Mellow yellow

From a couple of irises to a field of buttercups...

Nice weather for ducks!

Unusual places for ducks to take in the sunshine! Fourteen locks in Newport and Caldicot Castle.

Yellow flowers at Cwmbran boating lake

As the weather is warming up it's a good time to stroll around our lovely parks and countryside.
I came across these flowers on the banks of Cwmbran boating lake but am not sure what they are. They do come out well in photographs though!

Blossoms

A selection of tree blossoms from Cardiff and Hereford.

Sun setting at Roath park, Cardiff

Spring was definitely in the air as we walked around Roath park in Cardiff.

Wood

From real to false some photographs of wood in Forest of Dean sculpture trail!

Forest of Dean sculpture trail

How to feel very small - go and stand next to huge sculptures in the woods!

A giant's chair:

A stained glass window:

 

Walking along the river Usk at dusk

A few photographs of the sun setting along the river Usk in Newport, including Twm Barlwm and more squirrels.

Goytre wharf, Monmouthshire

A leisurely stroll along the canal bank at Goytre was a good opportunity to photograph boats, bridges and the Folly in Pontypool! (Oh and sheep!)

Windmill at dusk

We were travelling past Llancayo and the light was lovely to photograph this restored windmill - I even managed to get a crow flying across the sails in the first one! My husband has tweaked both slightly and given a moody black and white image to the second!

Flying geese

We went for a walk around Ross on Wye on a sunny day recently and came across these flying geese! I liked the lichen on the tree in the second photograph which was reflected by the sunshine!

Snow, snow, thick thick snow

After spending days snowed in there was ample opportunity to focus on the garden. Here are a couple of photographs of icicles on the end of the guttering and snow on the trees.

Swans and ducks

More wildlife at Newport Wetlands! The first was captured through a viewing station.

Teazles in the sun

Having spent a sunny afternoon in Newport Wetlands reserve I have taken these photographs with my new Canon SX50 HS - pretty impressive zoom!!