Dad came over again to see Anna on the 27th March, and we went to pick a tree in a newly planted forest-to-be that Anna’s Great Aunty Chris (on Dad’s side) had adopted on her behalf. After we all managed to meet up (which reminds me, I still need to find a good recommendation for a GPS unit for Dad), we took Anna’s pushchair off the beaten track for the first time, and found the saplings (is that the right term? Baby trees basically). Having marked off the exact point on TomTom, we took a few photos, went for a walk around the countryside in that area, and then went off to find a nice place to have a pub lunch. After that we headed into Cardiff, as despite family living there, Irina and I hadn’t been around the city at all, and I’d not been to the bay area at all since it has been redeveloped. Once there, we had to take the obligatory photos next to one of the fictional entrances to the Torchwood Institute, went for another wander, then had a nice drink by the sea.
In years to come, I hope we can take Anna back to the forest, and show her the tree slowly maturing into a unique feature, just as she will 🙂
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- Big Tree Amongst Babies
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- Chris Dad Anna Forest To Be
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- Anna’s Adopted Tree Is Ninth In From The Edge
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- Dad Chris Anna Pointing To Her Adopted Tree
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- Irina Anna Cardiff Bay
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- Cardiff Bay Torchwood Landmark
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- Dad Chris Anna Cardiff Bay
May 25th, 2009 9:14 pm
Lol, what’s this about the “fictional” entrance to Torchwood eh? Your picture shows Irina standing on the wrong side of the water tower – “the step” entrance is on the other side – doh!
For more pictures of this modern day icon check out my post on my visit with Mat and Seb.
I love the ‘adopt a tree’ idea by the way. You didn’t mention what sort of tree is was though. The big gnarly thing in the middle looks like an oak but what are the saplings?
May 26th, 2009 1:15 am
The photos were on that side for the sunlight, we did look all the way round it though 🙂
I’ve already seen your post, but I’m sure other readers will love to read it, and for any that have missed the multiple mentions in other posts, go and read Dryad Musings now 🙂
The saplings are baby trees, duh! Seriously, no idea. It might say if you zoom in on the second picture. Failing that, remind me to ask Dad…
May 26th, 2009 9:30 pm
Sorry, couldn’t resist the plug seeing as our posts were related. You’ll notice I added a link to your post on mine to reciprocate.
Tried zooming in on image but resolution is too small. I shall try asking Mat. They look like they have been planted extremely close together so that might be a clue, though I know embarrassingly little about British trees, considering my love of Nature. Mat was giving me lessons in the three weeks we were back but can’t wait to move home permanently and develop a more intimate relationship.
May 26th, 2009 11:28 pm
I’ve gone back to the original and cropped it down to the sign. I’ve either got dirty glasses or a hangover, so I’ll leave the squinting to you.