The Wye

”Winter’s dregs…*”

Yes, there are dull days in January. Dull, dreary, dreich, cold, freezing, snowy (or “wintry mix” as Apple weather app…

1 month ago

Fat red berries…

The “foreign” blackbirds haven’t arrived yet, so the evenings are less noisy with the sounds of the locals staking out…

3 months ago

The first frost…

The first frost of the year and Dol-y-Fan is looking good in the early morning sun. Not a deep one,…

3 months ago

Of gorse it is…

Of gorse it is in flower, at this time of year. Remarkable as it seems, differing bushes, or even stems,…

3 months ago

The Wye…

The Wye, and why? Wye does it exist, how long has it being running, and other existential questions arise just…

3 months ago

Apres le parapluie…

Apres le parapluie. Doesn’t make any sense, really, but saying it convinces me I can speak fluently and effortlessly ,…

4 months ago

Early longest-day morning…

Early longest-day morning. Can I say that? Goosander family spooked by my minuscule appearance: a hundred yards away, barely visible…

8 months ago

Early morning…

Stramble, or somewhere between an amble, or a stroll, but those two words indicate an objective or purpose which is…

9 months ago

The passage of time…

As you know I like shadows. Time passes, and there’s nothing like a river to bring home the point. One…

10 months ago

Post Darragh

All is calm (now), all shall be well (at last). The power of the river is to be seen to…

1 year ago