A Lark Ascending

 

Well, the planned walk didn't work out as apparently they are doing Ash Die-back felling and so you can't reach the waterfall.  Ah well, another time.  So we went up to Pant y Llyn instead and had a lovely walk around the lake.  The sun came out in glimpses and there were Skylarks singing above us all the way round.  Pure magic.  Natural remedy for lowering Blood Pressure too!

One of the 8 or so ponies out on the moorland, this one heavily in foal.

A couple more from the group.  The little dirty "grey" in the background is actually palomino in a grubby winter coat, and is the stallion (Section A Welsh).

There were a few sheep about but no mountain lambs yet.

One of those sunshine glimpses I mentioned, popping through the clouds over the other side of the Eppynt range.

 A rocky crag overlooking the lake.

Another sun-spot.  This is Moelfre hill, just up the road from us.  I must try and walk up there this summer (out the door here, and up the track.)

I love the Mohican haircut look of those Army plantings of Conifers. Coming back along the Llandovery road, we see those and know we are nearly home.

I am having an easy day of things today.  Last day of Cheltenham, and the long-awaited Gold Cup race.  I will try and fit in a little more family history research too.  This morning I was working on a line from mum's side of the family -  the Paytons in Somerset.  I have been fortunate in inheriting my g.g. granny Payton's complexion and not too many lines!  I've been doing Hobbs and Battams too, and need to pinpoint which of g.g?granny's siblings moved to Sheffield and had a famous g.g?grandson (Jarvis Cocker).  We're something like 2nd cousins once removed .. . I think!

The walk has made me feel wonderful - all we could hear was Larksong and the occasional sheep baa.  

Kittens are busy "catching" the spots of light cast by my mirror light catcher by the door!

Have a good weekend all.