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Fool on the hill. Snapped by @sarahpricelandscapes

Fool on the hill. Snapped by @sarahpricelandscapes as I sneaked 40 winks in the sunshine overlooking the Sugarloaf. I'm all action, me.
#snooze #asleep #getoutside #zzzz

Tyre tracks in the snow. Just a few cm here in the

Tyre tracks in the snow. Just a few cm here in the Black Mountains and melting fast. #uksnow

Brightened up.a grey January day clearing and mulc

Brightened up.a grey January day clearing and mulching

As a parent responsible for managing remote learni

As a parent responsible for managing remote learning in Covid times, I don't think twice about seizing days like this to head up into the hills. Here are few shots of a perfect winter walk from our front door last week. The kids seemed highly motivated to reach the frozen dew pond and enjoyed the mist, the frost and running along the bales of bracken. On days like this the phonics and times tables can wait.

#getoutside #winter #blackmountains

Unbelievably, asparagus berries. Shows how far beh

Unbelievably, asparagus berries. Shows how far behind I am in the veg patch this year. In a normal year I'd have cut these long before the berries appeared. With the blue sky it's time to catch up with the clearing, weeding & mulching.
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#asparagusfern #asparagus #vegpatch #growyourown

With Covid on an exponential upward path here in W

With Covid on an exponential upward path here in Wales, it seems inevitable we're headed for some kind of new midwinter lockdown, whether before Christmas or for January. So a #ThrowbackThursday #tbt to the sunny days of Lockdown 1, which saw much cycling on our local roads, lanes and tracks. Amid the horror of the first wave, the quietness of the roads was a silver lining - my children pictured here have never spent more time outdoors and on the bikes. My daughter learned to ride a pedal bike and soon progressed from her singlespeed pictured here to a 7 speed, invariably accessorised by a selection of tutus. ⠀
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I wish we could skip winter just this once and fast forward to spring 2021.
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#familycycling #lostlanes #kids #islabikes

Some freaky flare in this lens. #lensflare #mita

Some freaky flare in this lens.

#lensflare #mitakon17mm

Somewhat epic light on the school run this afterno

Somewhat epic light on the school run this afternoon. #schoolrun #betterbybike #lostlanes #familycycling #cycling #bikeisbest #getoutside

One thing this pandemic is doing is forcing me to

One thing this pandemic is doing is forcing me to get to know my remote shutter. It's a total hassle and very hit and miss but without friends to models for me there's not much else I can do. Quite happy with this one from a misty track in the @wyevalleyaonb last week. Woolly winter cap handmade by @thebonking aka @rsfarchive. For a bit of live video on this moment check out my recent post on IGTV.

It's getting cold. The days are short. Winter's co

It's getting cold. The days are short. Winter's coming. But I still love these autumn moments in the lanes.

#lostlanes #autumn #mist #mellow #cycling

Another misty moment. Looking back across the vall

Another misty moment. Looking back across the valley from an old tramway on the Blorenge mountain. One of the most dramatic bits of rough stuff in the area, including a short carry around the crumbling edge of a quarry. A shame the pub at the top - one of the highest in Wales - has closed down.

Had to go up to find the ⛅ today. View from the

Had to go up to find the ⛅ today. View from the top of the Sugarloaf.

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a fl

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower", said Albert Camus. It's the last gasp now but so intense. The oaks are ablaze, a bit of beech & chestnut still left. A fortnight and it'll all be gone.
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#autumn #autumnvibes🍁 #lesfeuillesmortes

Thought I'd ask if either of these fish needed a b

Thought I'd ask if either of these fish needed a bicycle. They appeared quite unmoved by my offer.

Unleashed my inner Elgar on a ride to the top of t

Unleashed my inner Elgar on a ride to the top of the Malvern Hills - highest spot in Worcestershire. It's a tarmac bridleway all the way up! 👠👠 The views in all directions are mesmerising - from the Cotswolds across the vales of Severn, Leadon and be Wye to the Black Mountains where I live.
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#cycling #cycletouring #worcestershire #hallett #650b

Soft misty light on the #rawmilk run to Grosmont W

Soft misty light on the #rawmilk run to Grosmont Wood Farm. Skirrid, Sugarloaf & sheep.

Fire in the west

Fire in the west

The Hatterall Ridge, where England ends and Wales

The Hatterall Ridge, where England ends and Wales begins. A donkey looking on.

Monmouthshire looking 👌on my lunchtime 25 miles

Monmouthshire looking 👌on my lunchtime 25 miles

Cross a fairground ride with the Eiffel Tower and

Cross a fairground ride with the Eiffel Tower and a foot ferry and you are getting close to the sheer genius of the Newport Transporter Bridge. Truly something to behold. I was grinning like a loon as we sailed across then they asked if we wanted to go again - who wouldn’t? - and topped it all with a tour of the motorhouse. One of the best things I’ve done this year. Wales is famous for its hills, its castles and its beaches but this must be up there with the best of the best. Recommended.
#wales #cymru #newport #bridge @visitwales #engineering

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