Given the fact that it is winter and the effects that climate change is having on global weather patterns, it probably shouldn’t be a surprise that we’ve just had out first major storm of 2021. After the Met Office issued yellow warnings for three days of heavy rain, it came as no surprise to see …
With all of the UK currently in a level 4 lockdown, meaning that we are only meant to make essential journeys, I’ve decided to make the most of the daily time I spend walking by setting myself a challenge for 2021. Regular readers of this site will know that I enjoy photography, so what better …
Last night I witnessed what can at best be described as the most amazing show of lightning I can recall in my 40 odd years on this planet! Never have I seen a storm like it, with the lightning literally lighting up the sky all around for over two hours, but even more bizarrely, without …
Getting close to nature, albeit through a lens, has always been one of my favourite pastimes. Fortunately for me, my eagle eyed wife managed to spot a new and colourful visitor to our garden, a male Bullfinch. Our garden, and in particular our neighbour’s purple leaved cherry tree, is usually frequented by the robin, house …
With my 5 mile Monday run out of the way by 11am this morning, we thought we’d make the most of the remainder of the Bank Holiday weekend and head off to a local country park. It had been many years since I had been to Llyn Llech Owain Country Park and I was keen …