Notices by Helen Clayton (helenclayton@mas.to)

This rather contemporary stained glass window in a church in Carmarthen stood out for me. I mostly just admire them for the way light comes through and their artistry, rather than the subject (being not at all religious myself), but this was a bit different.

#FensterFreitag

Haven’t had one of these for a while.

#WaterfallWednesday

Well that was much needed! My first walk on the beautiful Ceredigion coast…and actual sunshine!

#FootpathFriday #Walking #Cymru

After some wind and rain…and some more wind and rain…we had a very short intense thunderstorm this afternoon complete with hail. Lightning appeared to strike the ground in the field opposite (hope the sheep are ok) and we lost power and internet briefly. This was followed by glorious sunshine. All very weird. The ephemeral stream ‘alongside’ the footpath was in full flow. It nearly overtopped my wellibobs.

Just had a break from stuff to have a quick walk around the block. We’re in the centre of a good public path network…on the map anyways - I’ll be taking my secateurs and pruning saw next time! But there was this beautiful old lane, and sheep ofc.

#walking #SheepOfMastodon

There was a beautiful sunrise somewhere on Friday, but sadly I didn’t get to see it on my early morning potter around Merrivale - just its faint glow through the thick cloud sitting over Dartmoor.

A fascinating place with its Bronze Age complex of stone rows, stone circles, menhir and burial cairns, alongside remains of a medieval settlement, tin-mining activities, and more modern quarrying.

#StandingStoneSunday

#SilentSunday

Laaaaammbb! Amongst the usual white woolly sheep on the moor this morning was a herdwick ewe and this little one.

#SheepOfMastodon

#SilentSunday

#SilentSunday

There haven’t been enough #SheepOfMastodon recently (imo) so here’s a pic from a walk the other week, while there were still a few chonky lambs about.

Today I discovered that one of my robin frens is nesting in a bird box on the side of my garage, almost completely completely covered in honeysuckle. The box has been there 18 years and this is the first time it’s been used 🥹.

And SHEEEPS, LAAAMBS! Some rather chonky lambs about now.

#SheepOfMastodon

Meanwhile…back home with one of my robinfrens ❤️

#WaterfallWednesday

It’s foal season on Dartmoor atm and they’re all adorable. I took many many photos!

#pony #DartmoorPonies

Just having our first proper dinner al fresco (beef fattoush) and Ned Flanders across the road gets out the petrol mower…at 6:50pm on a Sunday!!! 🤬

I think this might be a small pearl-bordered fritillary.

It wasn’t going to let me get an open wing shot but the underwings are so pretty.

#butterflies #insects

Bluebell season may be over but heath-spotted orchids are out at Emsworthy Mire.

#Wildflowers #Bloomscrolling

Today’s walk from Comus to Montsegur was one of two halves.

The first was down and down through a valley, the sides gradually closing in as the path entered the Frau valley. It was bursting with birdsong and we bimbled along, soaking it in.

The second half was a brutal climb up through dense forest, slipping and sliding up paths slick with mud. It seemed to go on forever up. We were glad when Montsegur castle came into view.

#Walking #Occitanie