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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Rainy Night on Station Road, Ystradgynlais
What a day! I haven’t seen the Tawe so swollen in a good while. The crazy weather coincided with a crazy work day, so whilst I didn’t have any time […]
Late November Sunset Over Ystradgynlais
Six years ago, I fell in love with this view while staying overnight for the first time in Ystradgynlais. Many a time I see sunsets down the valley, but usually […]
Winter Light in Brechfa Forest
After posting a shot of Caio Forest the other day, I went delving for some more forest photos and found this one of Brechfa Forest in early December in my […]
Light Snow on Brecon Road
Oh – my – goodness, it’s fresh out this morning. This one’s from a couple of years ago (the 30 sign is a giveaway), but pretty similar to how it […]
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 […]
Spoilt with Sunsets This Week
The dry weather and chill wind continues, and we’re being spoilt with fine days and warm sunsets. Temperatures seemed to lift towards 5pm this evening. I could certainly live with […]
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 […]
Ystradgynlais Christmas Walk 2023
With so little walking under my belt this year, when by chance I spotted that the annual Ystradgynlais Christmas Walk was taking place, I knew I had to go. With […]
Happy Winter Solstice 2023
The winter solstice is here. The shortest day. The longest night. I profoundly struggled with the darker, winter months in past years. These days I’m a lot better, but the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]