No, not the River Cothi - this is the River Irfon, which heads down to join the mighty Wye in Builth. This stretch is about 3 miles from our new home, and beautiful, as you can see.
The other side of the road - I think this is the very end (or beginning) of the Eppynt Range, which is between us and Brecon. It's an Army Range, where they do manoeuvres. There's an Eppnyt Way, which of course we will have to explore when the weather improves.
Not a great deal happening here right now - a few pictures are being hung each day, birds being fed and watched, cupboards still being sorted and there is still stuff in the top hall to be carried up to the attic. My back is still sore following my vaccination and cats are exploring a little bit each day (but not overly impressed by the weather - the wind has really gotten up today and although yesterday's snow has mostly melted, it is still bitterly cold out there.)
I need to make bread shortly, and a chicken curry for tea, and then I would like to do some x-stitch this afternoon. We've not unpacked enough (nor is there sufficient room) to do anything on the quilting front unless I do hand-sewing on my lap. TBH, I don't think I will last 5 minutes with the x-stitch or hand sewing of any sort, as I would be bent over that and my back will then protest mightily. There are limits to the standing up jobs needing doing though!
Rightt, keep warm everyone.
I still cannot resist stepping on frozen puddles, even now. I watched a group of young girls smashing the ice on a pond yesterday. It has to be done.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, although when we had horses, smashing ice on frozen water troughs was nothing like as much fun! I was telling Tam about the winter of '62/63 and the ice slides we used to make on the pavement and she had never heard of such a thing! Though one year (2010 was the worst one recently apart from the other Beast from the East) it snowed, then rained, then froze, and there was a river of ice to the front gate and down the very steep hill to the river and we were on our hands and knees just trying to make it to the gate to see how bad the hill was and if anyone had made it up from the farm next door.
DeleteI love the picture of that cracked frozen puddle. Gorgeous!! ~Andrea xoxo
ReplyDeleteThere was one year - I think it was 2010 - when the River Cothi froze from bank to bank with just the tiniest trickle in the fiercest bit of current able to break ice down the middle. The Semex guy's van registered minus 17 along the valley bottom. Yup, blardy cold that year!
DeleteI have fond memories of a weekend trip to the Elan Valley with the Young Farmers when I was a teenager. Everything was provided - we just had to sing (literally) for our supper. Great fun!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like fun. I've only been there 3 times (one on a coach trip from So'ton I think). Then we went last year, when we had been needing a day out post Lockdown. Beautiful.
Deletegorgeous photos...
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Glad you enjoy them BBB.
DeleteMy happy memories of exploring the Irfon were in much warmer times. Even the year it burst its banks and almost made it up to the farmyard & further downstream in Builth the main car park was under about 6 feet of water & routes south were blocked. But we managed to find some cracking mushrooms for breakfast the following week.
ReplyDeleteWarmer times - looking forward to those! Much milder today so the cats can venture out and explore a bit. We didn't enjoy standing guarding them when The Beast had come visiting again. Nice that you know the area here.
DeleteYou are going to have a lovely time exploring once the weather improves.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.