Please take a moment to scroll to the bottom of the sidebar, there to contemplate in admiration and amazement, my Welsh flag, which I have succeeded in uploading first time - i.e. without spending 6 hours on fruitless attempts, swearing profusely throughout. AND it MOVES!!! How clever is that!!! :)
P.S. My c.v. is available to anyone wishing to offer me employment at the cutting edge of web design as long as it is at a grossly inflated salary!
P.P.S. Scratch that. It only shows up on my computer. Back to the drawing board and the swearing!!!! :(
Autumn again
This is one view I see on my way to work in the morning so today, I left a little earlier, parked in a layby and took some photos, including this one, watched incredulously by a line of traffic - people on their way to work, rushing headlong into the day, heedless of the views around them. One of the things I love most about living here is that, even in town, you only have to lift your eyes to see the hills of Wales in the distance - a salutary reminder not to get bogged down in the minutiae of the day's events.
(That's the theory, anyway!)
Cows
I took this photo yesterday. Part of our route took us through a farmyard and these were some of the farmer's cows. I was intrigued by their facial markings - something akin to pandas wearing sunglasses! The farmer was very friendly and waved to us as he rounded up his sheep with the aid of 2 sheepdogs. I had never seen that before except on television (One man and his dog) years ago. You see what a townie I am!
I might add that, as always, my job was opening and closing the gates we needed to pass through, and, recent weather having been on the wet side, I made sure to wear my wellies - green ones, no less! Upmarket or wot!! (And boy, did they get muddy!)
Great fun was had by all! :)
Off road driving
Today Keith decided to put the Range Rover through its paces off road. He had the route all planned, downloaded from the internet. It began at our local Little Chef for breakfast (most important!) and from there we made our way through Oswestry and off into the wilds of Glen Ceiriog, pasing numerous cows, sheep, pheasants and even a rabbit en route.
We also discovered a lovely waterfall at Rhaeadr. Apparently, it's the highest in Wales, 240 feet.
In the carpark, we met a very friendly goat, who seemed keen on nibbling the open car door and a lovely St Bernard who lives there too. Pictures below. To see more, or if you suffer from terminal insomnia, go here
We also discovered a lovely waterfall at Rhaeadr. Apparently, it's the highest in Wales, 240 feet.
In the carpark, we met a very friendly goat, who seemed keen on nibbling the open car door and a lovely St Bernard who lives there too. Pictures below. To see more, or if you suffer from terminal insomnia, go here
A friendly St Bernard
A friendly St Bernard
. He lives in the Bed and Breakfast/cafe just by Rhaeadr Waterfall
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