It's difficult to even contemplate Lammas without sunshine. We've had a long spell of showers accompanied by thick grey clouds in every shade of grey. The sun occasionally peeps through the grey carpet and I rush frantically to sit in the sun chair with a coffee, trying to capture a few precious rays. It doesn't last for long and I end up sitting in the dullness with a cold coffee.
Last week there was a short bright spell and I took the children to the local beach to make the most of it. Now this is a special beach. There's miles ofl fat sand and plenty of dunes to explore, in fact it's a wildlife sanctuary and at the moment home to nesting ringed plover.
This is the place known in Welsh mythology as Cantre'r Gwaelod (one hundred beneath). An ancient land sunken beneath the waves where there lay many villages and forests. It's part of the story of Cerridwen and Gwion. Some say that the floods occurred when Cerridwens cauldron cracked and spilt over, others say that the surrounding walls fell down when a drunken guard failed to secure the gates. Who knows? It certainly is a special place and I'll be heading back there for Lammas with the children for my personal celebration. Hope the sun comes out.
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