Superb Crisp Morning
A superb crisp morning. Lovely pastel tones. Kind of gutted I didn’t have a chance to capture the frosted vegetation backlit by the rising sun, but the bloody dog ran off chasing his crush. Penrhos, Ystradgynlais | March 2026
Dawn Skies Over Waun Gyrlais
A bit of a chill in the air and a bit grey this morning, but dry. Sunrise brought quite a display over Waun Gyrlais. I’m loving being on the cusp of spring with the shorter nights and longer days fast […]
Snow Clouds Over James Street, Ystradgynlais
One of my first photos of 2026. Walking the dog down to Diamond Park, I stood in awe of snow clouds swooping down into an otherwise fine day over James Street. There is something impalpable about that sense that snow […]
Afternoon Light in Coelbren
Up in Coelbren last week and was enchanted by the view at the end of Station Road. To think the railway ran through here once and this could have been the view as you pulled into the station (minus the […]
Dusk Snow in Penrhos, Ystradgynlais
I think the arrival of snow during the festive period holds such a special place for us because we’ve spent our lives being shown the ‘Christmas image’ — the Victorian Christmas scenes or snow-covered Americana of the Christmas movies we […]
Frosty Sunset on Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais
Morning everyone. Hope you all had a good weekend. I’m posting this one in defiance of the torrential rain we’re having in Ystradgynlais this morning. I’m no meteorologist, but I’m pretty confident December will be the wettest month of 2025. […]
Sunset Clouds Over Glantawe Park
The weather has been exceptionally grotty here in Ystradgynlais over the last few weeks, but the periods in between have been pretty breathtaking. Here’s Glantawe Park looking like something out of an 80s suburban sci-fi movie poster. The salmon hues […]
Frost Over Brechfa Forest
There is something so valuable about being able to get away from the craziness of Christmas. The blaring, repetitive seasonal music in the shops, the rush of getting everything ready, the rapid bleeps of supermarket checkouts, and the sheer stress […]
Snow Over Caehopkin
Here’s Caehopkin looking like a winter wonderland. It’s so difficult to get pleasing snow photos in our country. It snows so infrequently and when it does, more often than not its accompanied by overcast skies. It’s more about luck than […]
Winter Light, Cwmphil Road, Lower Cwmtwrch
Right, here is my biggest issue with Cwmtwrch: It is so damn picturesque, and yet I do not have nearly enough photos of it! I can’t count the number of times I’ve driven down Berrington Hill and been stopped dead […]
Y Darren Widdon in Winter
I still remember seeing Y Darren Widdon for the first time. A friend had bought a house in Ystalyfera and brought me over to see it. I’d never heard of Ystalyfera, let alone been there before. Coming off the Aubrey […]
Christmas On Station Road, Ystradgynlais
I’ve got a thing for fairy lights, and it seems so do Loaf & Cofion Cynnes. Christmas is definitely in the air now, and this little stretch of Station Road is looking really festive. Proud of our town! Station Road, […]
Snow on Hendreladus, Ystradgynlais
Its the time of the year when the media starts whipping up weather stories using increasingly hysterical terms like ‘snow bomb’ or ‘beast’. But we still find ourselves wondering if we’re going to see snow before the year is out. […]
Christmas in Bridgend Town
This one has been sitting in my archive for over a decade now, never seeing the light of day. Yet there’s something I really love about it. I think it’s Bridgend — maybe someone can confirm because I can’t remember […]
Winter on Castle Beach, Tenby
I keep coming back to this image. Taken just before Christmas a decade ago, I think it’s one of my favourites. Tenby is well known for being a place to go in the summer — a fantastically quirky and picturesque […]
Moody Winter Morning Skies Over Penrhos, Ystradgynlais
Moody winter morning skies up in Penrhos. There’s an almost otherworldly glow when the weather is like this. It has that vibe of looming snowfall, though it just remained a bit damp that day. I deliberately pushed the dwellings right […]
Sunset Over The Cross, Ystradgynlais
I was out on errands this afternoon and dusk was absolutely wonderous, casting vibrant hues across the landscape. I just had to take a moment to catch the sunset down Heol Eglwys. There were some incredible cloud formations later on, […]
Snow on the Nant Helen Forestry Trails, Ystradgynlais
Another JPEG off my old phone so not the best it could be, but I wanted to share as I love the scene so much. Taken on the forestry trails around Nant Helen, between Caehopkin and Ystradgynlais on New Year’s […]
Storm Light on Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais
Winter tends to bear the brunt of the most criticism of all the seasons of the year: It’s dark when you wake, and dark when you head home from work. It’s cold, it’s wet, and it’s windy. A lot of […]
The Pain of Losing Nature
I’m feeling heavy-hearted right now. I found out the 24 acres of land between Golwyg Y Cwm and Waun Gyrlais is up for sale by Powys County Council. Its future is uncertain. In my 7 years of living in Ystradgynlais, […]