Sunday, November 1st, 2009
Tree Wearing Its Autumn Foliage
Here in England November came in like a lion. This morning I woke to the roaring of the wind and rain lashing the windows. Autumn is well and truly here and winter might be close behind.
October has been lovely – sunny and warm for the time of year. Today is a reality check, November is here. It reminded me of this poem by Thomas Hood.
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Swansea is second largest city in Wales. Although the city name appears to be of Viking origin, no evidence exists of any settlement until the 11th century when the Normans built a castle later destroyed by Owen Glendower. The major attraction is the beautiful Gower Peninsula just to the west of the city centre.
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Tags: Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, art gallery, Caswell Bay, Gower Peninsula, history, Mesolithic, museums, Oxwich Bay, Port Eynon, swansea, Travel, uk, Wales
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