Blogs from Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe - page 47

The Brecon Beacons mountains located in south-east Wales are not exactly known to be a hotbed of shamanism - at least not in this day and age. Or are they? Primarily, the beautiful and wild Brecon Beacons National Park is a revered hiker's paradise with an abundant range of outdoors activities. Yet, if you dig a little deeper you will find that the area has a long history with evidence of Neolithic habitation dating from about 5000 BCE. Throughout the most rural areas you can find piles of stones marking cairns or burial chambers, as well as standing stones. The Brecon Beacons themselves take their name from the ancient practice of lighting signal fires (beacons) on mountains to warn of attacks by the English. When we think of shamanism, it tends to conjure up images of ... read more

Cousin Jeremy paid an unexpected call today, to see how Mum was getting on. He drove up from Devon to see Roland, and decided to drive the extra bit to visit Mum too. So here is the evidence. ... read more

Last night was the third night in a row that it rained continuously, though the days have been nice - and today was lovely. Anyway, the rivers rose and took the usual shortcuts across the fields and over the roads. So the intrepid photographers set out to capture the drama!... read more

Alex and i went to the fair in nearby Bishop's Castle, which is a small town about 45 minutes drive away. The fair happens every year, and this is the 3rd time we've been. There is all kinds of street entertainment, as well as parades of vintage cars, tractors and steam engines. The children make lanterns and there's a lantern parade at night. And there's music and stalls, and a lovely atmosphere. so here are a few pictures .... ... read more

Mum and Dad had spotted a hedghog in their garden in recent evenings, so I bought them a special hedgehog house as an early Christmas present, and hopefully it will sleep in there during the winter. I also bought a pack of hedghog food, including dried worms and maggots! Yummy! Here are spome pics of Dad putting the food out.... read more