The Easter weekend is traditionally our first opportunity of the year to fetch the tent out of storage and enjoy a couple of nights under canvas. Still being relatively cool that usually means a trip down to the south coast with Lyme Regis current destination of choice, though that may Read more…
Little did I realise quite what a big impact that first visit to the Isle of Mull would have on my life. Those few days spent amongst the Eagles rekindled my love for nature, and birds in particular, whilst also providing much of the inspiration for creating this blog. Some Read more…
Last weekend was significant for two very good reasons. Firstly it was dry for two straight days and, if you’ve picked yourself up off the floor and can take another shock, the sun even managed to shine consistently and at some length! I know, we couldn’t believe it either and Read more…
Even by this winter’s standards the weather today proved variable in the extreme. It all kicked off in the early hours as gale force winds started battering the house before a heavy band of rain added its own percussive soundtrack. By the time I was woken at six to deal Read more…
It seems that we may be in for a spot of winter weather after all if the last week is anything to go by. Both Thursday and Friday saw good levels of snowfall across the Brecon Beacons and let me assure you that there’s nothing quite so frustrating as sitting Read more…
With but a few days left in 2015 thoughts predictably turn to those things coming to an end as plans start to form for the coming year. For me this means winding up the latest Patchwork Challenge which has proved to be a record breaker in more ways than one. Read more…
Aberdare. Not necessarily top of my list when it comes to walking destinations but, with Wednesday forecast to offer the best weather of the week, we fancied giving somewhere new a try. Our chosen route came from one of the numerous walking books we’ve accumulated over the years and kicked Read more…
We were back at Cwm Ivy on Sunday, a fair reflection of just how much I’d enjoyed exploring the new salt marsh habitat there a few days earlier. Before heading down however I wanted to walk the WTSWW reserve which borders its Eastern flank in the hope of gaining another Read more…
We must be glutens for punishment. With South Wales still being battered by the remnants of Storm Desmond last Sunday we were to be found wandering the coast between Port Eynon and Overton. Wave heights were again bordering on the impressive and it was no surprise to hear the banging Read more…
Words and images from 21/11/2015 I could little have anticipated that just a few weeks after driving the six hundred or so miles back from Mull I’d be heading North of the border once more. But here I am, in a cottage just East of Edinburgh, contemplating the tragic loss Read more…