Category Archives: Wales

Snowdonia

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Rex Tyler

Everywhere the skies are mirrored On the lakes below The mountains climb so avidly The trees form woods A show of nature so extraordinary Miraculously so Sheep are dotted everywhere That’s a fact I know. 🐑🐏

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Cregennan Lakes

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Rex Tyler

Cader idris A giant was Once living in a time before The mountain And it’s hilltop lakes Ancient woodlands For all our sakes Dolgellau to Barmouth A 4 hour trek Rich and raw A circular route That excites one’s core … Continue reading →

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Dolgellau

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Rex Tyler

The rugged stones a facing us the narrow lanes to where eyes might be now peering sitting on a chai walking through this lovely place birds singing all the while so many listed buildings here yes mile after mile   … Continue reading →

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Awelfa

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Rex Tyler

Standing proudly at a height above Dolgellau she at a perfect altitude Cader Idris  looks back at me Snowdonia  is active its mountains high it’s  tarns a town of black stone cottages and soonest Rex’s yarns

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The falls

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Rex Tyler

It be a long walk From the car park But I Did it on sticks No word of a lie Mountainous magic Great leafy trees Everywhere beautiful Goodness my knees Aching but really What I could hear Was the great … Continue reading →

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Conwy Castle

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Rex Tyler

Approaching Conwy Castle Like reliving a past life A soldier at the battlements A world of dark and strife Tough the stones and the waterside It takes your breath away The Kings quarters And The ten foot wall Good protection … Continue reading →

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Beddgelert

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Rex Tyler

In the 13 th Century long ago A hound called gelert and as we know Was at home to protect The cottagers son When the master left And what he’d done Was attack and kill a mighty wolf He protected … Continue reading →

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Snowdonia

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Rex Tyler

Reaching Snowdonia What do we see Wonderful mountains Decked in history Colourful plant life Plentiful sights Sheep dotted everywhere Claiming their rights To roam by themselves To taste the green gloaming All the while peacefully Dutifully roaming Waterfalls cascading Down … Continue reading →

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Betsy-y – Coed

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Rex Tyler

Where clouds come down and kiss the mountains Where rivers violently exclaim Rushing over rocks of ages creating The white water fame Swallow falls just so much water Is descending from long ago Can you hear the myriad bird song … Continue reading →

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Snowdonia

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Rex Tyler

A marvellous National Park Breathtaking views we see Lakes and mountains Forests a huge vivacity Valleys, Crystal waterfalls Wondrous sights to see Wildness is apparent Wherever you be Feral goats and mountain sheep Are dotted here and there Able to … Continue reading →

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Bala

Posted on January 16, 2025 by Rex Tyler

North wales boasts the town of Bala An amazing lake we see Surrounded by steep mountains Feeding the river Dee A glacial lake so beautiful Apparently we hear A monster lives deep in its depths Called Teggie and it’s clear … Continue reading →

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Dolgellau.（Dol-geth-La i）

Posted on January 16, 2025 by Rex Tyler

The Cadar Idris Mountain Looks down upon the town So many, stone buildings Garnered as a gown Snowdonia apparent Indulging in such thrills Such beauty is beyond imagination All those hills Those lakes Those Crystal waterfalls And beautiful rivers too … Continue reading →

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Wild one

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Rex Tyler

A pensive little character Hoping that the wild Home that our god placed him in Will never be defiled Every soul created Has a genuine place And We all share independently What is the chosen space All fed as is … Continue reading →

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LLanberis waterfalls

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Rex Tyler

Fairly close to the mountain railway Snowdonia by name A ten minute walk or thereabouts A waterfall of fame Follow the signs it’s easy Down a slippery track And you will hear that energy What is quite the attack Mossy … Continue reading →

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LLanberis

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Rex Tyler

All those long years ago In a place full of light Mountains and waterfalls Into the night Dinorwig Quarry And some 3000 men Worked like the clappers For hours maybe ten Snowdonia’s vista Happened around Where so many sheep Gobbled … Continue reading →

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Pandy Bach

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Rex Tyler

On a bend it stands so quietly For many moons me thinks In a secret hallowed garden To a leaning cow shed links An ancientness about it all Secluded and alone A house of Fae remembrance One look and I … Continue reading →

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Francesca of Tom Parry Ffestiniog

Posted on December 9, 2024 by Rex Tyler

The artist the agent Francesca was who Helped us house hunting So much she did do Gave up her time And cheeringly Aligned with our thoughts So amicably Showed us Ffestiniog Manon road and beyond Her cordiality Felt like a … Continue reading →

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Wales and the wonderful mountains

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Rex Tyler

10,000 years ago The mountains formed And seemingly Rose up to be counted The Welsh expectantly Any one who saw These wondrous rocky edifices Would in fact see what we see Look across the valleys How the summits do reach … Continue reading →

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Parc

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Rex Tyler

A meaningful existence The significance of soul The equivalence of Eryri It’s mountainous control A metaphorical murmur Expressive to be sure The rolling high borne rock scapes Impressiveness galore Sheep dotted all around the place Situated high Right up on … Continue reading →

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Winter in Snowdonia

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Rex Tyler

Fur trees many stanzas Dark green tall and strong Clearly loving the mountain air They just seem to belongTogether Close and genuine Friends they seem to be Taking on the mountain winds That blow so crazily A leaden sky A … Continue reading →

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North Wales

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Rex Tyler

Those beautiful black stone buildings I love them I just feel I am entering a gothic time For me it’s very real The Mountain Ash Who saved the life of Thor Centuries ago Bending into the swiftly moving river Down … Continue reading →

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The Welsh people

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Rex Tyler

Being in Wales Meeting it’s people Everyone’s friendly That’s what I have found I love the North The lakes and the mountains Thoughtful and caring And wonderfully sharing A word like belonging A kind of fellowship Closer to Nature Emboldened … Continue reading →

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LLYN TEGID

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Rex Tyler

5 KM long and 1KM wide A lake of such substance And I hear that inside Is a real new age dinosaur Seemingly seen Likes the Welsh rarebit And It’s coloured green I had heard of a Gellilydan Close to … Continue reading →

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The sheep

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Rex Tyler

Wherever there’s greenery On the aprons we note There’s sheep bold and hardy Woolly of coat Their legs clearly able To gradients go Steeped in tradition And feeling a glow A contentment to wander The bogs and the dry To … Continue reading →

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Frank

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Rex Tyler

We met Frank and his dog “spot” whose blue eyes did hold A wearisome outlook In the wind cold Wanting to walk To play with his stick Take in the countryside And just to lick The wind scape The cool … Continue reading →

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Bala

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Rex Tyler

The lake It’s just huge It could be a sea With mountains around it It has waves and they be propelled by the wind From the mountains that blows A colourful spectacle Which really grows On one’s love and emotion … Continue reading →

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It happened in Bala

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Rex Tyler

There she was Just in front of us All by herself Waddling along In her crazy attire Not very colourful Unlike her beau Feeling our presence And hoping we’d go Sloshing through puddles She was strapped and alone As we … Continue reading →

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Dolgun Uchaf LL40 2 AB

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Rex Tyler

A forested idyll Where the perfect desire Beautiful mountains The softest of lyre Music to dream by Magically so Be embraced by the nature That doth earnestly grow On the true unsuspecting It’s tranquil for sure From ancient beginnings A … Continue reading →

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