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Deep blue skies at dusk in Ystradgynlais
  • September 4, 2023
  • January 11, 2024
  • Chris
  • Photoblog

Dusk Walks

Walking the dog in the evenings. Enchanted by the beauty of the streets at twilight.

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Screenshot of Typora markdown software
  • August 7, 2023
  • April 14, 2025
  • Chris
  • Blog, Writing

Hello Typora!

I was previously using InspireWriter to handle all my writing. I first discovered it it in 2020 and it worked quite well for me. But with well over a year […]

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Dean Koontz The Taking Book cover
  • June 14, 2023
  • January 2, 2024
  • Chris
  • Reading

The Taking – by Dean Koontz

I just finished The Taking by Dean Koontz. I first read Koontz nearly a decade ago with Phantoms. I’ve since read a handful after picking up quite a good chunk […]

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Sitting at Herbert's Quarry in the Brecon Beacons looking north
  • June 7, 2023
  • November 16, 2023
  • Chris
  • Travel

Recharge After Work

A jaunt up the Beacons to recharge after work. The drive up was cracking in itself, but stepping out onto the Beacons and bathing in the Skylarks’ song, listening to […]

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Sarn Helen Roman Road traversing heathland and forest
  • April 8, 2023
  • June 25, 2025
  • Chris
  • Travel, Walking

Walking Sarn Helen Roman Road – From Banwen to Crynant

March. Normally a lovely time of year to walk. But this year, reports just came out that we had the wettest March for 30 years, and it’s not hard to […]

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Winter sunset over Upper Swansea valley seen from Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais
  • January 20, 2023
  • January 11, 2024
  • Chris
  • Photoblog

Sunset and Thaw on Brecon Road

A run of cold days this week with snow arriving in Ystradgynlais on the Wednesday and causing carnage on Brecon Road. Come Friday the thaw was in progress and the […]

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Views of the Brecon Beacons from the northern edge of Giedd Forest.
  • December 31, 2022
  • January 2, 2023
  • Chris
  • Blog

Reflections on 2022 and Looking Forward to 2023

2022 has passed in a flash. After being a first-time father for close to a year, I can’t believe I ever said “I don’t have time” before! I always get […]

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Album cover for Lumina by Dreyma
  • December 22, 2022
  • January 1, 2023
  • Chris
  • Music

Lumina – A Fantasy Chill Album

Ever since hearing the incredible The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion soundtrack, and the even better The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim soundtrack, I’ve very much enjoyed a genre that for want of a […]

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Looking towards the Brecon Beacons from a stone wall on a rainy winter's day
  • December 5, 2022
  • December 9, 2023
  • Chris
  • Travel, Walking

First Walk at Penwyllt

My solo walks have been thin on the ground this year. So when I had the opportunity to go this weekend, I jumped at it. Having lived in Ystradgynlais for […]

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Looking down Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais at sunset
  • December 1, 2022
  • December 9, 2023
  • Chris
  • Landscape Photography

Carrying My Camera with me Every Day

I’ve been using Panasonic Lumix cameras for well over a decade. Starting with an LX-5 back in 2010, it revolutionised my photo taking. Before that, I’d been reluctant to lug […]

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