Dawn Rain on Brecon Road

Right now it feels like summer has departed, and autumn is having a crack at the year early. Horse chestnut leaves are already on the turn, and that familiar morning chill is back. I noticed the sun trying to make […]

A Welsh village on a frosty morning. Terraced houses bathe in golden sunshine while mist covers the valley below.

Golden Frosty Morning

0°c at 4am dropping to -2.5°c by 7am. A dry, frosty morning. I absolutely love this view looking down the valley on mornings like this. Cold mist, golden light on the trees. The sun is low and the hills of […]

Winter sunset down the Upper Swansea valley from Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais

A Cold Dry Snap

We’re currently in a cold snap. A week of dry weather is such a novelty after such a wet 2023. I prefer the bite of the wind and frozen fingers to the continual damp. I love the way on dry […]

Sunset over the Upper Swansea valley seen from Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais

Living in Sunsetland

Another sunset snap on Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais. Taken quickly on my phone while busy doing other things. But it did trigger the thought “I feel like I live in sunset land”. All my 30 odd years living in Sussex, it […]

Sunset from Tesco car park in Ystradgynlais

Tesco Sunset

Something I love about winter is that with all the rain and the shorter days, skies tend to be really interesting. Even the most mundane tasks (popping into Tesco to get supplies for the weekend) grant sublime moments.

Dramatic winter skies on Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais

Epic Skies

Epic skies while heading home this evening. I always enjoy coming this route staring straight into the west at sunset. To my right a huge bank of angry looking black cloud, and in the distance the twinkling of streetlights on […]