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Whenever you visit Wales, you can always be sure of plentiful H2O. Whether it’s tumbling down mountains, as here at the foot of Cader Idris…
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Or filling rivers as in the Mawddach Estuary near Dolgellau…
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… and the River Glaslyn at Porthmadog (Wales’ tallest mountain, Snowden, in the background…
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Or on its sea shores…
at Harlech, North Wales,
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Broadhaven
…Newport and Fishguard, Pembrokeshire:
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or on the island of Anglesey
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Or simply dropping from the sky…
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You can tell we love visiting Wales, can’t you? Though usually best to take good rainwear.
Lens-Artists: water in motion This week Sofia inspires us with some wonderful compositions. Go see!
Tish Farrell 
Wonderful Welsh offerings, Tish 🤗🩵
Thanks, Jo 🙂
Lots of water in Welsh Wales Tish.
You can pretty much rely on that fact, can’t you, Jude. But there again, though it’s hard to believe just now, that should mean less rain in Shropshire – unless of course my geography teacher was misleading us when she said Shropshire was a rain shadow region, and that most of our rain never made it over the Welsh mountains 🙂
I’ll take the running brook any day. love your photos..again
Given all the rain we have had in the last year I’m not sure there are any rain shadow regions any more. Even East Anglia isn’t very dry.
I blame the giants, they are all having too many baths at the moment. Although maybe I shouldn’t believe whoever told me about giants causing rain when pull out their bath plugs. Definitely wasn’t a geography teacher!!
Ha! Giants indeed. Actually, Becky, you may be on to something.
Great images Tish. I loved the ocean images. Well done!
Many thanks, Anne. Nothing like sea views for raising the spirits 🙂
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Such nice captures, Tish. I love the lush green landscape in addition to the movement of water you captured. Some favorites are the row boat at the bank, The person out on the sand bank, Snowden. Such tranquility in your photos.
Tranquility, Donna. I think you put your finger on it. Lots of room for quiet contemplation in the Welsh countryside. Thanks for your comment. Always good to hear from you 🙂
Great images of Wild and not-so-Wild Wales, Tish
Thanks, Sue. Wales is so good at both, isn’t it 🙂
it definitely is!
Wowza Tish! So much wild water in a country I think of as quiet and quaint! Then again, many of the images suggest calm as well. Guess it depends on what one is in the mood for! Beautiful response.
Many thanks, Tina. Wales can be quite wild 🙂
Lovely photography, Miss T.
1, 2 and 3 each worthy of a frame and a wall.
Cheers, Ark. One day we’ll have walls ready to hang things on 😉
Love your choices, Tish. The first two are beautifully abstract and the blue color of the second is amazing. I also love the breaking wave.
Thanks, Janet. The blue shot was taken in a wood in very low light. I was surprised it worked. I think the water must have been making its own light.
You have captured some beautiful photos of water in all its moods. Mesmerising to watch. And what strange names to get your tongue around
Thank you, Pauline. And yes, the names are a bit of a challenge to non-Welsh speakers. When you hear Welsh speakers say them, the sound like the sea and mountains.
And I love to hear the Welsh choirs singing
Oh yes!
I can tell you love visiting Wales and I wouldn’t mind visiting myself, it looks breathtaking, especially through your lens and with your sensitivity. A fantastic post, Tish.
Many thanks, Sofia. I really enjoyed your challenge.
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A nice selection of the dynamic and the peaceful.
That sounds a good combo, Margaret. ☯️
Beautiful!
Thank you, Jennie.
You’re welcome.
Having lived in west Wales for three years I know just how much water falls from the skies there, but your photos illustrate the plus sides to so much water! I love the colours in your shot of the Glaslyn at Porthmadog (almost like a painting), the kayaker at sunset and the lone figure in your second Anglesey shot 🙂
Many thanks, Sarah. And yes, west Wales for mega wetness. I had an aunt who lived there, and her weather reports were inevitably of rain. (And huge slugs in her vegetable plot).
Beautiful photos. LOVE that first one/header shot.
Many thanks, John. I was so pleased to discover that header shot in the archive.
I can see how you love Wales, Tish, and with such wonderful photos…you have made us all love it. The first two are my favourites, but the whole series is filled with love and devotion.
Appreciate that lovely comment, A-C. Thank you!
You are welcome.
I have not visited Wales, sure is in my bucket list . The ones with the mountains in the background are my favorite from this lovely place
Hope you get to fulfill your bucket list choice, Ritva.
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Beautiful movement and great colors! The man and boy by the water all dressed in black look like Orthodox Jews or maybe a couple of Amish people. It was rather odd clothing to wear by the water.
Not really black clothing. It was late December, and the intensity of light is making their clothes look darker than they actually are. The little boy seems to be wearing a blue stripy jumper.
Excellent water in motion photos!
Many thanks, Amy 🙂
Beautiful examples for the challenge. My favorite style is long exposure that really emphasizes the motion by blurring the movement of the water.
Many thanks. John.