Wales

How fantastic to be home in Wales with family and hounds! Staying with Ceri and family gave me plenty of chance to also spend time with Molly and Meek. Such lovely dogs. Meek is looking unusually subdued in this picture. Usually she is as mad as a hatter! I really enjoyed getting out for walks with them. What a 'joie de vivre' they both have.

The family too! Dinner at Annie's was a fun, family occasion. Ceri, Bethan and Daisy enjoying the magnificent evening sunshine and pre dinnerdrink, serenaded by the fantastic bird song all around us.  It was fabulous to sit outside for every meal during my four- day visit. 

Annie has worked wonders on the garden of the church and the churchyard, with even some recent tombstones. It is somewhat unconventional, but very colourful.

With the weather being so perfect, what better way to spend a Sunday than walking on the beach just past Swansea, at Rhosilli. Worm Head  is the  great name for this narrow peninsula, accessible at low tide.

We opted for a walk along the beach. We walked a long way, turning in over the dunes for lunch. The temperature was perfect and the beach uncrowded, with just surfers and families frequenting this gorgeous area.

Annie was kept busy collecting some very beautiful shells. This one caught my eye - can' t take it with me, so a photo will do?

Today, and also the day I arrived, we walked the dogs down to the beach. It isn't far, but it is beautifully peaceful. I love it there and the path through the valley was just a sea of white - cow parsley and hawthorne bushes. It was amazing. Not the best for hayfever sufferers, but still heavenly!

A brilliant end to a short, but really great stay in Wales with my sister, neices and all their families. Sadly, they can't make it to Mark's wedding in August, so it will be a year before I see them again. Nice memories though!