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Saturday 30 September 2023

Crassula Ammonite Topping

September 30, 2023

I've given my oldest Crassula a fossil ammonite soil topping.


Friday 29 September 2023

Typical Morning View

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

A typical weekday morning fleeting view of my street:

Wednesday 27 September 2023

Tidal Gower ~ Whiteford Sands

Whiteford Sands #exploregower #gower #gowerpeninsula

Gower - Sheep Rhossili

Worm's Head, Gower #exploregower #gower #gowerpeninsula

Tidal Gower ~ Pennard Pill

Pennard Pill #gower #gowerpeninsula #exploregower

Tidal Gower ~ Mumblies Pier

Mumbles Pier #exploregower #gower #gowerpeninsula #mumbles #swansea

Tuesday 26 September 2023

Tidal Gower ~ Blue Pool Bay

Blue Pool Bay, Gower #exploregower #gower #gowerpeninsula


Monday 25 September 2023

Sunrise over Swansea

 Monday, September 25, 2023

A nice start to the work week:

Sunday 24 September 2023

Sunday Mega-Edit

Sunday, September 24, 2023

A Sunday mega-edit with Fudge today:


Tidal Gower ~ Pennard Cliffs

Pennard Cliffs #exploregower #gowerpeninsula #gower #pennard

#shelfiesunday 1

Saturday 23 September 2023

Tidal Gower ~ Bracelet Bay

Bracelet Bay at dusk #exploregower #gower #gowerpeninsula #mumbles

fudcat hating on my laptop again. bless her

Saturday, September 23, 2023



Friday 22 September 2023

The view from my desk

Friday, September 22, 2023

Difficult to work with this going on outside the office window!

Wednesday 20 September 2023

Tidal Gower ~ Whiteford Sands

Another image from my forthcoming book Tidal Gower. My favourite Gower beach, Whiteford Sands #exploregower #gower #gowerpeninsula #whitefordsands

Monday 18 September 2023

Tidal Gower ~ The Great Tor

The Great Tor #exploregower #gower #gowerpeninsula

A good thing about my day job

September 18, 2023

I can't complain about the views from the work office window


Thursday 14 September 2023

Tidal Gower ~ Tor Bay

Tor Bay #exploregower #gower #gowerpeninsula #wales 

Wednesday 13 September 2023

Tidal Gower ~ Surfer, Caswell Bay

Caswell Bay #exploregower #gowerpeninsula #gower #caswell #surfing #gowersurf

Tidal Gower ~ Whiteford Sands

The glorious Whiteford Sands #exploregower #gower #gowerpeninsula

Tidal Gower ~ Swansea Bay

Swansea Bay #exploregower #gower #gowerpeninsula #swanseabay #swansea #mumbles

Night of the Crabs x2

September 12, 2023

A rare later cover of Guy N Smith's classic Night of the Crabs. Click each image to see the full pic. To see my full collection of front and rear covers of GNS books, click the following link https://www.pixie-led.co.uk/p/1.html


Tidal Gower - Llangennith Sands

Another pic from my next book - Tidal Gower:

Tidal Gower - Swansea Bay

This will be the first photograph of my next book exploring the beaches on the Gower Peninsula. The sun sets over beautiful Swansea Bay #exploregower #gower #gowerpeninsula #mumbles #swanseabay

Burry Holmes

Burry Holmes, Llangennith #exploregower #gower #gowerpeninsula Still choosing my photographs for Tidal Gower. A prime contender for my next book - Tidal Gower:


Sunday 10 September 2023

Deadbeat by Guy N Smith

 Sunday, September 10, 2023

Time to start reading my 18th GNS book of 2023.

Saturday 9 September 2023

Shaking off a dream...

Saturday, September 09, 2023

Had to go for a walk in the misty woods this morning to shake off a dream...





Wednesday 6 September 2023

Pipe Dreams by Guy N Smith

Wednesday, September 06, 2023

I can seriously recommend The Dark One as my favourite GNS novel. Masterly fast-paced writing. Anyway, time now to read my 17th GNS book of 2023. Taking a break from his novels for this one...




Monday 4 September 2023

It's Spider Season!

September 03, 2023

It's spider season in our garden at the moment. Can't move for them!


Sunday 3 September 2023

It's September

September 02, 2023

It's September. Which means my August break from project work is over. Four projects will be occupying my evenings over the course of the next few weeks. The first is Cold Comfort, my 200,000-word zombie apocalypse novel. I want the final draft of Part One of the book completed this month. Expect to see the full book published sometime in early 2024. The second project will be Tidal Gower. I want to source as much of my photography for this guidebook by the end of September as possible. The third project is the horror novel I want to publish in 2025, which is set in a city office block. I have the title already sorted, and the main premise of the story is looking great. During the next four weeks, I want to put a little meat on the bones of the tale and take advice that there will be no legal or other repercussions for me, given the book's incendiary title and the nature of the novel. Finally, I have a couple of Guy N Smith books I want to read in the next few weeks. I need to start taking notes for my book on the addictive nature of collecting in general and, more specifically, the trials and tribulations of collecting GNS books, manuscripts etc. So, that's my September sorted...