The Inland Seas of Anglesey.

Well here we are! Well over a year since I last posted anything. Is it laziness? or just so busy I couldn't find the time? To be honest, I guess it was a bit of both. Also I felt that I was beginning to repeat myself,
and the last post just about summed it all up, Why I live on Anglesey.

But seeing that I've just bought myself a new sea kayak and wanted to show it off, what better place than here on my own blog. Today was one of those days when nothing was going to stop me from getting out onto the water and flout across it's surface like the clouds flouting across the sky. And of course, here on Anglesey there is a very special place for doing just that; The Inland Seas around Four Mile Bridge. I won't bore you with all the facts and figures about this wonderful act of nature, but let the pictures do the talking.

Let's hope it won't be another year before my next post. I'm thinking not...

Why Anglesey?

"Why Anglesey?" It's a question I'm often asked. My answer is simply "Why not." It could have been Devon or Cornwall or maybe the Lake District. Of course, for me there has to be sea. The smell of it, the feel of it, the unpredictable way of it. But choose a coastline and I'll be OK. But Anglesey, being an island, is surrounded by the stuff.
Having recently traveled back from London after visiting my daughter, I recorded some video footage on my compact camera and made good use of it to answer that question; " Why Anglesey?"

Picture Perfect...

There are days when I'm so busy, the last thing on my mind is photography. When all I want is to get things done, get home and get to bed... But even when the chips are down and it's feeling like an uphill struggle, the sun breaks through the clouds and that beam of light dances across the fields in front of you and you find yourself reaching for the camera, because, not to do so would be the worst kind of crime a photographer could commit, and that is to turn your back on a perfect picture.
And so it was, as I traveled back from Holyhead looking forward to a glass of wine and some mind-numbing TV, the skies opened and the light of life shone through and I had no choice but to give chase. I took a side road that lead to another side road that lead to a lane that lead... nowhere! So I got out of the car and carried on chasing until I could chase no more, because I had reached the sea and it's waves and and all I could do was to wait and see what life would give me in return for my chasing.
Sometimes it promises you everything and gives you nothing, just a dull grey sky that turns to night. But once in a while it gives up it's magic to you and only you, sweet payment for having faith, faith that there is a real magic in our lives. And here is the proof. You may think the colours are exaggerated, but they're not. The sky was orange, the sea was blue and I was a happy happy photographer.

Anglesey Winter Wonderland...

Hi, come on in. We've got logs on the fire and mull wine on the stove. Make yourself at home.The pond by the willow

A Merry Christmas...

Just a quick blog to wish you all a very merry Christmas. We very seldom get snow on the island, the mountains seem to grab it all, but this year has been an exception and we have been lucky enough to get a fair share of the stuff, with more to come later this week.
Just a reminder that we have a wonderful property we let anytime of the year www.thepondbythewillow.co.uk and would be very happy to welcome you to this wonderful island of Anglesey.

All the very best for 2011

That time of the year...

RYDER CUP COMES HOME...

If you're not interested in golf then look away now, cos this blog is all about the great game! Yes indeed, I did manage to get tickets for the greatest tournament on the planet and I've got the pictures to prove it; and what a tournament it turn out to be. Four days of nerve jangling excitement and what a finish. Held for the first time in Wales at the Celtic Manor near Newport it promised to be a battle of the giants, and what a battle it turned out to be, both in terms of the golf and the weather.Cameras were only allowed in on practice days and I had tickets for Thursday ( a practice day ) and Friday, the first day of the tournament. ( Less said about that the better.) The Americans went out early on Thursday and only played the front nine. Europe came out later and played the back nine. Because of problems getting to the ground I missed most of the Americans practice round. But I'm happy to tell you that I had plenty of time to follow the European Team to get some great shots of the winning side.
If you're into golf then you should know who is who, if you're not, then I'm not about to tell you, figure it out yourself.WELL DONE TEAM EUROPE!