Hafod and Family

End of May family visit, and not the best few days weather-wise, although we did get to see some sunshine on a trip out to Aberaeron . . . 

. . . where we spotted this cormorant stretching its wings.

Of course, on the day our visitors went home the sun came out properly, and on the bank holiday we had a beautiful day out round Hafod, enjoying the sunshine.

The light through the trees was really something to see:

What We Did on Our Bank Holiday . . .

A lot of gardening . . . at various points over the weekend.

Martin dug and rotavated the veg plots, and we got the courgettes and potatoes planted out, as well as the main greenhouse.

The rest of the garden is looking very colourful too at the moment, with the clematis, rhododendrons and azaleas out:






A sunny Saturday afternoon on the prom watching the Cyclefest events - including the Women's Tour Series:

And on the bank holiday Monday itself a slightly too hot walk round the Hafod grounds . . .

A nice extended weekend - and a sunny one at that!

An Attempt to Depict Hafod

A sunny Sunday took us out to Hafod for an afternoon walk.

Decided we'd tackle the Gentleman's Walk, and headed out past Hawthorne Cottage (where we spotted a toad by the pool), past the site of Hafod itself and over the Alpine Bridge.


Took the upper route of the Gentleman's Walk - some lovely views, but some sections were a bit narrow and steep.

One section off the path takes you up to the Cavern Cascade, a bit of a muddy scramble still, but interesting to feel your way through the tunnel to the waterfall at the end.

On the way back had a look at the newly restored Mrs Johnes' Garden - the plants need some time to establish, but it should look really pretty in time, and the setting is lovely.

All in all a lovely afternoon, and much more still to see.