A decent sunset has been sorely lacking from this blog in recent times, an omission which I was more than happy to correct on Thursday. After a hectic week we treated ourselves to fish and chips before moving on to Cefn Bryn to watch the sun sink and absorb our Read more…
A quick glance across the Burry early Friday evening showed clearly that all was not well over on Gower. Even from a distance of some fifteen miles I could see the flames and their surrounding glow, each growing in both ferocity and height with each passing minute. As it turned Read more…
Having spent a week in the wilderness of Mull it was something of a shock to return to an office environment and the daily grind. A few low days unsurprisingly followed but its hard to stay down for long with Gower right on our doorstep. Eager to get back out Read more…
On Saturday we made a long overdue return to the Gower peninsula to take on one of our favourite walks. We set off from the small car park on Cefn Bryn, known locally as the backbone of Gower due to the way that the large sandstone ridge dominates the landscape, Read more…
Much of today was spent indoors glued to my laptop trying to work out why collecting tax couldn’t just be a whole lot simpler. I did manage a walk up the nearby valley during the early afternoon and was very pleased to hear the Green Woodpeckers again. Although I didn’t Read more…
Thursday night saw me sitting atop Cefn Bryn on Gower waiting for the Perseid’s meteor shower to start putting on a show. To pass the time I decided to try my hand at a bit of night-time photography. This is something that I have fancied doing for a good while Read more…
Today dawned and for the first time this year the sky was clear and it was actually warm. To take advantage of the weather I decided it was time to do a decent length walk down on the Gower. We started off at Penrice castle, headed along the coast past Read more…