Good Friday 2015

I have returned to this abandoned blog after 3 years, and have decided on a different approach, more words - yes exciting I know!
Good Friday 2015 in our Town. The churches in our town have for many years met together at the catholic church and walked down the road, past the market and to the Peace garden by the Town hall behind the cross. This was different in that it was raining – not hard, but slowly, damply, wettingly. It was my task to ensure the mobile PA was ready at the peace garden.
We started at St Joe's , the statue of Christ in their Apse had changed – no longer Christ in glory but now a crucifix, it was appropriate for the day really, a model, an image but one which with imagination took you back there.
We processed out in the last hymn and out onto the main road – the police now advise us to walk on the pavement, I slipped away and walked quickly to the garden to set up the PA, greeting friends in the Community Brass Band who play every year accompanying the hymns.
The first reading was John's account, it always strikes me how simply the gospels, state the fact. “They crucified him” , so spare , so unemotional the words to describe the horror of that barbaric act. They talk about everything else that happens around that perhaps they could bear to dwell on what happened.
The rain continued to fall, our hymn sheets became softer, but we sang well and the band played strongly, the prayer this year were more High Anglican than before, but that is part of the celebration of our Christian life together.
On this occasion, all the churches in our town meet together and worship, all the churches catholic, baptist, C of E, Methodist, the Fellowship all. That is part of what makes this town a good place to be.
On Sunday we will be all in own separate buildings but we will together and in our many differently similar ways celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. After when it all said and done, that is the hope for our world.

Summer time Pictures

A few pictures from August this year 

A peacock butterfly on Teasel at Blacktoft Sands

Castell Biwmares

Creyr Bach at Aberffraw,  my favourite picture white on silver, in the stream by the holiday cottage.

Malltreath Sands

Lagoons at Malltrath

 The view from the Cottage

The Carneddau 

Yr Wyddfa  

Port Trecastell

Castell Caernarfon from Mon - almost a fairy place

Skipton castle -  The view from the ruined chapel

Moon over Mon

A close up 

 Another week on Ynys Mon (Angelsey) , late August 2012 

Hello Again world

Today I was talking to someone at work and said that Christianity is not about making people feel guilty!  He laughed, he was an ex Catholic!

It is true though - we are not meant to feel guilt - God in Christ is all about forgiveness and grace.

Ok we fall short of the goodness he expects but all we have to do is say sorry and it is wiped clean, all is swept away because that is what God wants to do - he want's us to be free from guilt and the baggage that holds us back from doing things that make his/our world better!

Holiday Pics

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 We went to Ynys Mon again - where else  - here we see the Skerries from Cemlyn

 The cliff tops with Gorse, heather, Stonechats and Chough at Ynys llawd draw us back everytime.

 We walked soutjh from th cottage and were rewarded by sights like this  (Edward was by this time caked in mud having fallen over on the Estury part of the walk!!)

 A window , said to given in thanks for a son, home safe from the wars - this time Bosworth!

 The mainland from the Traeth Mawr, the sun shone - the light called  - we are coming back/ 

 Under a modern cap this burial chamber over looks the sea at Port Trecastell and we were lucky enough to get in side the usually locked gates, the Cadw  people were checking it out.

The view from the Cottages front door,  part of the reason we keep coming back!

Green Valley

The Valley is really green now and everything is burgeoning with new life  - here are some pictures!

A purple Spotted Orchid in a secret Location in my home town

The Moors in Summer

Mayor making

I went to mayor making yesterday and had a good time.  Our new mayor is a good honest bloke - a quaker and the quaker grace confused people nicely.  It was nice to have a moment of quiet.
It will be fun to see how the mayoral years progresses - I think he will shake up a few things. Good!

Time to Blog!

 A sunset from our house in April

 Violets and Primroses

 Blossom Snow

 Not in our Valley - Martimere!

 Todmorden

 Apple Blossom

New Life in Lumbutts

It has been a while and the valley is now truly Green - so here are some Pictures