Beautiful Bodnant

A beautiful double Hellebore from Ashwood Nurseries. Sadly this was to be the last visit to Bodnant Garden for the foreseeable future as the garden was closed to the public due to COVID 19.

Ode to the Black Pearl

New Brighton's iconic 'Black Pearl' pirate ship has fallen victim to the elements after it was destroyed by high tides last night. Parts of the hugely popular driftwood attraction were swept away as strong winds yesterday and overnight. Built out of items from the beach, the ship was created by local artist Frank Lund and his friend Major Mace and attracted visitors from across the borough and beyond.

A Hunt for a Welsh Dragon.

Well technically a wooden dragon carved out of the trunk of a fallen oak tree and not really much of a hunt since the dragon is 25 ft tall with 12 ft wingspan looms out of foliage and trees on the A5 near Tregarth. Given his full title: Y Ddraig Dderw (The Oak Dragon) was carved by chain saw sculptor Simon O'Rourke in 2019.

Storm Dennis

Storm Dennis certainly lived up to its name, a rather wild and windy afternoon at Blackpool. I am not sure I will ever get the sand out of everything.

Winter Garden

The 4th of February and the winter garden at Bodnant was full of colour, daffodils, iris and hellebores flowers to name just a few. Along with the reds and oranges of the dogwood scrubs and the amazing scent of the Daphne bholua Jacqueline Postill

Southport Christmas Lights

Southport LED conical Christmas Tree outside the Atkinson is the centrepiece of the Christmas lights in Southport. The custom-built tree was new in 2018 and has over twenty thousand LED lights sequenced into sparkling lights shows.

Gwynt y Môr

Gwynt y Môr or as I call it Atlantis as it comes alive at night looking like a city in the sea. Gwynt y Môr is a 576-megawatt offshore wind farm located off the coast of North Wales and is the fifth largest operating offshore wind farm in the world. The farm has 160 wind turbines the construction cost was two billions pounds.