Thursday, September 07, 2006

Bye-Bye Ice Rink, Hello Vale Of Glamorgan

Just taking a minute to clear-out the old digital camera. I had a heart attack the other day as I thought it had broken down. The lens cover was jamming and wouldn't open fully. I fiddled and resorted to my old favourite camera repair technique - the firm shake. It was as good as ever and seems to have fixed the problem.

So, here's some stuff from the last couple of weeks. We went into town the other weekend to get a bike for Elis. We drove around the ice rink, to get the car park. From the outside, everything looked as normal. Then as we got around the back - my jaw dropped as I had no idea what was happening. It's in the process of being demolished. A real shame to see it go, I had some fun times there as a youngster.

I haven't been for years, but, you know, it's always good just knowing it's there. I've since learnt it's relocating to the bay. Like everything else in Cardiff. I took a few snaps of the demolition - the first shows an ugly mix of styles - something Cardiff's becoming notorious for. The city's rapidly filling up with stupid big buildings and once beautiful facades which are increasingly being rendered daft looking by the contrast of the crud being put behind them.

Cardiff's Ice Rink Being Demolished

Cardiff's Ice Rink Being Demolished - The Ice House Gone

And we've had a couple of trips out into the Vale of Glamorgan. One to the Amelia Trust Farm, which I'd heartily recommend as a place to visit with kids. It's free, you can walk amongst the animals and they do a mean line in fresh free range eggs.

And last week, Nursey and I took Elis to Lavernock. I've not been there since I was in primary school. It's amazing. Quiet, big and great views of the islands in the channel. I'd have taken more photos, but Elis has taken to using my camera and had run the batteries out, so I'd barely started and had the old dead battery problem.

It was bizarre. On arriving I got out of the car and was struck by a view that I'd dreamed many times. I know I'd been there once before, but I could remember much about it. The second I saw the view from the tiny car park though, it was boomph - that strange dreamt this feeling! Weird stuff. Oh yea, pictures. Nothing special, but the seldom are these days.

Big clouds over the Amelia Trust Farm

Elis and Mab on Lavernock beach

Elis looking out to Steepholme form Lavernock

Posted by Dio Bach at 10:36

1 Comments:

holly said...: Y'know, I pay about $80 every six weeks to get my hair the color of Elis'.

Lucky little so-and-so.; 4:52 PM