Once, a century ago, Parys Mountain was alive with people: men, women and children hacking deep clefts and canyons into the earth, in search of copper-bearing rock. Now the area is bleak, desolate, abandoned. The poisoned sulphurous soil supports little but odd clumps of hardy heather. Yet this large site, with just a single set of abandoned winding gear, a single ruined mill is strangely beautiful, and we fell under its atmospheric spell.
PS. This post was written on a borrowed laptop. As far as my phone goes, I can access my WordPress site, write and illustrate a post, then it tells me I can’t publish, as I don’t exist.
PPS. To add insult to injury, the borrowed laptop automatically spellchecked ‘Parys’ to ‘Paris’. Grrr
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
Good luck!
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Thanks.
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I had that problem when I tried to use the app. on the iPad. It would tell me I had no drafts or scheduled posts when I had plenty. I stopped using it. I went via the web and after a bit, the iPad very thoughtfully placed an icon on my homescreen so I go via that now. Hope you get sorted soon. Can’t have you unhappy!
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I have the icon on my homescreen …… 😦
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Mine isn’t the mobile app icon, it’s just what happens on the iPad when it senses you use a particular we site a lot, it’s a shortcut.
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I hope you get it sorted soon!
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Oh, no! Both to the fact that the app isn’t working and that I can’t see the photo here! Can other people see it??
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You looked too late. It was there yesterday evening and this morning UK time, then pushed off. Can you see it now? I hope so.
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Yes! I could see it–wild and beautiful in its own way!
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Phew. One problem solved….
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Technical problems are so frustrating – it will work out -I hope! Sounds like some wonderful old industrial art trouvé – even without being able to see the photo😕
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I hope you can see it now. Who knows where it pushed off to?
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Oh no! (I can’t see the photo either 😦 ) I’m pleased you had a good day out and that is the most important thing of all.
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Aaagh. The photo was there this morning, and now plainly isn’t. Have I put it right now?
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Yes it is! Hooray! Very impressive landscape.
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Phew!
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oh, please do persevere…. seems like a strange issue to pop up so suddenly. Parys Mountain sounds very interesting. Hang in the there and ‘keep calm.’
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I am NOT calm. So I’ll leave things a few days. This is meant to be a holiday after all!
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Your words describe it well Margaret.
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