The Lone Tree, or Lonely Tree, of Llyn Padarn. Standing on the beautiful Llyn Padarn lake, you can see why this is one of the most iconic locations in Snowdonia for photographers! This photo was taken on one of those lovely, clear days you can only hope for but seldom get. In the background, you can see the snowcapped Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon Massif and the tiny column that is Dolbadarn Castle catching the late afternoon sun as it stands, sentinel-like, at the head of the Pass of Llanberis. The tree had a companion on this occasion - a seagull that refused to leave and stayed throughout the shoot. 

Straight out of a fairytale, the 15th Century tearooms right on the edge of Eryri / Snowdonia. This magical 500-year-old building is beautiful all year round, but autumn takes it to another level entirely when the Virginia Creeper turns red and Llanrwst becomes a magnet for tourists from all over the country.

Harking back to a bygone era... This is the Chirk Aqueduct that spans the Ceiriog Valley and carries the beautiful Llangollen Canal into England, where it becomes the Shropshire Union Canal. The aqueduct stands 70ft high and was completed in 1801, at the height of the Industrial Revolution, by civil engineers Thomas Telford and William Jessop. The higher structure to the right is a railway viaduct, which was added some years later. I particularly love the hand railing and how worn it is by generations of hands touching it to steady themselves as they crossed.

I was captivated by this beautiful little wonky gate and path winding through the trees while visiting a nearby location in Snowdonia.

Steam trains are the living, breathing machines that powered the Industrial Revolution. This beauty runs on the Llangollen Railway in North Wales.

When you take a path through the forest that you've never taken before and come across a poem of a beech tree.... Taken in spring with lots of light still coming through the canopy to give an airy, magical feel to the photo.

Y Lliwydd , with its very distinctive peaks, forms part of the Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon Massif and has been used as a training ground by many notable British mountaineers over the years, including George Mallory. It was used extensively by Edmund Hillary/Tenzing Norgay in preparation for their successful 1953 Everest Expedition.

According to legend, King Arthur fought and defeated a giant named Rhitta Gawr, who wore a cloak made from the beards of his enemies. Arthur buried the giant in a cairn on the neighbouring summit of  Snowdon / Yr Wyddfa. It's said that Arthur's men camped in a cave on Y Lliwedd while waiting for their king's return and remain there still, sleeping.

If I could pause time, I'd do it in bluebell season - the most magical time of the year. This was taken in my local bluebell woods on the edge of Snowdonia /Eryri.