Back to work

Car still bust so bus for me this morning. And the icy pavements were not as kind as the bustop.

Following on from yesterday's roof-top timelapse video, here are 24 hours overlooking Swansea presented in just 6 minutes. Watch out for those rain clouds! 

A Family Night Out

Spent a lovely Saturday out with the family as my daughter was down from Norwich with her bf. Started off with a stroll around Mumbles, making the most of the mild evening.

Went for a high-class drink then at the Gin & Juice, where we tried their delicious Die Hard cocktail.

After that, we all headed down to Swansea Arena, where we watched the very funny Jimmy Carr.

I thought I'd close this post with some pics of the inside of Swansea's most controversial bridge, which connects the arena with the town centre, as it was my daughter's first time seeing it. I'm a big fan of the interior of the bridge but wish the exterior was painted more of a copper colour.

We got home around 1ish in the morning had ate our around the table at 1.30am lol. Loved the company and the evening.

Tetanus

At the GP surgery waiting for a tetanus jab so I can start working as a cat socialiser and photographer at the local Animal Centre.

Canva Training

Training on Canva at Swansea College yesterday:

Cracking Sunset Tonight

Autumn Delight

Flight

Me and Jamie went down the Taliesin Centre today as a late birthday treat for him. Our mission? To board a flight that explored life, death, quantum mechanics and more.

Set aboard an aircraft set-up housed within a long shipping container, we took our seats with trepidation and more than a little excitement.

Buckling in, we donned our headphoned and prepared for take-off.

The floor rumbled nicely as we took our imaginary flight and the sound effects really did give a good impression of thrust as the lights dimmed and we were cast into absolute darkness.

Then the captain introduced what we could expect from the flight. He explained the concept of Schrodinger's cut - the Quantum Mechanics metaphor  of a cat in a sealed box being in both states of life and death until the box was opened and we looked inside. This flight set us in the same equation, with us being the cat.

Suddenly the darkness was interupted by lighting flashing through the cabin windows as a huge thunderstorm erupted about us and we audirorially explored both experiences of flying safely through the storm and the plane suddenly careering to its doom...

To speak more of the 'flight' would be to spoil the experience for others who decide to take the trip for themselves after reading thing post. All I will add is that it was a tenner well spent. 🙂

Attic View, Looking North-West

Upmarket Traing

Quite an upmarket location for today's training sesh. I could get used to this.

Sunset

Another cracking sunset tonight:

Street Sunset

Summer has made a brief return today. And whilst I missed most of it as I earned my crust of breath at the office, the sun kept a final delight for me this evening :)

A Walk to the Doctor's

I finally found the time to add to my Sweyne's Eye project this morning en route to the doctor's surgery to see about my eye problem. The condition is a known symptom of my dupixent meds, but they sent me away with some antibiotic eye drops to see how I get on with them. The full foto-shoot of the day will be available on the Sweyne's Eye site soon, but I thought I would share a few here as the full Swansea site will be going behind a small paywall soon...

The first two pics are of the central police station, snapped from a number 13 bus. The make the place looker a lot greener than they are in reality.

Next up is this sign outside the Chinese chippie near the top of Pen-y-Graig. This whole area looks over Swansea Bay.

And here is another metal door on the same street. This second one has more of a rustic charm, I feel.

Finally, here are a few shots looking over the eastern end of the city, taken from the bottom of Mayhill.

I returned to work later in the day and captures a curious cloudscape overhead when I left again at the end of my shift.

3M Memories

For anyone interested in my Swansea Project and can remember the old 3M tower, I've happened upon a painted Open Reach Cabinet street cabinet celebrating tower's place in Swansea historic skylines. The fascinating truth about these public cabinets is that the company allowxanyone to paint them, so long as they stick to their published guidelines.

https://www.openreach.com/help-and-support/damage-health-and-safety/cabinet-art