Way back in February of last year we embarked on a photographic venture along the route of a proposed access track to the then still recently approved wind farm atop Mynydd y Gwair. As one of the few large remaining expanses of wilderness bordering Swansea the prospect of sixteen huge Read more…
It probably says a lot about our lives that standing on Oxwich beach at a little after two o’clock this morning, looking for plankton, seemed perfectly normal. Others may of course choose to disagree, imagining instead some lonely vigil shunned by the greater part of society, self-elected purveyors all of Read more…
Yesterday was one of those truly special days where everything falls into place to produce memories which last a lifetime. We were up early, at least by our standards, and by eight had the kayaks loaded and strapped down without too much fuss. Given that we last took them out Read more…
Well it seems that my plan to daily blog our #30DaysWild adventures this June have turned out to be a little more sporadic than I’d originally anticipated. I couldn’t help but continue to put effort and countless hours into our DIY campervan conversion (a full update coming your way very Read more…
Each year I’m always caught off guard by the rapid greening of our landscape. After months of nothing but barren browns it’s as if we wake one morning to discover that the decorators have paid a visit and given the whole place a fresh lick of paint, green the dominant Read more…
It was another gorgeous day today and if anything even hotter. Let’s just say that it’s been a very long time indeed since I last saw the car thermometer read thirty Celsius! Common sense said head to the coast and who were we to disagree. Under a clear blue sky Read more…
We’ve had some old friends visiting this weekend and whilst waiting for their arrival on Saturday morning we took the opportunity to spend a little time in our garden. Over the last eight years or so we’ve slowly been turning this comparatively small patch of land into a wildlife oasis Read more…
There’s something quite special about the first of the month. Whether psychologically or literally it offers an opportunity to draw a line under what’s come before, take breath and, if necessary, change tack. And that’s exactly where I find myself right now. The past few weeks, and indeed months if Read more…
It’s probably not escaped your notice that we’re now well into February and I’ve yet to publish my plans for 2018. Indeed I’ve yet to publish much of anything. I’d love to say that we’ve been on some crazy mad adventure which has kept me away from the interwebs but Read more…
As December draws to a close it’s time to revisit our #Walk1000Miles challenge. We took this on back at the start of the year as a way to encourage us to at least take a short walk after work each day, even when we really weren’t in the mood. This Read more…