see how far we have travelled and come along our own individual pathways in life that we see Change is constant.

Today we talk constantly about Climate change.. And yes we are contributing to those changes with our Carbon footprints.. But our climate is always changing and was changing well before we had cars and aeroplanes..  Sometimes we are just too close to notice that we are now in the midst of yet another large change. Leading to Mass Migrations and Political upheavals.  Yet this too is opening our heart centres and more of us are growing in awareness through compassion and empathy. And are choosing too alternative lifestyles as those that are waking up seek to slow down and get off the tread-mill of life.

Sometimes we have to go through our Dark Tunnels before we emerge back into the Light.

Speaking of Mills if you look at the Map you will see many on the trail. The Mills below are  Here is a view of Cressbrook Mills which have been now made into flats.

But I am getting ahead of myself on the trail. Because as you come out of the Headstock Tunnel which is 490 Metres Long. The View is stunning. You are stood upon a wonderfully built viaduct that bridges the valley below.. I didn’t take this picture this walk but have included one of the Viaduct from another source from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsal_Trail The photo below.

The Above View is as you emerge from Headstock Tunnel from the viaduct. The River Wye is below.. When I was at school our houses were all named after local Rivers and Dales  .. I was in the house of Monsal, the others were Derwent, Wye and  Lathkill. All wonderful places to visit.

This above photo is also an older one I took some years ago of the trail showing how popular the trail is with bikers.

Continuing along the walk you are flanked either side with wonderful views

You then approach the second tunnel which is called Cressbrook Tunnel

This tunnel is shorter than the first one, And I took this as we neared the opening at the other end.  No matter how dark the tunnel may get in life .We are never alone.. As these Orbs testify.. Can you see them in the above photo?

Life can be a series of Light and Dark paths, learning to find our balance as we ride through life and keeping to the paths which lead us into greener pastures can sometimes be tricky.. But it is all about finding our balance.. And learning to go with the flow..

Know there is always Light at the end of every tunnel..

And no tunnel is without an end if we keep moving in unity towards the light..  

I hope you enjoyed the Monsal Trail and for those interested in seeing how these Tunnels were reopened after being closed for such a long time the link below shows detail pictures how the tunnels were made safe and made into a cycle path..

Have a Wonderful week.. I have another busy week planned with my Granddaughter and a date with the Allotments..  For those wanting to keep up with my Gardening exploits you can visit my Gardening Blog HERE.

http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/tunnels/monsal.html

 

Technical Issues~ A lesson in Patience

Dear Friends..

 

You may well wonder where I have gone to as I try to access your blog posts.. I seem to be experiencing  problems every time I click to view your posts from WP with my PC freezing refusing to load up your pages.. Getting stuck with  (read .s1.wp.com) showing as the culprit.

I can access other internet services with no problems.. Any ideas of how to solve this blip would be most welcome..

In the meant time I keep trying.. I have even tried accessing blogs direct from email alerts, and still it your pages will not load.. Sometimes It even takes ages for my own blog to load with the same message getting stuck..

So pleased bare with me.. ( Maybe the Universe is nudging me along to buy a new PC.. 🙂 ) as my old PC is slow any way.. but this is beyond frustrating..

In the mean time

Another  Photo for you ..

 

Doune Castle Scotland you really have to look in the centre of the photo to find it 🙂  This was taken on our way to see Stirling Castle.

Hope to be back to viewing and commenting upon your posts as soon as this problems sorts itself.

Blessings Sue

 

 

A Note to my Friends

Hello my wonderful WordPress Family of friends..

I hope you are all having a wonderful Weekend.

I just wanted to let you know that over the next week all of my posts are  scheduled. While I taken some of my own advice and take a long overdue vacation. 

So I will not be moderating your comments until after the 4th May. During this time I have posted some more of the story from the Vision Quest. along with a post to celebrate May Day. Thank you for all of your love and support I will be catching you all up when I return.

In the mean time I will leave you with some of my favourite music.. And no prizes for guessing as to where we shall be going when you view the video..

Love and Blessings

 See You ALL Soon  🙂

Sue

 

Being thankful for the road you travel on.

Roads End.

Clouds at last lift from my sky

As the road is straighter I travel by

Home is still a little ways off

The journey of discovery is it ever enough?

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Do we stop to be grateful for the road we tread?

Have you ever questioned what lies ahead?

Do you now seek the key to your life?

Why is it some suffer and endure such strife?

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When did you say thank you for the road that you travelled

Unlocking the doors you become less ravelled

For one by one we see the lessons unfold

Bringing us strength, helping us be bold.

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So as you step upon your path today

Send out a thought of thanks to say

I’m grateful for this path that I am on

For many souls who would have loved to walk my path have now gone

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They’re already exploring beyond this veil

Leaving behind only a memory trail

And that my friends is all we will take

So enjoy your Life’s Path and the memories you create

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Let them be happy within your own heart

Cherish them close to take with you when you depart

Clear you mind of the bitter clouds

That inhibit your path as you struggle and frown

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Walk tall and smile if you can

And remember

We are all part of a huge Divine Plan.

© Sue Dreamwalker 2011-2014 All rights reserved.

Have a Blessed Weekend ALL.. 

~See you Soon~

Ocean Break..

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An Ocean Break was required by the sea.. It gave me space and set my mind free,

I walked on the Sand and climbed up the cliffs, with wind in my hair the sea air uplifts..

I wanted to fly like the bird on the wing, Instead I just watched as the men did their thing… 

They flew over cliff soaring high like a gull. Excitement for all it sure wasn’t dull. 

Seafaring rides with pirates and crew, People who rode were numbered a few.

Higher up the coast was a wonderful sight. Where Seagulls did nest and were in constant flight.

The Lighthouse stood guard  on the edge of the cliff, and warned the sailors not to go adrift.

The East Coast of England.

Bridlington, And Flamborough Head Lighthouse

Click the links to find out more..