Strangely they are described as poisonous in some books (of course fairies may have a different metabolism).
Yes, i think over time we are going to come across a lot of mythology in Welsh and that will be another interesting subject.
Cheers J.P.
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That would a great premise for a tour of Cymru. Visit all the places where the tales take place along with a telling of the story.
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Oh, that’s the tour I would love to make. The mythology is one of the things that attracted me most to Cymru.
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- Diolch yn fawr pawb for all the encouragement!! Of course, we are reaching the time of year when it is dark most of the day and most creatures go south or hibernate or…
- I’m sure there was some mention somewhere in a newsletter or on the Forum of a series of talks on myths with visits to the places mentioned. It may have been the Mabinogion, but I’m not sure.
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I’ll be waiting to see your photos:) I’ve never been to the UK, so this thread is one of my favourites on the forum, because I can see the wildlife and the plants from there, thanks to everyone who contributes:)
Oh, it would be amazing if someone could remember what it was.
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Are you folks thinking of this i posted a week ago. i will return with details shortly.
Course Number: G0305
Date: 18 March to 20 March 2016
Price: £175.00-£195.00
Course Leader/s:
Twm Elias
Wales’ Tales of the Mabinogion feature prominently among the most important mythologies of ancient Europe. They are action-packed stories of Celtic gods and heroes with many of the named locations in some of these tales occurring in and around central and northern Gwynedd. During the weekend we will explore the background to the tales and visit the sites.
I believe this one is tutored in Welsh, the staff are welsh locals and the food is extremely good.
Cheers J.P.
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I guess my memory is shot. 
It’s busy trying to sort gormod o gymraeg 
A misty morning turned into a sunny afternoon heddiw.
Cwmwl cumulus - cumulus cloud.
With so much moisture in the atmosphere the clearing mist was raised into cumulus clouds growing. (and on the book list i need one on the weather in Welsh).
Later the classic anvil shaped clouds started to appear, this will be caused by column/s of rising air, notice the flat bottom of the cloud at condensation level, the level where the moisture can no longer exist as an invisible gas due to the drop in pressure/temperature with height.
Back on the ground.
Cloch ddanheddog - mottlegill . the welsh translates as toothed bell, probably due to veil remnants which often remain around the perimeter of this fungus but here have unfortunately washed off.
The English name refers to the uneven ripening of spores on the gills giving a mottled colour effect.
Llysiau’r ddidol - Cyclamen (it just looked pretty).
Cheers J.P.
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I think you can see the remnants in your pic!!
Thanks hendraig but i will try to get a better example when opportunity presents itself.
Today the weather looked reasonable so i went to the coast and came back with 122 photo’s, some better than others.
Creyr bach - Little egret. (click i embiggen)
wnes i cael lun o Glas y dorlan ymhen (at last i got a photo of a kingfisher.
Glas y dorlan - Kingfisher (not the best quality photo but these do not like posing for a camera, will aim to improve on this sometime).
Cornchwiglen - Lapwing (looking a little ruffled by the breeze).
Cwtiad y traeth - Turnstone.
Gwyfyn bach - micro moth for which i’m uncertain of identity.
Mulfran - cormorant.
Tinwen y garn - Wheatear (young so not in full adult plumage).
Pibydd coeswerdd - Greenshank.
Gwyach fach - Little grebe (this is one of those lucky photo’s i didn’t know i had until viewing on the computer, I photographed mother little knowing i had caught her young just emerging from the water in the same photo.
Gwylan benddu - Black headed gull (in winter plumage or this years youngster still not in adult plumage till the spring). Hence not a black head.
That was a good day and soon the winter migrants will start to appear.
Cheers J.P.
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Those are great photos, John…you must have enjoyed your day very much. I really like seeing the birds you have in Wales, because they are all different than what I see here in the US. It’s interesting to see fungi and moths, but I must admit birds are my favorite.
Dw i’n hoffi’r glas y dorlan a y gwyach fach fach llawer iawn. (Probably all wrong - I’m trying to say the little (as in baby) little grebe 
)
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I can relate to that! This little lovely enjoying the autumn sun had me whipping my iPhone out again.
Dant y llew.
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i’ll try get a nice pic of it, but might be hard with my phone. but whats outside is a perfect spring day, clear skies, 20 degrees, very slight breeze, and a nest in the gum tree at the back of the house in which I’ve just found some nesting Willie Wagtails.
Cwy - chick.
Bach iawn - very small.
ifanc iawn - very young.
There are many ways to get across what we are trying to say ( i know but a few).
Finding ways of getting near enough to many species for photo’s is going to keep me busy for some time, there are a lot of birds i don’t know.
That really demonstrates how phone camera’s are progressing, da iawn.
We wait with intrigue.
Chwilen porffor - Carabas violaceus - Violet ground beetle.
Cyrn gwyn - Candle snuff fungi. (the welsh translates as ‘white horns’).
Seren ddaear gyffredin - Common earth star. (i took this to illustrate differnt stages in development, upper is currently open mature fungi, spores will mature in the round part and escape in puffs through center hole when something taps the body (like rain drops). below is the early developing fungi looking like a bulb, unusual to find both beside each other = lucky day.
Turtur dorchog - Collared dove.
Cheers J.P.
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Diolch, John!
Also - I take back what I said about fungi. The cyrn gwyn and the seren ddaear gyffredin are extremely cool! I’ve never seen anything like those.
The chwilen porffor almost looks like it is made of plastic…it could make a good Halloween decoration! 
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They do look like antlers sticking out of the ground.
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I wonder if it glows under a black light.
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I was out doing yardwork today and saw a lindys (caterpillar) hanging from the fence. By the time I got back out there with the camera, it had already made its cocwn (cocoon). I tried to identify it from memory but was unable to.
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