Having been stuck indoors these last few days, the camera has been out of action, the last time being on Sunday when I took a few other photographs I would like to share.
The above was of fresh new shoots in the sphagnum mosses, regenerating on the earth so badly damaged by fire a couple of years ago. But in other areas, they were doing well.
These green cushions of sphagnum, were delightfully decorated with early morning rain drops. In the sunlight, they sparkled and danced with rainbow coloured light. Magical.
And here's another ground level view of the remaining badly burnt stems of heather. It almost seems like another country when seen from this angle. But, the good news is that as the heather grows new shoots, which grouse prefer to feed on, that there will be food for these fairly rare local birds.
Meanwhile in peat dark water pools, almost submerged grasses shone out against their watery background with the seeming star strewn blaze of a firework display. Just after I took this photo, the dog went paddling, disrupting the mirror smooth surface.
The strange thing is, that on Sunday I was beginning to feel O.K after more than a week of a heavy cold. Little did I realise then it would suddenly turn into pneumonia. But the antibiotics and various other medications are at least easing the situation. Meanwhile, back to that strange but fascinating cloud line in the sky. It just quite simply intrigued me and most definitely was not an aircraft con trail. It stretched for miles, left to right, low above the distant horizon on the English side of the boundary. Meanwhile on the Welsh side as one can see, the ground was super saturated and most definitely boggy. Yes. folks ... it was yet another wellie wearing day!
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