Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!

Welcome to the New Decade . . .

. . . here's hoping it's a good one!

Christmas Day, Kingfisher and Cormorant

And another Christmas Day rolls around - family visitors, mulled wine, too much food, all the usual things. 

Never did quite get to the cake (this year's theme - the Welsh Dragon) - had more than enough with dinner!


In fact it was down to the prom later to take in the evening starling 'show' (and walk off dinner) - along the way spotted the kingfisher on the shore, and captured a rather blurry photo!



This cormorant stretching its wings came out a bit better  . . .

. . .  and of course the starlings themselves:

Through Hell and High Water

Well 'hell' might be a slight exaggeration, but there was certainly high water!

On the way to Stratford (en route to pick up the parents for Christmas) - water, water, everywhere - driving through rivers of it.


Got to Stratford safely in the end, and had a nice evening, admiring the lights, drinking cider, and eating curry!








On to Cambridgeshire - more Christmas lights, and time to catch-up with family before the journey back to Wales.


Food, wine and chat - watched by one very hungry little dog . . .

Let's Go Fly a Kite . . .

. . . well photograph one anyway - a sunny winter afternoon up at Nant yr Arian attempting to snap the Red Kite feeding frenzy.

Lots and lots and lots of kites - but they move so fast it's very difficult to get a decent shot . . .

This was the best I could do!