More Dam Rain

Comedic God

Eddie Izzard - transvestite with comedic flair.
Thank you for a great evening last night.
I hope cardiff round two went as well - if not better

We need the rain

This is Llyn Clywedog on 1oth October 09.
Due to limited rainfall it has, almost, a beach.
Even tho' it was raining on the day it was obvious from the state of the lake and other reservoirs and the rivers of mid Wales that rain was needed.
Trouble is we'd become used to the lack of precipitation so as autumn landed we didn't really want it. We hadn't had a brilliant summer so winter was the last thing for which we were prepared.
Oh well. Mother Nature knows best.

Yesterday, the rain stopped for a while and gave us a gloriously sunny start to the day.
It had rained pretty much from the time i had said we needed rain over a month ago and i'd only said a few days earlier that i'd missed to see the rain coming over the dams at the Elan Valley.
Time to attain that tick.
Above is the bottom dam - caban coch with the river elan coming away - at a rate of knots.

From the top of the dam you get a real feel for the power of the water has it cascaded over the top of the dam. Niagara? pah! ;0)

A shot i have uploaded from other times of year during 2009.
This is just above where the river elan enters the top reservoir which is damned by the Craig Coch. The weather had brought out others armed with cameras and those just wanting to take in the view during this blue window that MN had afforded us.
The Elan Valley has now been adopted as MX5 Valley. Lotus? pah! who are they? :D
Actually, i've never seen any Lotii over there whereas i've seen 14 (plus my own) 5s.

I hereby announce that the 5s have arrived.

What a great way to blow away the cobwebs.

And closer to home ...

all good fun