October 2011 Black Mountains
Mar 7th, 2012 by Sarah Maliphant
I love the Black Mountains in Autumn! The grass is still a lush rich green, the bracken’s doing a lovely warm toffee number and the sky looks a fab brilliant blue or cosy moody grey. The colours leave me grinning before we’ve even started with the walking, eating cake, chatting and sitting by the log fire with a glass of wine…. Ahhh, a beautiful place to breathe.
For you right now, here’s some of the highlights of our October week, from food shopping to the last bit of treacle sponge…
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- The view on the way back from food shopping in Hay!
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- Beautiful valley walk to Llanthony Priory
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- Relaxing amble…
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- Relaxing views…
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- …Just beautifully relaxing!
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- Some of us walked back to the farm, it was so nice
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- Beautiful Sugar Loaf Soap, handmade
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- Bertie Junior meets Bertie. Dopplegangers
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- Bright sunshine on Twmpa Sunday morning
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- Heading up Hay Bluff
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- Aw. Cuddly.
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- Top of Hay Bluff, you’re fitter than you think…
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- Our own Glider Display – he’s grinning madly!
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- Huge views, uplifting..
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- … Just makes you smile
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- Ewyas Valley views towards the farm
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- And the view once we got back to the farm. *Happy sigh*
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- Berties agreeing chair occupation rights
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- Monday, bit of weather & wild winds!
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- Mmmm…. Mountainy
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- Gorgeous truffles from Black Mountain Gold. Drool
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- Result of first bread baking class – cheeky!
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- Result of a bread baking class :-)
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- Mouse Castle Woods behind Hay on Tuesday
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- 20 minutes to the pub? Take out draught beer!!! Hooray!!!
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- Rainbow at the farm – stunningly beautiful!
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- Walking after the rain, loving that soft rich grey!
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- Ambling the valley paths by the farm
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- Colours for your Autumn Recharge
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- Farmland & Hills
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- The Offa’s Dyke Path & Welsh border are up there
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- Cosy evening
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- The boys made bread, & played in the kitchen
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- Thursday panorama
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- Streams, waterfalls & smiles
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- A state known as “Treacle Sponge Anticipation”
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- Last bit of steamed treacle sponge… just before it got eaten
October 14th-21st 2011, photos by Sarah Maliphant and David Sewell
