Cosmeston – Gwenfar's Garden and other musings

A common spotted orchid, which is a mostly pale-pink to white flower with hot pink markings on multiple petals that are tightly packed and go around the stem.

Comeston Lakes: wildflowers, June 2024

8 June 2024

Went for a roll* down to Cosmeston Lakes today and spotted these wildflowers along the way. *roll – with my mobility scooter

A view of a lake framed by some trees that are just starting to come into leaf, in the forground. In the background is the lake, and behind it are small hills of trees not yet in leaf. The sky is blue with wisps of white cloud. It's like a looking through a window to the lake.

Cosmeston lakes: April 2023

8 April 2023

After weeks, and weeks, and weeks of rain, the sun finally shone. Just in time for the Easter weekend – hurrah! So off we stroll/rolled down to the lakes to get some sun, Spring air, and increase in our allergies …

Early August. An overview of one of the lakes with the camera looking into the sun. There are reeds and grasses, with the light catching the tips of the grass flowers which look kind of red and glowing. The sky is blue interspersed with clouds.

Postcards from Penarth: Cosmeston Lakes, August – December 2022

8 April 202324 December 2022

This, is one of the reasons we chose to live in this part of Penarth. Cosmeston Lakes, the path to which is about 5 minutes from our new home. As you can see, there are plenty of paths I can …