Martin's Mag.

The Summer routine is getting under way in the garden pond. Dragonflies are emerging from their carapaces, many eaten before they can fly away by greedy sparrows. Nature, eh? It’s like a jungle out there.

By January 2020 we had walked Offa’s Dyke Path from Chepstow, where the River Wye meets The Severn, to a point just north of Llangollen in Denbighshire, North Wales. Since then, there have been certain difficulties preventing further progress. Now that things are opening up a bit we thought we should try to walk the final thirty-five miles or so. We stayed in the campervan next to some very pretty fishing lakes near Llandegla. The walking terrain is quite tough, almost mountainous, and follows a series of “moels”, or hills. A mix of forest and open moorland, mostly on the Clwydian Range. We got as far as Bodfari, so now only have a few miles to finish the path into Prestatyn. One day, maybe…

With Wendy and Graham.

I’ve mentioned before the stuff that gets washed up on the beaches around Portishead and Clevedon. This chair has been hanging around on the sailing club beach for a while. Much used to admire the view, dip toes in the sea, etc.

We took the campervan for a wander along the Somerset coast, stopping at Mineshead, Watchet, Blue Anchor, etc. Here a view from the west end of Minehead, Wales in the distance.

With Miles, Flo and dogs.

Lucy and I walked from near Leigh Court in Abbots Leigh to Ashton Vale.

Abbey House Gardens, in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, covers five acres and is, until the end of May, hosting a sculpture exhibition.