Bristol Balloon Fiesta

Saturday 8 August 2015

Bristol Balloon Fiesta

Balloons and big crowds at Bristol Balloon Fiesta 2015

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Uley Bury

Wednesday 15 July 2015

Uley Bury

Uley Bury is a flat topped hill and site of an iron age hill fort, which we look out onto from our house

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Pembrokeshire Coast and Puffins

Sunday 12 July 2015

Pembrokeshire Coast and Puffins

We went with some friends back to beautiful Pembrokeshire, again camping on the Marloes peninsula. We explored a little more of the coastpath, got down to the wonderful Musselwick Sands (only possible at low tide) and took a ferry over to Skomer Island to see the puffins.

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Dursley Festival

Saturday 27 June 2015

Dursley Festival

It was wonderful to see Dursley so full of happy smiley people of all ages for the festival

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Misty Stinchcombe Hill

Saturday 13 June 2015

Misty Stinchcombe Hill

In contrast to the warm sunshine locally last weekend, the weather was looking grey and miserable.

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Purton and Sharpness

Saturday 6 June 2015

Purton and Sharpness

A mother swan with her cygnets hitching a ride, the abandoned hulks of the Purton ship graveyard, views of the canal and Severn, then the port of Sharpness - this gentle walk has considerable variety and interest.

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Scottish Highlands ~ Mull and Glencoe

Saturday 30 May 2015

Scottish Highlands ~ Mull and Glencoe

We spent a week in the Scottish highlands, enjoying walking, camping and wilderness

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A month of Bluebells

Monday 11 May 2015

A month of Bluebells

The woods change so fast at this time of year, as the leaves grow and flowers carpet the forest floor

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The Lake District

Monday 4 May 2015

The Lake District

It's been some years since I visited the Lake District - too long, but the world is big

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A caving trip through Ogof Cnwc to Daren Cilau

Saturday 25 April 2015

A caving trip through Ogof Cnwc to Daren Cilau

I go caving quite often, but rarely take a camera

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Cotswolds springtime walk ~ Dursley to Coaley Peak

Saturday 18 April 2015

Cotswolds springtime walk ~ Dursley to Coaley Peak

Last week we went for a stroll and found the bluebells were largely still to come out, so I photographed wood anemones instead. Today there were many more bluebells out and they are beginning to look good.

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Wood Anemones

Sunday 12 April 2015

Wood Anemones

We went for a short stroll in Twinberrow Woods, Dursley to see how many bluebells were out

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Easter in Sicily

Saturday 11 April 2015

Easter in Sicily

We spent Easter in Sicily, enjoying great food and time with the family

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Solar Eclipse

Friday 20 March 2015

Solar Eclipse

We woke up to fog and I was tempted to head over to the Forest of Dean as the forecast looked better

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Tortworth Snowdrops and Lake, three weeks later

Sunday 1 March 2015

Tortworth Snowdrops and Lake, three weeks later

We walked around the beautiful snowdrop walk near Cromhall and the Tortworth Estate three weeks ago. Then the snowdrops hadn't reached their peak yet, not even open. Today although they were wide open, they were past their best.

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Severn Bore

Saturday 21 February 2015

Severn Bore

A large bore had been forecast. Combined with beautiful sunshine and it being a fairly late morning tide on a Saturday, I figured it would be a busy one.

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Tortworth Snowdrops

Sunday 8 February 2015

Tortworth Snowdrops

Just a couple of days ago I was walking in full winter conditions on Pen Y Fan. Today it felt like spring, with warming sunshine and the snowdrops emerging.

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Still white on Pen Y Fan

Friday 6 February 2015

Still white on Pen Y Fan

This year has been much better than last for winter walking

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Winter wild camp

Sunday 1 February 2015

Winter wild camp

With the cold weather, the snow has remained in the hills in the Brecon Beacons

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Sarwat & Richard's engagement

Sunday 18 January 2015

Sarwat & Richard's engagement

I took some photos at my friends Sarwat and Richard's engagement party

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London architecture

Sunday 18 January 2015

London architecture

It's been a few years since I was last in London and the skyline has grown up considerably

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Pen Y Fan in the snow

Friday 16 January 2015

Pen Y Fan in the snow

With a little snow this week at our house in Dursley, I was keen to head to the hills and see how much there was up high - and since I wanted to go high, I thought we may as well go all the way to the highest point of the Brecon Beacons, Pen Y Fan.

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A dusting of snow on Cam Peak

Wednesday 14 January 2015

A dusting of snow on Cam Peak

We woke up today to a light dusting of snow

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Above, in and under the clouds

Sunday 4 January 2015

Above, in and under the clouds

It's been a little while since I was last walking in the beautiful Black Mountains and I was itching to head out to feel a little of winter.

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Gloucester Cathedral & Chepstow Castle

Monday 29 December 2014

Gloucester Cathedral & Chepstow Castle

We had family to stay over Christmas, so went out to show them some of the surrounding area

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