Garden Flowers in July
As we got to actually enjoy the garden a little over the weekend I thought I’d share some of it with you.
Author: Alan Cole
Summer – Day 4
Day 4 of Summer dawned with clear blue skies and plenty of promise. Lots of work to do today though so once again it was an early start in order to fit it all in. Blogging, cleaning, vacuuming, breakfast, stretching, working on websites and then off to a local business to work on their invoicing...
Ceredigion Sports Awards
As someone who has represented Team-GB in a sport and competed on an international level, I had been invited to attend the 2013 Ceredigion Sports Awards. These were held yesterday in Aberaeron to recognise sporting achievements across Ceredigion. Billed as the ‘International Awards Presentation’ there were 23 people being presented with awards. Anna and I decided...
Summer – Day 3. Time for a Bike Ride
This glorious weather that we are having makes such a difference. Everyone seems happier and this part of Wales is seen in its best light. It’s just a shame we all have to work and go to school. So, in order to make the most of it I was up early yesterday so that I...
Summer – Day 2
Summer finally arrived on Saturday and it was still with us on Sunday which turned out to be a glorious day. Wall to wall sunshine and temperatures just edging into the 20’s. I started my day with a run and swim in Machynlleth followed by coffee and a bacon sandwich. By the time I got...
BBQ and Fireworks
After a busy triathlon related morning on Saturday we spent the afternoon working in the garden. There’s loads to catch up with but we picked strawberries and red-currants, fixed the water feature, mowed the lawn, weeded and generally tidied up as well as planted a few things out that had been a little neglected in...
Death of a Monarch
There’s always something with those pesky bees! Today’s inspection turned into what we though was going to be the performance of an artificial swarm. The first hive we inspected had some queen cells in. All were uncapped but had some well developed larvae in them so there was only one thing to do. The plan was to find the queen, perform...
Making the News
I made it into the sports pages of the Cambrian news again. Last year it was thanks to the fact that I competed in the World Triathlon Championships in Auckland, New Zealand. This time it was thanks to winning the gold medal at the European Triathlon Championships. It was a bit of a family affair this week...
Junior Triathlon Training
Hooray, Summer finally arrived yesterday, but it took its time coming. We had a busy day ahead of us so my day started at 5am with a bike ride. Nothing too exciting, just a couple of time around the Borth Loop, with a 14 mile Time Trial effort thrown on for good measure. Unfortunately the sun...
Apple Bobbing at the School Fete
For some reason the most popular stall or game at the school fete this year was the old-fashioned favourite of apple bobbing. Mind you I think it was more the excuse to get soaking wet that enticed the kids in rather than the apple bobbing itself!
