Three weeks before the official Coronavirus lock-down and a week before we went into voluntary isolation, we spent four days in South Wales exploring the area around Porthcawl for walks and photographic opportunities. This was inspired by the book Photographing South Wales by Drew Buckley. Four locations were selected and are represented in this month’s images: Kenfig Nature Reserve, Sgwd Gwaladus (Lady Falls), Dunraven Bay, and Nash Point.
Read moreAcknowledging Coronavirus
This delayed blog was planned to be about our recent trip to South Wales to explore its walks and photographic possibilities. However, the escalating world-wide pandemic and our temporarily changed way of life increasingly made me feel uneasy about posting another set of images as if nothing was happening around us all. It’s too big to ignore!
Read moreMysterious Ebbor Gorge
I think of Ebbor Gorge as the secret sister of Cheddar Gorge. Both cut through the Mendips, and both have had intriguing evidence discovered of neolithic man living in their forests and caves. However, whereas Cheddar is internatioally known and is a huge regional visitor attraction with all the commercialism that attracts. Ebbor is little known beyond local knowledge and retains its secrets and mystery…
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