tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post4611975296296231298..comments2024-03-22T12:57:57.273-05:00Comments on WOUNDED BIRD: THE BLACK MOUNTAINS - WALESJune Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-55577351009645664512013-11-15T13:34:27.162-06:002013-11-15T13:34:27.162-06:00Odd but nice word associations. Thanks for the st...Odd but nice word associations. Thanks for the story, which could well be true.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-40873028258458310212013-11-14T22:16:25.573-06:002013-11-14T22:16:25.573-06:00Hills of whales,
valleys of krill,
flow of life no...Hills of whales,<br />valleys of krill,<br />flow of life not quite still.<br />Yup, word associations odd, but that should be no surprise to you! And a reminder of a little story that may or may not be true: on my father's side, Russians and a Welshman, allegedly a horse thief fleeing justice, hiding on a boatload of Irish escaping the great potato famine, allowing the intake folk at Ellis Island to miss-spell his name in order to avoid arrest or suspicion ... hence people thinking my family name is Irish ... maybe just family legend, but we've found no one remotely Irish on that side of the family tree, just a lot a crazy Russians and non-conformist Episcopalians ... so we smile at the photos.Marthenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-40238609669175328872013-11-14T08:19:19.237-06:002013-11-14T08:19:19.237-06:00I thought perhaps the accent might have been hande...I thought perhaps the accent might have been handed down, ;-)<br />June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-54865302816232688102013-11-13T23:11:01.785-06:002013-11-13T23:11:01.785-06:00No, she and her Mom were both born and bred in Ont...No, she and her Mom were both born and bred in Ontario. It was her Mom's parents that came from Wales.Tim Chestertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676859074652475474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-43438895857649551922013-11-13T21:46:00.750-06:002013-11-13T21:46:00.750-06:00What lovely names, Bonnie.
The pictures came ou...What lovely names, Bonnie. <br /><br />The pictures came out really well, but they still don't do justice to the beauty. I was blown away. June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-31049560963380349362013-11-13T21:35:49.618-06:002013-11-13T21:35:49.618-06:00Tim, I was astonished by the loveliness. I am so p...Tim, I was astonished by the loveliness. I am so pleased that Erika took me on the drive. Does Marci have a touch of a Welsh accent? :-)June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-62888876166753189522013-11-13T20:40:50.058-06:002013-11-13T20:40:50.058-06:00So beautiful. I feel like I can walk right into t...So beautiful. I feel like I can walk right into these pictures and be in the same space. Thanks! for sharing.<br /><br />My maternal grandparents were from Wales. One of my mother's brothers was named "Medford" and her only sister was named "Blodwen". Loved those names!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081057869810309769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-10854210117105797452013-11-13T15:53:05.036-06:002013-11-13T15:53:05.036-06:00Marci's Mom's family originates in southwe...Marci's Mom's family originates in southwest Wales, so we've done one or two trips into that country. As you say, it's gorgeous. Also, I'm a real sucker for Welsh accents.Tim Chestertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676859074652475474noreply@blogger.com