Winter camping around Pen Y Fan
Friday 20 January 2023
![Winter camping around Pen Y Fan](blog/2023/20230120-Winter-camping-around-Pen-Y-Fan/img1/001-Winter-Pen-Y-Fan.jpg)
I'd not been wild camping for over a year, since before my second son was born, so was delighted when time to head for the hills coincided with such fantastic winter conditions
Lundy
Saturday 14 May 2022
![Lundy](blog/2022/20220514-Lundy/img1/006-Lundy.jpg)
A few days on the island of Lundy, in the Bristol Channel
Lockdown in Bristol
Friday 15 May 2020
![Lockdown in Bristol](blog/2020/20200515-Lockdown-in-Bristol/img1/004-Lockdown-in-Bristol.jpg)
Written 19/3/21
A year has passed since I started working from home, due to COVID-19
TSFE Fan Dance
Saturday 18 January 2020
![TSFE Fan Dance](blog/2020/20200118-TSFE-Fan-Dance/img1/05-TSFE-Fan-Dance.jpg)
A tough event over Pen Y Fan in the Brecon Beacons
Comparing cameras – iPhone 11 Pro versus iPhone 7 Plus review
Tuesday 12 November 2019
![Comparing cameras – iPhone 11 Pro versus iPhone 7 Plus review](blog/2019/20191112-Comparing-cameras-–-iPhone-11-Pro-versus-iPhone-7-Plus-review/a/04-iPhone11-pro-compared-with-iPhone-7-plus.jpg)
I've spent plenty of time over the years looking at reviews of cameras and lenses, but rarely comment about equipment here on my blog
Exmoor Stagger
Sunday 20 October 2019
![Exmoor Stagger](blog/2019/20191020-Exmoor-Stagger/img1/09-Exmoor-Stagger.jpg)
I grew up on Exmoor, so I know the paths that the Exmoor Stagger follows well, even if I hadn't travelled them for far too long
Backpacking the Aran Ridge, Snowdonia
Sunday 1 April 2018
![Backpacking the Aran Ridge, Snowdonia](blog/2018/20180401-Backpacking-the-Aran-Ridge,-Snowdonia/img1/01-Snowdonia-Aran-ridge-backpack.jpg)
I always enjoy exploring somewhere new and I love wild camping. This trip, I got to do both, walking some of the Aran ridge, a less frequently visited part of Snowdonia.
Cotswold Clouds Classic Car Trial
Sunday 4 February 2018
![Cotswold Clouds Classic Car Trial](blog/2018/20180204-Cotswold-Clouds-Classic-Car-Trial/img1/11-Cotswold-Clouds-Crooked-Mustard.jpg)
Somehow I've not seen the Cotswold Clouds car trial since 2014, even though a famous section "Crooked Mustard" takes place in Twinberrow woods near my house.
Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels
Saturday 4 November 2017
![Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels](blog/2017/20171104-Ottery-St-Mary-Tar-Barrels/img2/08-Ottery-Tar-Barrels.jpg)
Although I've not lived in Devon since 2006, I try to make it back for bonfire night
Dursley Walking Festival
Saturday 7 October 2017
![Dursley Walking Festival](blog/2017/20171007-Dursley-Walking-Festival/img1/01-Dursley-Walking-Festival.jpg)
Dursley Walking Festival is now six years old!
Morning mass ascent at Bristol Balloon Fiesta
Friday 11 August 2017
![Morning mass ascent at Bristol Balloon Fiesta](blog/2017/20170811-Morning-mass-ascent-at-Bristol-Balloon-Fiesta/img1/06-Bristol-Balloon-Fiesta-Morning-Mass-Ascent.jpg)
My favourite part of the Bristol Balloon Fiesta is the early morning mass ascent
Carnival Dursley
Saturday 15 July 2017
![Carnival Dursley](blog/2017/20170715-Carnival-Dursley/img1/09-Dursley-Carnival.jpg)
The first carnival in Dursley for some years - it's always a pleasure to see town full of life and smiles!
