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Sal was cutting back the wisteria on our balcony and discovered these temporary residents. Usually, nests are vacated by this time of year – these are probably a second brood. Mum is keeping watch from a distance, i.e. our front … Continue reading →

Discovering the joys of living beside the seaside.

Four nights in Shropshire, selected solely because the weather forecast looked good. Stayed at North Farm, an equestrian centre overlooking the town. Pottered around Ludlow and explored surrounding areas, including the Clee Hills. En Route we stopped at the tiny, … Continue reading →

Our best crop (200+) since we planted a foot-tall fig tree thirteen or fourteen years ago. It’s also been a bumper year for plums!

Not really sequential but it was the Wales Coast path. We stayed in Llansaint, a small village to the west of Kidwelly (where we walked up to the castle), and walked to Ferryside, with views across the river Towy to … Continue reading →

From Southerndown through Ogmore-by-Sea, and up the Ogmore river to Ogmore Castle and Merthyr Mawr. Back down the north-west side of the Ogmore river and to Porthcawl, walking through some very extensive sand dunes (the second largest in Europe apparently) … Continue reading →

The restoration of this canal requires it to cross both the M5 motorway and, a mile or so to the west, the A38. The A38 crossing is under a roundabout at the junction with the A419, and it is not … Continue reading →

Summer temperatures but it’s still Spring! We continued westward from the river at Llantwit Major beach, past Tresilian Bay and St Donat’s Point. At St Donat’s is a large complex of impressive buildings now forming the centre of the UWC … Continue reading →