A lone tree in Autumnal gold deep survives in the Dinorwic quarry bowls

Triumphant

Deep in the bowls of one of the many Dinorwic pits, sheltered by the towering hand hewn walls, I found this golden tree.

Rich and vibrant autumnal yellows complimented the blueish hue of the slate. As the wind died down, a cloud-break illuminated the tree making it stand even more off the slate walls.

It never ceases to amaze me that anything can grow it this barren sullied landscape; marked and scarred as it is. And yet here, despite no visible soil to speak of in amongst the ‘overburden’ it thrives.

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