We stayed in the Welsh village of Llanfair Caerinion two nights, wrapped around our visit to Powis, and managed a stroll about one afternoon. Llanfair Caerinion is about 10 miles up the river/over the hill/whatever from Welshpool (like Liverpool) and Powis. Our Airbnb was a nice one bedroom unit converted from the old police station, aptly called "The Old Police Sation." Or "Yr hen orsaf heddlu" in Welsh. Seriously. Look it up.
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| One sees fewer and fewer real Minis in Britland these days; the only one we saw during two months in London last year was in a display at Harrod's; of course the BMW Minis--"Binis" I call them--are plentiful and of no interest; the specimen above looked like it was being parted out; sad but true |
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| Chippy not visited |
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| Parish C of E, locked up tight (it was after five) |
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| The church has a relatively massive cemetery...with nearly all the tombstones, etc., sorted to one side or another, evidently to facilitate the mowing program; we speculate that only the tombstones themselves were moved, in Thomas Hardy fashion (see https://roadeveron.blogspot.com/2021/08/london-out-takes-1.html) |
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| Down the hill, by the creek, St. Mary's Well, noted for curative powers; needs some chemical attention presently; probably pagan in origin |
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| Carving of interest on the church exterior |
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| Have to use the weed-eater here |
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| And here |
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| Did not get the "NoMowMay" memo (about encouraging wild flowers; perhaps just an English thing) |
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| We interpreted this as signifying the Presbyterian church; also that its Sunday morning service is a bore |
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| Llanfair Caerinion street scene |
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| So old and weathered we could not tell whether it was a mile marker, a street sign, or a menhir; or perhaps an errant tombstone |
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| The creek and a nice place overlooking it |
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| The slate does not erode into pebbles |
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| Yr hen orsaf heddlu |
