Annie ar y fridd
@anniearyfridd.bsky.social
Mountains, Geology, trees, insects, lichen, mosses, rocks, minerals, birds, wildlife, gardening. Science. Druid. Reading, writing poetry, creating art and experimenting with crafts, music. Cymraeg. Once upon a time, a geologist. Cymraes yn fy nghalon.
Here is our marshy wild area with primroses - they were here when we moved here and thrive on being left alone!
April 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Here is our marshy wild area with primroses - they were here when we moved here and thrive on being left alone!
The restored Shrine of St Melangell, St Melangell’s Church, Pennant Melangell. Such a still place, such a Sacred place, such serenity. Such a blessing for this Druid to be able to visit and absorb that peace. #SmallBeautiesHour
April 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The restored Shrine of St Melangell, St Melangell’s Church, Pennant Melangell. Such a still place, such a Sacred place, such serenity. Such a blessing for this Druid to be able to visit and absorb that peace. #SmallBeautiesHour
The Yew Trees in the Churchyard at St Melangell’s Church are amazing, apparently they are at least 2000 years old and their presence suggests a pre-Christian origin for this Sacred place. Just look at them! #SmallBeautiesHour
April 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The Yew Trees in the Churchyard at St Melangell’s Church are amazing, apparently they are at least 2000 years old and their presence suggests a pre-Christian origin for this Sacred place. Just look at them! #SmallBeautiesHour
The gentle serenity of St Melangell’s Church in Pennant Melangell. Such a peaceful place of sanctuary to visit, whether like me, you are a Druid, or if you are a Christian, or have no faith. #SmallBeautiesHour
April 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The gentle serenity of St Melangell’s Church in Pennant Melangell. Such a peaceful place of sanctuary to visit, whether like me, you are a Druid, or if you are a Christian, or have no faith. #SmallBeautiesHour
The primroses are still flowering in abundance! Just look at all the flowers on this one plant! #SmallBeautiesHour
April 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The primroses are still flowering in abundance! Just look at all the flowers on this one plant! #SmallBeautiesHour
I grew these cultivated Bellis perennis from some free seeds last year - and the forget-me-nots grew themselves from seed, they self seed everywhere in the garden! #SmallBeautiesHour
April 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I grew these cultivated Bellis perennis from some free seeds last year - and the forget-me-nots grew themselves from seed, they self seed everywhere in the garden! #SmallBeautiesHour
Red Campion just about to burst into flower under the old apple tree! #SmallBeautiesHour I love Red Campion, one of my favourite wild flowers, it’s so pretty and self seeds all over my garden! We also love Forget-me-nots and they also self seed all over the garden
April 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Red Campion just about to burst into flower under the old apple tree! #SmallBeautiesHour I love Red Campion, one of my favourite wild flowers, it’s so pretty and self seeds all over my garden! We also love Forget-me-nots and they also self seed all over the garden
I’m very late to #SmallBeautiesHour but here are some hot cross buns, home made by OH yesterday. Delicious and all gone!
April 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I’m very late to #SmallBeautiesHour but here are some hot cross buns, home made by OH yesterday. Delicious and all gone!
Look at these lovely fresh new willow leaves emerging! They just sing of Springtime to me! #SmallBeautiesHour
March 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Look at these lovely fresh new willow leaves emerging! They just sing of Springtime to me! #SmallBeautiesHour
The Forget-me-nots are flowering! A real Spring flower, they self seed everywhere in our garden! #SmallBeautiesHour
March 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The Forget-me-nots are flowering! A real Spring flower, they self seed everywhere in our garden! #SmallBeautiesHour
Snakeshead Fritillaries are such fascinating flowers, I’ve quite a few coming up now in a corner of the wild area of the garden, they always make me think of art nouveau flowers #SmallBeautiesHour
March 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Snakeshead Fritillaries are such fascinating flowers, I’ve quite a few coming up now in a corner of the wild area of the garden, they always make me think of art nouveau flowers #SmallBeautiesHour
The Lungwort / Pulmonaria is flowering in the garden at the moment . It always reminds me of my grandmother’s garden. I do like the delicacy of the flowers! #SmallBeautiesHour
March 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Lungwort / Pulmonaria is flowering in the garden at the moment . It always reminds me of my grandmother’s garden. I do like the delicacy of the flowers! #SmallBeautiesHour
This Small Beauty made me really excited! A few years ago my late best friend’s mum sent me some tiny hellebore seedlings from her own plants and these are the first flowers they have produced. A contrast to my mature Hellebore which has less evident markings on white sepals. #SmallBeautiesHour
