Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
After the excitement of yesterday morning with the windsurf session and a trip to casualty, we decided to have a more leisurely afternoon with a family walk around the dunes. We headed off across the fields, past the boat yard and along the estuary. Had a browse in the visitor centre then went for ice-creams...
It looks as though the garden has just about survived the recent onslaught from the approach of autumn. Everything looks a little worse for wear and most things are a little windburnt but nothing has been destroyed. Despite the onslaught the courgette plants have of course continued to supply us with a steady stream of...
September is only a week away but it looks as though autumn has arrived early. It was pretty windy yesterday and my windsurf session on the seafront did have an autumnal feel to it. The sun was shining but the sea felt as though it meant business. Although it was a nice easy sail there...
The moth trap went out last night. No rain, moderate winds and a minimum temperature of 15.3ºC resulted in 22 different species, 135 moths in total and one new species to me. Nothing too exciting but quite a large number of Small Square Spots. 22 x Silver Y 4 x Archer’s Dart 13 x Setaceous...
I’ve just got back from another windsurf session here at Ynyslas. Today for a change the wind was South-Westerly so we were sailing on the opposite tack. Much nicer for me as I prefer jumping on that tack. Despite the high expectations the wind wasn’t quite as strong as we had hoped and was hovering...
We’re not having a proper holiday this year, instead we’re having several long weekends and staying at home enjoying our local surroundings more than we usually would. Yesterday was one of these days off so I had a bit of a lie in (for me) and didn’t get up until 7.30am. One of the nice...
Sunday was a gorgeous day here so we headed off to the hills for a picnic. We went to Pendam where Morgan and I had a little cycle ride around Llyn Blaenmelindwr whilst Anna started picking blueberries. We then had a picnic on the shore of Llyn Pendam. It was lovely and peaceful sat there...
I’ve just got back from a nice Mountain Bike ride around the Syfyddrin Trail at Nant yr Arian. After a little ride around Llyn Blaenmelindwr with Morgan and a picnic at Pendam I left Anna and Morgan to go blueberry picking and headed off for a ride in the sunshine. The weather was perfect, warm...
Here’s a new moth that I missed from my moth trapping the other night. It’s a new garden record for me, a ‘Small Argent & Sable’. The garden list keeps growing!
I do love living here sometimes – well, all the time actually – but now and then when it all comes together it is just perfect. Thursday and Friday this week were just great. More wind than expected, warm, and even sunny on Friday so it was off to the beach windsurfing. Anna was at...
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Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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