Dragonny Day

I've had such a dragonny day.

First, Debbie over at Tiny Treasures posted some beautiful dragons for me to see. Her blog is well worth visiting. She makes the loveliest things.

Then the postman came, bringing a small parcel. In it was a postcard from Harlech in North Wales, and the loveliest little trinket box.

The box had the Welsh Dragon inlaid on the lid!

This unexpected and very thoughtful gift came from dear friend and fellow dragon-raiser Poopsie-Blue. Isn't it lovely?

And to complete my day, I have another dragon hatchling. I've named this one Harlech, for obvious reasons.

I've had a great day.

True Colours Thursday - Red

This bright and cheerful new idea came from Poopsie Blue. Each week brings a post of a different colour. This week's colour is RED.
Now at this time of year red speaks to me of autumn colours. I found this leaf by my door, and had to take a photo.

Then there's the beauty of honeysuckle berries against a blue sky.

And the glory of cotoneaster berries.

For more red posts, visit My True Colours, and come and join the fun!

ABC Wednesday - R

The third round of ABC Wednesday, hosted by Mrs Nesbitt, has reached the letter R

R
is for
RUTILATED QUARTZ

The photo below shows tumble-polished pieces of clear quartz crystals, but they look rather different from the ones I showed last week. These crystals are filled with golden or brown needles of rutile, and they look as if they're full of hair.
In fact, they have been known as Angel Hair quartz.

Now this one I've put in for Nonizamboni, who told me last week she particularly likes ROSE quartz. This is another tumble-polished piece. It's a lovely delicate pink.

For a lot more R words, visit the ABC Anthology or the Linky page.

Enjoy your week.

Odd Shots On Monday

I love chimneys. I love the different shapes against the sky. I was taking photos early on a clear sunny morning, and I liked the way this one turned out.
The wisps of cloud look like smoke coming from the chimney.

Katney hosts Odd Shots. See her for more oddities.

Monochrome Monday

An old sluice, no longer active.

Monochrome Monday was started by Aileni.
More can be found through the Monochrome Maniacs Linky.
Enjoy your week!

My Dragons

This small scroll shows my dragons - adults, hatchling, and eggs.
The females are, from the right, Seren Ddu (black), Lleuad Fioled (lilac), and Gloywbrim (pink).
The males are Tan Gwyllt (orange), Glaswelltyn (with plants), Tan Coch (red), and Tarian Las (blue-grey).
The black hatchling is the child of Seren Ddu and Tan Gwyllt.
The green egg is from Lleuad Fioled and Glaswelltyn.
The white egg was rescued from the Dragon Cave.

So that's how things are at the moment.

I really want to thank Jonna for starting me on this, and Poopsie-Blue for keeping me company.
And of course, I want to thank all of you, my friends, who have clicked to strengthen my babies and keep them healthy.

Saturday PhotoHunt - Ruin(ed).

This week's theme for Saturday PhotoHunt is RUIN(ED)

I went walking along a lovely new stretch of pavement (sidewalk). It had recently been widened by taking in a bit of the adjoining properties, and was now smoothe and safe to walk on.
Or was it?

It has already been ruined by slippage!

This is a close-up of the dreadful crack. You'd need to take care not to catch your foot!

For more "ruined" photos, visit TNChick.

Happy Hunting!

Award and Tag from Nydia

My sweet friend Nydia has sent me this award, linked with an easy tag.

I must answer all these questions with just one word - wonder if I can do that. I'll try, anyway. Here goes!

1. Where is your cell phone? Here
2. Where is your significant other? Here
3. Your hair colour? Grey
4. Your mother? Dead
5. Your father? Dead
6. Your favourite thing? Computer
7. Your dream last night? None
8. Your dream/goal? Peace
9. The room you're in? Lounge
10. Your hobby? Blogging
11. Your fear? Spiders
12. Where do you want to be in six years? Here
13. Where were you last night? Bed
14. What you're not? Young
15. One of your wish list items? Dragons
16. Where you grew up? Llanelli
17. The last thing you did? Type
18. What are you wearing? Clothes
19. Your TV? Off
20. Your pet? Cats
21. Your computer? Vital
22. Your mood? Tired
23. Missing someone? No
24. Your car? Red
25. Something you're not wearing? Dress
26. Favourite store? Jewellery
27. Your summer? Fun
28. Love someone? Yes
29. Your favourite colour? Silver
30. When is the last time you laughed? Today
31. Last time you cried? Today

Now comes the hard part - I'm supposed to pass this on to seven other people. I'm chickening out of this, but I'll leave it open for any of my friends who fancies this. It's fun choosing just one word as an answer! Remember to pick up the award that goes with it, because if you read this you almost certainly have a blog that I *heart*!

ABC Wednesday - Q

This week ABC Wednesday has reached the letter Q.

In keeping with my attempt to post rocks and minerals,
Q
is for
QUARTZ

Quartz is one of the commonest minerals in the Earth's crust. Anything you want to know about quartz (and probably a lot more than you want to know!) can be found here. Clear quartz is often known as rock crystal.

This first photo is of three natural quartz crystals, about 2 inches long.

Quartz crystals can be bought in many sizes and forms. Often, broken pieces are tumble-polished, and end up looking like perfect, solid water.
Quartz can also be carved - by those with sufficient skill! - into various shapes. The one below, naturally, is a dragon.

ABC Wednesday is the brainchild of Mrs Nesbitt.
Many more entries can be found on the Anthology site, or through the dedicated Linky page.
Enjoy!

Monochrome Monday

This was taken at the same time as the photo in my earlier post. It is the top of that same wall, showing the join between two lengths of the cage wire.

Monochrome Monday is hosted by Aileni, and you can find even more entries at the dedicated Monochrome Maniacs site.
Have a good week.