Two Valleys

The last of my photos from my visit to Llandegley. These were taken from abend in the road I stopped near Crugerydd Castle (Crug Eryr Castle)

This way you look down the valley towards Llandegley

The other way towards Aberedw Hill

I think the hill on the left here is called Bwlch-Y-Cefn Bank

                

  This is Crugerydd Castle (Crug Eryr Castle) which overlooks both places

Last look down the Valley towards Aberedw

Taking Part in Skywatch Friday

Station in the Mirror

Kite in the Tree

The reintroduction of Red Kites to the UK is one of the greater successes that have happened in our area. Many years ago you would never have seen these graceful birds flying around now they are commonplace and quite frequently (every day) stop off in a nearby tree  where they can be hear calling to each other. I have often tried to get a good photo of one but am never happy with the result but  I though I'd show my latest effort anyway. The first two are taken with a Canon powershot SX240 compact camera, the other three using a Canon 70D with a 70-200mm Sigma lens

So from this tree he sits and watches all around him

A most impressive bird

What I would normally see is the Kite sitting like this and hope to catch him taking off

and this time I caught it

I just need a longer zoom I cropped the last two a little

This is a new branch to sit in

And one I hope he uses a bit more as it is a little closer to get a view of him in.

Taking Part in Our World Tuesday

Growing Newbury Green

Radnorshire Sky

Which is now in the county of Powys and not far from where I took the photos in last weeks Skywatch. the hills below are what you saw from further along the road near a ruined chapel

Looking the other way towards a hill called Nyth-Grug 

Taking Part in Skywatch Friday

Shooting the Breeze

My wife & I were on a campsite a few weeks ago and while sat in the shade shooting the breeze were watching the wildlife and taking the odd photo of them

This blackbird was trying to keep cool

but eventually decided to leave

Not far away a Goldfinch was preening itself

and having a good old preen

while it's mate looked for the odd morel

A squirrel spotted we had put out some bread

and went to investigate

Behind him a dragonfly sun itself on a twig

Do I come closer for that piece of bread

 Yes I will

Not sure I should have with that dog nearby

Maybe I'll hide

Mean while the blackbird watched on

Amazing what you can see if you sit sill and watch

Taking Part in Our World Tuesday

Swan on the Path

Cars in the Park

A few weeks ago the Queen celebrated her 90th birthday and there were party's & celebrations all round. Newbury held one in the park and part of it was a display of a car from each decade of her life

One of my favourites shown here is this Frog eyed Sprite or to give it's real name the Austin Healey 

 Sprite and was built around 1959

Not sure what model this was but no doubt from the 1920's

Another model I'm unsure of but looks A six cylinder sports car and a very nice one at that

This one I do know and is a Rover 16 which was built around 1937 to 1948 

Some of what I call the also rans and from more recent times, The Ford Cortina Mk3 , beside that the Triumph TR7, the the Rover 800 , Next to that looks like it could be an MG ZT and the last one is the Jag, all reasonable cars from their time

The last one here is a Morris Minor, this one is a pickup and from 1969. The only sad bit I found from this show is that they never had a Classic Mini which was an Icon of the British motor industry, I find it hard to believe there was not one around to put on show. Still not a bad little display of car in the park.

Taking part in Out World Tuesday

Sky at Llandegley

So  few weeks ago I visited a church in this village and while walking around the churchyard I lookd out and could see this hill in the distance

The sky looked a little threatening  behind the church

but it cleared quickly as you can see  from this photo from across the road from the church

In the village you could see lots of fluffy clouds