Sunset from Uley Bury
Monday 3 July 2017
![Sunset from Uley Bury](blog/2017/20170703-Sunset-from-Uley-Bury/img1/02-Uley-Bury-sunset.jpg)
Several days recently I've watched the sun turn the hills over Dursley golden and then orange as it sets
Frampton on Severn, open gardens and scarecrows
Sunday 25 June 2017
![Frampton on Severn, open gardens and scarecrows](blog/2017/20170625-Frampton-on-Severn,-open-gardens-and-scarecrows/img1/03-Frampton-open-gardens-and-scarecrows.jpg)
Ever since I first cycled through several years ago, I've always like the village of Frampton on Severn
Martian Sunrise
Saturday 27 May 2017
![Martian Sunrise](blog/2017/20170527-Martian-Sunrise/img1/01-Sunrise-over-Dursley-Cam-Peak-Smallpox-Hill-Uley-Bury.jpg)
Early this morning, awoken by a little thunder, a lot of rain and the dawn chorus, I noticed an absolutely spectacular sunrise
Dreamy Bluebells
Sunday 7 May 2017
![Dreamy Bluebells](blog/2017/20170507-Dreamy-Bluebells/img1/06-Bluebells-7th-May.jpg)
Bluebell woodlands are one of my favourite places to be, yet I find it hard to show why in a photograph
Edinburgh
Sunday 23 April 2017
![Edinburgh](blog/2017/20170423-Edinburgh/img1/02-Edinburgh.jpg)
The highlands are a long way from home and Edinburgh made an excellent place to pause on the drive back south
Cairngorms backpack
Thursday 20 April 2017
![Cairngorms backpack](blog/2017/20170420-Cairngorms-backpack/img1/03-Cairngorm-backpack-day1.jpg)
There's nothing like walking and wild camping to appreciate the countryside
Brixham to Dartmouth Coastpath Walk
Saturday 18 March 2017
![Brixham to Dartmouth Coastpath Walk](blog/2017/20170318-Brixham-to-Dartmouth-Coastpath-Walk/img1/02-Brixham-to-Dartmouth-Coastpath-Walk.jpg)
Although I love the Cotswolds countryside near our house, I do miss the sea, so I like to take any opportunity for some coastal walking.
Tortworth Snowdrops
Sunday 19 February 2017
![Tortworth Snowdrops](blog/2017/20170219-Tortworth-Snowdrops/img1/04-Tortworth-Snowdrops.jpg)
Last weekend there was a dusting of snow on the Cotswolds. This weekend it felt much more like spring, with plenty of beautiful snowdrops near Cromhall and Tortworth.
Uley Bury and Downham Hill with a dusting of snow
Saturday 11 February 2017
![Uley Bury and Downham Hill with a dusting of snow](blog/2017/20170211-Uley-Bury-and-Downham-Hill-with-a-dusting-of-snow/img1/09-Snow-dusting-Uley-Bury-Downham-Hill.jpg)
I didn't really expect any snow, so it was a pleasant surprise to see some when we got up this morning
Dorset coast ~ Durdle Door and Chapman's Pool
Saturday 21 January 2017
![Dorset coast ~ Durdle Door and Chapman's Pool](blog/2017/20170121-Dorset-coast-~-Durdle-Door-and-Chapman's-Pool/img2/06-Chapmans-Pool.jpg)
One of the reasons I love the Dorset coastline is because it varies so much in such a short distance
Snowy ground, cloudy skies in the Brecon Beacons
Saturday 14 January 2017
![Snowy ground, cloudy skies in the Brecon Beacons](blog/2017/20170114-Snowy-ground,-cloudy-skies-in-the-Brecon-Beacons/img1/04-Snow-in-the-Brecon-Beacons.jpg)
With more snow in the Brecon Beacons, I had to get up high and have a walk.
Christmas Lights Switch on, Dursley
Friday 25 November 2016
![Christmas Lights Switch on, Dursley](blog/2016/20161125-Christmas-Lights-Switch-on,-Dursley/img1/13-Dursley-Christmas-Lights-Switch-On.jpg)
It was great to see Dursley full of people for the Christmas light switch on
A taste of winter on Pen Y Fan
Saturday 19 November 2016
![A taste of winter on Pen Y Fan](blog/2016/20161119-A-taste-of-winter-on-Pen-Y-Fan/img1/03-Pen-Y-Fan-walk-in-snow.jpg)
Just last week I was walking near Dursley surrounded by glorious autumn colours. This week, over in the Brecon Beacons, it was definitely winter.