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Showing posts with label Videos. Show all posts

Friday 23 August 2024

Seagull Snack Searching

Seagull snack searching outside my son's works:

Sunday 11 August 2024

Pembrokeshire Camping

We spent the past weekend camping near Newgale, Pembrokeshire:

Our tent awakening after its 6-year hibernation


Newgale Beach






Lone footprint

Sand, sunshine and seaweed





My first sunspot pic

Circling the wagons




Can anyone else see a lady in an elegant dress in this toilet stone slab?

Mrs E also took a great group pic and also did some timelapse vids - see below:

Stargazing and counting shooting stars



 

Thursday 8 August 2024

Saturday 8 June 2024

Bog Plants & Pen Inspection

We found a parcel waiting for us this morning from Hampshire Carnivorous Plants. They literally brought our bathroom windowsill to life:







It has been a bit of a hectic week at work. My application for a new job has landed me an interview next week, so I have at least a glimmer of hope for a fresh start. Whilst it is great news that I have the chance for a new work position, it makes for a stressful weekend as I prepare for the forthcoming interview. Whilst the written word presents me at my best, interviews tend to present me at my worst due to my anxiety/

Anyway, time to get my head down. I'll end this post with a short video I took of little fudjcat being introduced to my new pen lol: 

Tuesday 21 May 2024

The Morning After

A sun-soaked morning forces me and the pwscat from bed to face the day... Can't face work today.



My reward for taking the day off? This cracking thunderstorm:

Monday 6 May 2024

Bank Holiday Monday

A lovely Sunday morning saw us out in the garden. Even Fudge joined us, her first time outside since the fire. She was a little nervous and stuck close to us, but she enjoyed her time in the new garden:







A rare pic of Fudge with Monty:


Whilst out there, I also made good headway with my next novel, Familiar.


The light in our temporary home is gorgeous. I think I'm starting to fall in love with the place.


Tuesday 23 April 2024

Settling In

Tuesday, 22 April, 2024

Sunday 21 April 2024

A North Gower Marsh Drive

Sunday, 21 April, 2024

Our last drive through the North Gower marshland. Tomorrow we head back to the city.

Friday 5 April 2024

A Walk Through Llanrhidian

 Friday, 05 April, 2024

I took a stroll around Llanrhidian this afternoon and harvested a view images of the experience with you:

The remains of a Celtic Cross on the village green

Celtic Cross remains with Llanrhidian Church in background

Another, more ancient Standing Stone on the village green

Llanrhidian Church dates from Medieval times

The two embedded stones in the church gatepost are supposedly cursed and were once
part of a more ancient graveyard located next to the caravan site where we're staying





This huge and mysterious slab of etched rock was dug in in the grounds of the graveyard 



The interior of Llanrhidian Church





Llanrhidian's 2 pubs, the Welcome to Town
and The Dolphin Inn

An incredible convoluted rock used in
a wall of a Llanrhidian garden

The remains of Llanrhidian Mill


The previous night's storm is recorded in the village telegraph wires


This spot caught my eye - to the degree where
I also took a short short video

A very short video, that is well worth watching to the end:


Weobley Castle

Sheep chilling beneath the Iron Iage Earth Fort ofCilifor Top 



Another, more distant shot of Cilifor Top

Heading back to the caravan, I met another site cat, as well as seeing the more familiar black moggy:



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