Sion Barry's World

I just love trees Originally uploaded by sionbarry Trees are just great.

F rom here to there, I surely do care. I t grew on a tree at the end of a garden, I cannot be precise, but it came back to me the other day when clearing out old photographs... in black and whi te.

You see this so clear from over the hill And when you stand still your hands so gentle catch the wind Spinning my memories back to you A mother and child so pure and new

I first came here [pictured above] in circa 1972. I threw in a coin and wished not for a daughter born in the year 2006, but instead to win a gold medal in the 400 metres at the next Olympics. Ciao Sion

Breakfast: A strange, but engaging combination of a few Shreddies a Weetabix and some porridge oats with cold milk. Walk to Work Snow had fallen over night to leave a settling of quite a few inches in Cardiff. From my humble abode in Canton it was down Cowbridge Road East where I came upon Mr Aled Blake. He then described his dream of the two of us drinking wine at a classy joint in London, where the barman was a certain Wynford Emanuel - who plies his trade in Cardiff as a PR man! It was over Canton Bridge into the centre of Cardiff, a very nice structure on which a certain Lana Banan a from LA had a very bad experience back in the summer Lunch: A beef baguette and a mug of tea in Servini's Cafe I then had a walk around the city centre and came across the director of IBW Ian Williams in a cafe with some very dubious looking company [colleagues]... okay they were fine, just fine. Random Thought: When people in the psychiatric chair are asked to describe their childhoods, pe...

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01/11/2009 Originally uploaded by sionbarry Went to the seaside yesterday with Petra and our daughter Isabella. It was very windy at Barry Island in South Wales. On the way home while driving the autumn leaves fallen from trees were dancing wildly on the road ahead, like hot chillies frying in oil.

I'm thinking of a dream I've yet to have It lasts for an eternity, running my hands through luscious fields of green The sea is not far away and I can see them clearly now in the distance waving happily at me I haven't seen them for years, many when I was just a little boy.

Was thinking today, about kinetic energy and how will we soon be able to power most electrical devices from everyday activities such as walking and of course sleep. Marathon runners could be big contributors to the national grid.

Do you remember the day before Christmas Eve 1970? Yes I do actually I was five years of age and living somewhere in Cardiff, perhaps it's 45 Penhaved Street, Grangetown. Anything else? I was of course excited. I mean what kid wouldn't be? But I do remember one think that day. Go on Well I was walking along, perhaps it was to the corner shop. Anyway my older brother was with me. I then looked up into the sky and there was this strange intense light. It wasn't the sun though, as it was a very grey day. How did it make you feel? A bit scared, but very calm. Yes I was very calm and scared at the same time. It doesn't really make sense, but that's how I felt. And your brother? I didn't say anything to him. And I have never spoken about it until now. And how do you feel now Sometimes I'm scared, but not for me...but not for me

A VERY hot day here in Cardiff, South Wales. Mercifully my gout is relenting and I am able to walk. So for the first time in ages was able to march into the centre of Cardiff to my venue of income generation today. Lunch My sandwich box was back with four ham sandwiches , some blueberries and two rich tea biscuits. I also ventured into the centre of Cardiff and paid my first visit to the new library... which is a very nicely designed building. I then bought half a pound of cherries in Cardiff Market for £1. Random Thought: Were any rock stars from the late 1960s thrown into art school?