March 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This Small Beauty made me really excited! A few years ago my late best friend’s mum sent me some tiny hellebore seedlings from her own plants and these are the first flowers they have produced. A contrast to my mature Hellebore which has less evident markings on white sepals. #SmallBeautiesHour
The first of the Snakeshead fritillaries has popped up in the wilder area of the garden. They seem earlier than usual this year! I love the way the flower buds nod gracefully on the elegant stem. #SmallBeautiesHour
March 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The first of the Snakeshead fritillaries has popped up in the wilder area of the garden. They seem earlier than usual this year! I love the way the flower buds nod gracefully on the elegant stem. #SmallBeautiesHour
And here is a lovely sight , yellow trumpets calling a fanfare of welcome to Spring days! #SmallBeautiesHour
March 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
And here is a lovely sight , yellow trumpets calling a fanfare of welcome to Spring days! #SmallBeautiesHour
The first Forget-me-nots are appearing in the garden! So exciting! Soon, there’ll be a sea of blue flowers in some of the parts of the garden where they have self seeded enthusiastically but these first tiny flowers feel so special! #SmallBeautiesHour
March 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The first Forget-me-nots are appearing in the garden! So exciting! Soon, there’ll be a sea of blue flowers in some of the parts of the garden where they have self seeded enthusiastically but these first tiny flowers feel so special! #SmallBeautiesHour
Just look at these crocuses! I love the way they open right up in the Spring sunshine and brighten up the grass like little purple jewels. #SmallBesutiesHour
March 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Just look at these crocuses! I love the way they open right up in the Spring sunshine and brighten up the grass like little purple jewels. #SmallBesutiesHour
Hooray! I made it to #SmallBeautiesHour ! Our primroses in the garden all bloom at different times but the earliest of all are those underneath the Alder tree, amongst the bugle. I just find them such a hopeful sign of Spring! Most of the primroses won’t be out for weeks yet!
March 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Hooray! I made it to #SmallBeautiesHour ! Our primroses in the garden all bloom at different times but the earliest of all are those underneath the Alder tree, amongst the bugle. I just find them such a hopeful sign of Spring! Most of the primroses won’t be out for weeks yet!
Also this week for #SmallBeautiesHour I saw the first of our hellebore flowers which are right down the bottom end of the garden…they always nod downwards towards the ground but it was just too muddy to get right down to photograph up into the flower!
January 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Also this week for #SmallBeautiesHour I saw the first of our hellebore flowers which are right down the bottom end of the garden…they always nod downwards towards the ground but it was just too muddy to get right down to photograph up into the flower!
#SmallBeautiesHour here is the first primrose plant flowering in the garden this week, a bit of light and hope for the Spring yet to come!
January 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
#SmallBeautiesHour here is the first primrose plant flowering in the garden this week, a bit of light and hope for the Spring yet to come!
@stephaniehafferty.bsky.social @radicalhoneybee.bsky.social @celestineandthehare.com @jomary10.bsky.social look! First snowdrop in the garden!
January 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
@stephaniehafferty.bsky.social @radicalhoneybee.bsky.social @celestineandthehare.com @jomary10.bsky.social look! First snowdrop in the garden!
Nadolig Llawen and Merry Christmas!
Today’s reading: Moominland Midwinter, today’s chapter of The Dark is Rising and The Lightbringers!
Today’s reading: Moominland Midwinter, today’s chapter of The Dark is Rising and The Lightbringers!
December 25, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Nadolig Llawen and Merry Christmas!
Today’s reading: Moominland Midwinter, today’s chapter of The Dark is Rising and The Lightbringers!
Today’s reading: Moominland Midwinter, today’s chapter of The Dark is Rising and The Lightbringers!
Also for #SmallBeautiesHour the jolly sunshine of Gorse flowers, which can be found all year round - there’s always a Gorse bush blooming around here. A little bit of Winter sunshine held in glowing golden flowers! Look at them, they always make me smile, especially in December!
December 2, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Also for #SmallBeautiesHour the jolly sunshine of Gorse flowers, which can be found all year round - there’s always a Gorse bush blooming around here. A little bit of Winter sunshine held in glowing golden flowers! Look at them, they always make me smile, especially in December!
Also for #SmallBeautiesHour Hedge Woundwort, Stachys sylvatica. It might be pungent, but the flowers are so delicately beautiful. I found some still in flower near us here in Eryri. Just look at the tiny flowers, they are as beautiful and intricate as orchids!
December 2, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Also for #SmallBeautiesHour Hedge Woundwort, Stachys sylvatica. It might be pungent, but the flowers are so delicately beautiful. I found some still in flower near us here in Eryri. Just look at the tiny flowers, they are as beautiful and intricate as orchids!