Archives for March 2013

Maggie gets poetic about the village

15th March 2013 By Ty Olaf Cottage

Even though the chestnut trees have gone from the Elan Village the Spring is bringing out the colours and the river banks are recovering, ready for visitors to enjoy.

Abstract composition spray and rainbows by the dam
Photography by Toby Hussey.
Lambs
The worst possible weather for newly born lambs is rain driven by high winds, and that is exactly what we have just now. Lowland lambs are possibly a couple of months old by now, but mountain lambs are often not born until May, Here in the valley we are between the two, and new lambs […]
Visit to Hereford Cathedral
Fabulous February
… and then, straight after we posted “Forlorn February” the weather changed totally and the skies were blue! It was cold in the mornings but there was real heat in the sun and it was half term week so lots of children were able to experience the Valley in warm sunshine! Of course, underlying the […]
Forlorn February
Yes February can seem something of a forlorn month, there is plenty of rain and drizzle and not a lot of sun, so what would you find on a little saunter no more than a few hundred yards from the Cottage? Sheer magic, if you look for it!

Archives for March 2013

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