If you are a fan of Foxes as I am then it seems that Llanelli and Pontarddulais are the places to be. The second time that I ever visited my house was after dark whilst deciding if we should put an offer in or not, and I was greeted not Read more…
I have often wondered what it must be like to have a local patch that you can explore on an almost daily basis. In the past I have never lived anywhere that really offered that opportunity, being either stuck in a housing estate or hemmed in by dual carriageways. For Read more…
Much to my annoyance this week has been very bitty as due to work commitments I couldn’t travel very far from the house. Nevertheless I still managed to get some birding in and was very happy with the results. I visited the recently discovered path along the River Loughor on Read more…
If you have ever spent a day stuck in a sealed office with no opening windows and broken air conditioning you can probably imagine why I felt like getting out into the countryside even more keenly than usual this evening. A quick scan of the local OS map showed that Read more…
Ever since the arrival of Spring my morning sleep has been rudely interrupted by the incredibly loud calls of a couple of Chiffchaffs. I say a couple but it could be a whole army of them given the volume that they seem to be able to generate. Now don’t get Read more…
This week I am on-call from work again so trips any distance from the house are completely out. As tonight proved though this isn’t always a bad thing. A quick walk up the hill out back after work quickly led to a mystery as I could hear a strange bird Read more…
Today has been one of those days that I like to call ‘none’ days. I was busy for most of it but don’t really feel like I have achieved much beyond a hair cut and having a go at some more DIY. The situation wasn’t helped much by the day Read more…
This weekend I am unfortunately housebound due to work commitments requiring that I be constantly in the vicinity of my laptop. This is annoying at the best of times but doubly so when the weather outside is absolutely gorgeous. Not to be beaten though I decided to try and photograph Read more…
After being stuck in the office looking longingly at the gorgeous weather all day, I decided to try and get back home in time to catch what I was hoping would be a nice sunset this evening. By the time I reached the house the sun was already well on Read more…
This weekend has pretty much been a blow out due to work commitments leaving me stuck in front of my computer. I did however manage to escape for a few hours this afternoon and walk up Gopa Hill at the back of my house. I was pleased to see a Read more…