Outline of a dragon on a roof against an orange/pink cloudy sky. Wording at top says Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus, at bottom says Happy Saint David’s Day.

Happy St David’s Day 🥰#DyddGŵylDewiHapus🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
#StDavidsDay🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #March1st🌱

Wow!

Horse chestnut tree in blossom

Close up of Horse chestnut ‘candle’

Swan and cygnets on lake with yellow iris in foreground

Close up of yellow iris

Cwmbran boating lake a couple of weeks ago…😊

Thanks for hosting #GardensHour

Well I did finally get my garden makeover…18 months ago. Since then I’ve been raiding all the bargain bins I can find! Trouble is, finding it really hard to decide what to put where! Finally getting my act together…it’s a work in progress! 😂🙄🌱
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A new allotment! How exciting! Don’t forget to take lots of photos!
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Looks like I may have birthday figs this year! 🤞🏼

Wow!

New thing…
Forcing rhubarb…it’s been a while since I had a go…
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This week’s fav…blossom!
Cherry, crab apple (finally!) and strawberry!
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(Sorry I’m late!)

What if you paid your authors???

#PayTheAuthors #Swindlers #RefundOurPledges

You’re all crooks and thieves…

#PayTheAuthors #Swindlers #RefundOurPledges

In case you were wondering…
From top left…
Dad’s mum: Felicia Truman nee Turton
Mum’s mum: Annie (Nance) Veale nee Newell
Mum in law: Dorothy King nee Martin
Mum’s 1st cousin (and my godmother)
Mum
Dad’s sister (and my godmother)
Daughter in law
Daughter
Granddaughter

🌟🌟🌟

On International Women’s Day….here are the most important women in my life…past and present…

Grandmothers, MothersInLaw, GodMothers, Mothers, Daughters and Granddaughter…

…and a big shoutout to ALL you wonderful women out there…

🌟💜🤍💚🌟

#InternationalWomensDay

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Happy St David’s Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#SaintDavidsDay #dyddgwyldewihapus #Wales #Cymru #cymruambyth

It’s a bit different from the other place…

A dragon on the roof???

Ok, I confess it’s a weather vane…I’m playing at taking photos from interesting angles!
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Oh clever!

Love it!

Sunrise view over rooftop silhouettes. Clear blue sky at top, middle paler blue with light clouds and contrails. Golden sky at bottom with sun just emerging in centre

Closer view of sun rising above distant hills in lower centre of photo. Roof top silhouettes in foreground. Lower half of sky is golden yellow, pale blue at top, with streaks of light cloud.

This morning’s sunrise…
#FebruarySkies #Winter #Sunrise
🌞❄️

That’s a good looking pond!

How lovely! 🐞

February…finally planted garlic 2 weeks ago, chitting potatoes and hellebores have come out to play!
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Oh poop! I’m away, just seen this.
Have a hellebore anyway 😬
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My mum with a scenic background

Head and shoulders of my mum with a scenic background

Head and shoulders of my mum with a scenic background

Head and shoulders of my mum with a scenic background

My mum would have been 96 today. Here she is aged about 50 in 1979/80

I sometimes forget I’m reading a real book, and tap on the right side of the page to turn it…😬

Tree in autumn colours.

View across lake of autumnal trees. Some white birds on extreme left on edge of lake. Blue sky.

View across through silhouette of plants. Low mountain in background. Blue sky.

View across lake of setting sun and silhouettes of trees, reflected in lake.

…more scenes from yesterday’s walk…

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View of lake and autumnal trees with bird in foreground.

View of low sun and trees reflecting on boating lake.

View across boating lake surrounded by autumn trees. Snow on mountain in background. Clear blue sky.

View through undergrowth across lake to autumnal tree. Blue sky.

Back to cold and grey today…
So here’s some scenes from my walk in the sun yesterday…

#Nature #November #AutumnColours #Trees #SouthWales #BoatingLake

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View from window of sky about half hour after sunrise…reddish orange sky, sun behind clouds just above horizon, deeper blue sky higher up.

View through window. Frost on bungalow roof, orange sun and clouds just above roofline.

Autumn trees and blue sky

Autumn colours in woods.

Scenes from this morning…

#Nature #NovemberSkies #AutumnColours

In the ‘Bran…to be fair, the snow has mostly gone and it’s freezing. Clear skies and -0.6*C in the greenhouse ❄️❄️❄️