I had another post planned for today but I suddenly realised yesterday that if I shared Sir Edward Landeer’s ‘The Monarch of the Glen’ then Wales wouldn’t appear in this month’s #SquareTops.
Actually that’s not the only reason I changed my mind about the painting. I was looking at it again and realised it might encourage some of you (I won’t name anyone!!) to continue with your rectangles. You see Edward missed being square by millimetres. 
Well actually in his case he missed it by two inches (five centimetres for those who prefer metric)!
Not the only thing to challenge Edward on. He also misnamed the stag as he’s only got twelve points on his antlers so that makes him a mere Royal. A stag needs sixteen to be a Monarch. Still it’s a fabulous painting and the stag doesn’t look like he cares. In fact the stag looks like he is feeling and standing on top of the world.
The life of B 
This is lovely, Becky 💜
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Thanks Clare. beautiful part of the UK, and best of all hardly any other walkers 🙂
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That sounds very enticing 😊
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If you ever make it this way we will have to meet in Wales!
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Absolutely. Unfortunately we’ve cancelled our plans for this year (thank goodness I hadn’t booked anything) but here’s hoping we can make it next year 😊
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Fingers crossed some sort of normality does return, although with the hash the UK and USA have been making of it all got this horrid feeling it might be a long while for some of us
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Yeah. Same hear. I think we’ve been very lucky but we are isolated and isolating and not experienced the devastation that has been experienced over there. Our thoughts and best wishes are with everyone.
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That’s a great view. My early-out-of-bed plan didn’t work this morning but it meant that I could enjoy this view of yours before I rose 🙂 And I’m half Welsh so it is much appreciated, Becky
And the bit about stags is fascinating – I had no idea there was a difference between Royal and Monarch.
And mine is here: https://travelwithintent.com/2020/04/26/striding-on-high/
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Nothing wrong with a lie in, I am envious of you in fact. I haven’t got past 7am for weeks.
and it is amazing what you learn when preparing posts . . the problem is I never seem to remember half of what I discover!
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Interesting about the painting.
Here’s my entry:
https://wp.me/p3RE1e-aGV
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Wales is so beautiful, we enjoyed both our visits there. Here is mine, a bit late in the day.
https://wp.me/p2owKx-1DW
Cheers!
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It is a wonderful country. Visited regularly as a child, but less so as an adult. need to rectify that!
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That looks like a wonderful walk indeed. So pretty! https://365daysblog.com/2020/04/26/117-of-365-2/
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It is so lovely, we were very lucky with the weather!
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Some lovely countryside to walk through in Wales. Perhaps Sir Edward deliberately made his painting a little off square just to test people! Here’s my guaranteed-by-photoshop square for today: https://grahamsisland.com/2020/04/26/multiband-butterflyfish-atop-coral/
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hee hee, brilliant 🙂
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What a wonderfully beautiful landscape you have for all of us today.
I’ve followed your example today. Enjoy!
https://ceenphotography.com/2020/04/26/april-26-squaretops-oregon-from-top-to-top/
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So glad you like it Cee. Wales is a lovely country
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lovely views, here’s mine from on top https://dailymusing57.com/2020/04/26/out-on-a-ledge-april-squares-on-top/
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Beautiful part of the country 🙂
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So very green! Love the view – Here’s my square – https://myheart2heart.blog/2020/04/26/waiting-to-be-liberated/
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One thing Wales is never short of and that’s rain!
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Great!
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Well you are mixing it up today, what with Welsh hills and Scottish glens. Have to say I much prefer the view and the header image is fabulous. landscapes don’t really do it for me in squares. I like to see the whole picture. (And I’m not talking about the stag).
Tempting you today with my offering: https://wp.me/pL5Ms-5e0
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yes it is the rare landscape that fits into the square, had fun though trying to work out where to crop 🙂
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PS Yours is delicious today 🙂 might have to go and get some cake now!
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We had cinnamon rolls for breakfast, very naughty but very nice 👌
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ooh you naughty girl . . . from the local baker?
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No, from ASDA 😁
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Thank goodness for Asda then!! By the way we might be able to send you some flour…just working out postal arrangements!
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Don’t worry about the flour. I have enough for what I need and the supermarket has plenty of bread. I don’t bake these days, just make pizza bases occasionally.
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That’s good to hear . . . . . .
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The greens of those hills look so beautiful
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Stunning part of the UK 🙂
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