Posted in Gardening, My garden, Nature, Uncategorized, tagged birds, Gardening, Nature, Spring, weather on January 26, 2014| 14 Comments »
Dark pink hybrid hellebore in the garden in January
We have had a LOT of rain here in Wales, but at least so far this winter has been mild. You may recall that December still felt like late autumn.
As we near the end of January, there are signs of spring. The hellebores have (more…)
Posted in Carmarthenshire, Nature, Uncategorized, Wales, tagged fungi, lichen, Nature, wildfowl, winter on January 19, 2014| 10 Comments »
The start of the Millennium Wetlands at WWT Llanelli…
I did say I would share some more pictures from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Llanelli, a couple of weeks ago when I showed you the birds themselves.
These images are from the wild area of the estuary, beyond the grounds where (more…)
Posted in History, Uncategorized, tagged geology, History on January 12, 2014| 8 Comments »
The old lock-up in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire…
Although I had been to Ross-on-Wye many times, I had never been as impressed as I was on the Sunday between Christmas and New Year. It was a lovely sunny day and I was surprised to find how many shops were open and welcoming in this very “low” season.
As there was not much traffic, it was the first time I (more…)
Posted in Birds, Carmarthenshire, Nature, Uncategorized, Wales, Wildfowl, tagged birds, Nature, Wales, wildfowl on January 6, 2014| 11 Comments »
Coscoroba swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) from South America
It seems a long time ago now, but on Boxing Day we visited the WWT Wetlands Centre in Llanelli, where we are members. The weather was glorious and (more…)
The Squirrelbasket 