staring into (fake) tidepools (cyanotypes)
Playing with cyanotypes. Seaweed and a few other props, rekindled into fake tidepools, baked in the sun and toned in Photoshop.
flowery down the garden
Low level on the allotment at the end of July… flowery and a rich colour palette.
a few steps down to the beach
The bit of the path between assessing the wind and reaching the sand.
infinite salad : leaves in June
Leafy and raggedy, and only confined by rusty metal, my allotment is looking good.
Tideline walk
Tideline. Saturday morning walk out from Porthmadog, along the length of Morfa Bychan and back. Empty summer beach, nice but sinister
wooded lane – Look around, Look up
Marching along a wooded lane. Sunlight. Slow down, just stop, and look at the trees for five minutes… Coed Garth-byr, January 2020
low sun at 4pm
Working at home day, head-clearing trip to the beach before the sun goes down. On the beach, January 2020
slate trail 4: Blaenau – Bethesda
Post 4 – Llan Ffestiniog to Penmachno in the rain, and then down to the mainstream – Betws-y-Coed, Capel Curig, Llyn Ogwen and Bethesda.
slate trail 3: Rhyd Ddu – Blaenau
The 3rd Snowdonia Slate Trail post – a sunny day’s walk from Beddgelert, via Croesor and Rhosydd to Blaenau and Llan Ffestiniog.
slate trail 2: Llanberis – Rhyd Ddu
Snowdonia Slate Trail post 2: Llanberis to Nantlle, and the following day, up through that lovely valley to Rhyd Ddu.
slate trail 1: Bangor – Llanberis
Snowdonia Slate Trail in 4 posts – photos and trail notes. Post 1 Bangor – Llanberis.
magical river walk
Afon Dwyfor, small river brimming with clear post-rain water, made magical in the clean air and dappling sunlight.
Criccieth on the rails
Criccieth is still winter-asleep at the end of March, but the sun is very much alive and playing games with the beachfront railings. Photos.