Five Months On

 

Our winter warmer.

Alexandra Topiary

Refreshed yesterday 

including  the bird.

Lovely. 

Walking home through the wild wood.

Early Morning Amble

To photograph the effects of several dry months.

Returning home via the shade of the railway track path.

Cliff Top Path Walk

Found steep path down the cliff,

To catch a low tide out. Not even a ripple on the water. 

A Day out with Charlie and Robert

After a stroll around Cosmeston Park

 to take a swing, we set off for Dyffryn Gardens

to play croquet,

and visit the glasshouse 

before taking a stroll around the beautiful  gardens. 

The lily pond,

for a photo opportunity before taking off again, 

this time to visit Caerphilly Castle.

 Phew, what a day that was!!

Cardiff Barrage with Charlie and Robert

 

But first, a stroll up to the cliff top to Cionis Bistro for lunch.

The first to meet on the barrage was the crocodile,

for a fun run,

then to become a bookmark for Raold Dahl,

to at last, fly my kite.

Time to rest 😴 before the return.

Rod Cleaning

 

Wipe, wipe, wipe. 

All the way to the top.

Barked

Another one done, Another one bites the bark. 

Indoor Planting

Including a tomato plant taller than Gek. 

Bay Visit

 

Going by Hamadryad Park to the Wetlands,

to see the beauties.

Well, it is mid summer and the schools are out. 

No, not tempted. 

Sully to Penarth Stroll

 

De-busing from No 88 at Sully's Old Post Office,

we ambled down to Wales's coastal path to admiring the view of the Somerset coast.

Sully Island can be reached on foot at low tide. Spot the beach walker?

Walking on towards Lavernock Point, we somehow lost the path and ended up in Cosmeston Park. Never mind, be back to try again another day.

Gek's Latest Oils

A Dolly. 

Esplanade  sunrise. 

Turner's Falls of Terni, Italy.

New Dining Set

 Folded up when not needed, 

setup for grub up.

Bolten Panama

 

Being escorted into Cardiff Docks.

Cosmeston Aqua Park

 

Opened recently for the summer months,

it is giving kids a fun time.

Garden Update

Gek's plot.

Gek's plot.

Gek's pot

Barbara's plots now defended against ingressing weeds.

The three together.

A Day out in Caerphilly

 

Checking the menu outside the pub where we had our first lunch back in 2013,

before moving on to see the castle again.  A small castle was built here in 1268 by an invading Norman Lord, which a Welsh Prince destroyed in 1670. Why didn't he keep it for himself? Tap the image to read a very concise account of its history. learn never cross a Welsh Lady.

This beautiful image belies the purpose for building it. Spot the man trying to stop the tower from falling over.

The West Wing.

Passing by Caerphilly's son, Tommy Cooper,

time for lunch, but not at the Kings Arms,

one with a view of the Castle, of course.