A short but photo heavy blog this week, following a recent break to the Brecon Beacons in South Wales. Wales in December is always likely to be damp, and on this occasion it did not disappoint. Precipitation aside, the village of Talybont on Usk has a canal, two rivers, and if that wasn't enough, it boasts the largest still water reservoir in the Brecons. The area surrounding is a classic glaciated 'hanging valley', into which a large number of waterfalls cascade.
The abundant bracken lent some autumn colour to the grey day. The surrounding hills lay wreathed in mist and cloud, and everywhere, the water ran. A mysterious carved stone sits near the largest of the falls. Who placed it there, and why?
Later in the day the canals, man-made transport links, beckoned. They were flat and still and disturbed only by the steady patter of the falling rain, a stark contrast to the natural falls. Water, above, beside and beneath, yet not a drop to drink.
Fortunately the local pub had cider. Cheers!
The abundant bracken lent some autumn colour to the grey day. The surrounding hills lay wreathed in mist and cloud, and everywhere, the water ran. A mysterious carved stone sits near the largest of the falls. Who placed it there, and why?
Later in the day the canals, man-made transport links, beckoned. They were flat and still and disturbed only by the steady patter of the falling rain, a stark contrast to the natural falls. Water, above, beside and beneath, yet not a drop to drink.
Fortunately the local pub had cider. Cheers!
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