Many thanks to my friend Bear aka Rebecca Brown for letting me stay with her in Cardiff.
I’ve visited Wales many times yet never been to its capital before. Above is a photo of me by the hyena on Cardiff castle wall. The animal
statues were put there by the owner of the castle when he was denied
permission to have a zoo!
Autumn is here now and the Celtic new year begun. Many slightly late Samhain blessings to
all!
Can I also take this opportunity to
mention bonfire night, dreaded eve for wildlife and cats and dogs
everywhere. Please keep your animal
friends indoors and if you buy fireworks please think of wildlife. Do you really need the loudest
bangers you can find? Or will something
quieter and prettier do the celebrating far better? Also …
PLEASE CHECK BONFIRES FOR HEDGEHOGS BEFORE LIGHTING!
Cardiff (Caerdydd), the capital city of Wales, is also its largest
city and the tenth largest in the United Kingdom. The English name Cardiff derives from the original
Welsh name, Caerdyf. Cardiff was granted city status on 28 October
1905 by King Edward VII and now has many national institutions in the city
including The National Museum of Wales, the Welsh National War Memorial, the
University of Wales and the Millennium Stadium, home to the Wales national
rugby union team. So there is lots to see! Luckily you can get a sightseeing bus if you want and Susannah let me sit on her shoulders to save my paws!
Apparently something called the Olympics was going on in the Millenium Stadium so I couldn't go in.
Here I am by a
statue of Sir Tasker Watkins VC, GBE.
Born the son of a coal miner, Sir Tasker Watkins was a Lord Justice of
Appeal and deputy Lord Chief Justice, President of the Welsh Rugby Union and
won the Victoria Cross in World War II. He was very tall wasn't he, as well as obviously very busy and very brave!
After all that hard
work exploring and learning about Cardiff Rebecca kindly treated me to an ice cream
or three from Cadwalders ice cream store.
I had strawberry, green tea sorbet and mint choc chip so I could see which one I liked best. The answer was all of them.
I’m avoiding fireworks and bonfires totally and on my way to
visit Joe and Claire in Durham which is in North East England. Many thanks again to Rebecca and looking
forward to meeting Joe and Claire soon.
Many blessings
Your friend, Ezekiel
aka Shaman Sham the Wandering Hedgehog
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