Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
The record breaking low temperatures and snowfall of December have gone and in its place we have rain, rain and yet more rain. The whole of West Wales seems to have been plunged into a great big bowl of mist and murk and it’s not at all pleasant out there. Bring back the freezing temperatures...
I’ve always had a vision of planting lots of Cordylines (also known as Manx or Cabbage Palms) along the road here as I think it would enhance the seaside feel with a slightly tropical touch. We’ve planted a few ourselves, other neighbiours already have some and we’ve even bought some as presents for other locals...
It’s certainly been cold again and we broke an all time record (since my records from the Borth weather station began in 2005) again this week with a minimum temperature of minus 9.1°C and what’s more, the average temperature this week has been minus 3.5°C. Mighty cold for anywhere but especially for here on the...
Just got back from a surf session – Yep, it was cold! The waves were really nice though so it had to be done. I’d like to say that it was lovely out there and once I was in the water it wasn’t that cold, but that would be lying. My hands were in agony...
Just some nice photos of the snowy Xmas scenes from our back garden. Hope you like them, and have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!
As well as feeding the birds in this cold weather, the lack of internet access has meant that i’ve actually had some time to sit there and watch them as well. It may be cold and wintry out there but there are still plenty of birds around. In about an hour we saw the follwoing...
I know I’ve already posted about it a couple of times but I still can’t get over the fact that we have a full-on igloo in the garden here in Wales. It makes me giggle every time I see it. It’s become a bit of a tourist attraction too as we’ve now had a number...
We’ve been feeding the birds loads in this cold weather and of course putting out water for them too and they certainly seem to appreciate it. We’ve had all the usual suspects at the feeders, Starlings, Blackbirds, Blue Tits (loads of these), Chaffinches, Sparrows, Robins, Wrens, and quite a few thrushes. I haven’t seen any...
I spent another comfortable night in the igloo in our back garden last night. It might not be quite as confortable and warm as my real bed but I won’t get many chances to sleep in an igloo in the garden again so I thought that I may as well. The weather has taken its...
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Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
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