5 in 5 - June 2016 - A canal is created

Welcome to '5 in 5' where on the 5th of

each month I post 5 photos that I have

taken in 5 minutes.

Last month Borqna shared 5 photos that she took standing in the same position, panning round.   And I thought, what a great idea!   I love how we are inspired by each other and so while I was recently in Wales, standing on top of an aqueduct, I admired the view and remembered this. It seemed a good opportunity to take my own photos for this month, and I did. But looking through my collection now, there are other photos that I want to share, so I will keep Borqna's idea for another time. 

Still in Wales, we went to visit Horseshoe Falls. I expected a waterfall, whereas this was in fact a weir, designed by Thomas Telford, and built to divert the River Dee and to create a canal. I love anything to do with water and was fascinated by this. I have sometimes wondered how canals originate, so after parking the camper we walked down a beautiful meadow yellow with buttercups, to the waters edge.

You can see how the water on the upper level was diverted through  a narrow set of gates that filtered the water.

It then entered a brick building, inside a turbine slowed the water down.

And when the water is released the other side it forms the source of the Llangollen Canal. I now knew the answer as to how a canal is created!  A couple miles up stream is Llangollen Wharf and the aqueduct, it is a beautiful area to visit and lots to see.

Further up stream is a second aqueduct, at Chirk. We did a lot of walking of waterways and the weather was kind to us even if the clouds looked a bit ominous. If you've not visited the area, we recommend it. The steam train from Llangollen was also worth doing, 

maybe I'll tell you about that another time.  

..............

Thank you for visiting, and to Eileen, Melanie, Miriam, Maggie, Mary-Lou, Karen and Borqna for joining in last month. It is always lovely to have company and if you feel inspired to take part yourself here is what you do:

1.  Choose a location.
2.  Have your camera ready.
3.  Set a timer for 5 minutes (I use my mobile phone).
4.  Take as many photos you can until the time is up.
5.  Choose 5 photos to download and share by using the link tool below.  

   Please note:

You have until the 25th of the month to add your photos to the link and you can take  your photos any time. They do not have to be taken or posted on 5th!

If you would like more information please go to the original post here where you will find more.

There are two links that have missed the deadline this month but I do not want to exclude them, so do go visit these too:

Karen  and  Melanie

A Scavenger Hunt - sent from Canada

My friend Jen made a scavenger hunt for my grand daughters.  It arrived from Canada as a surprise and she'd put a lot of thought into it with a list of things to find and do. So I decided to wait for the right opportunity and it came back in February, when my daughter suggested a visit to a country park. I went with bags for collecting and the list in hand and the country park had a Stick Man trail so it was the perfect time and place.

What better way to start than with sticks in hand!

These are good for drawing in mud and leaving trails....












There were other things to do in the country park that worked well with our scavenger hunt....  like making a nest out of sticks.

Thick ice on the pond and puddles didn't stop the girls finding more!

And there was lots of bark rubbings to collect. 

Of course, there was lots of time for climbing and fun as well!

When we got home we had hot chocolate to warm us up and then we emptied all our bags.  We had a lovely hoard and everything was crossed off the list that Jen had sent.  Then it was time to make things and follow the rest of her ideas. I'll show you what we did next time.

I've been planning to share this post for ages and it was good to look out the photos and remind myself of this day. It might be June now, but it's not a lot warmer! In fact, friends have put their heating back on and we've been tempted to do the same.  Let's hope summer pops her head up soon!  Thanks for popping by and I'll be back with part 2 next week.