Snowy Brecon Beacons

For the past two weeks the temperature in Wales has been decreasing rapidly and this week there were snow warnings for towards the end of the week. However, the predicted snow downfall only occurred in certain places in Wales and England. Even though it did not snow where I lived, I still managed to go out up onto the Brecon Beacons to see the snow that had fell and settled on Thursday night. Even though there was not as much snow that was hoped, I still managed to get some pictures of the snow that did fall.

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These pictures were taken on a lay by near the road. This was a perfect place for taking pictures since you were surrounded by the Beacons and the snow was all pretty much everywhere. This lay by is a great place to stop since there is a food van parked up which is open throughout the day selling bacon rolls, sausage sandwiches and burgers. 

When we were driving through the Beacons there was a helicopter circling around, however is was uncertain for what it was for but probably to keep an on the many people who also decided to go out to Brecon and explore the snow.

The lighting was not great for taking photos since there was quite a heavy cloud coverage. Nonetheless, I still managed to get some decent shots of the snow.

When driving through the Beacons you pass Pen y Fan, which is the highest peak in South Wales. You cannot really see how high up it goes in this picture due to the fog, but it is 886m high and many people challenge themselves to climb it throughout the year.

Even though there was not much snow, it was still pleasant to go out and have a look at it since it is very rare that there is snow in the UK. 

Clevedon Seafront

One of my favourite places is Clevedon Seafront in Somerset. I am a big fan of visiting the cost, regardless what the weather is like. I am lucky since my grandparents live in Clevedon so when I go over to visit I get the opportunity to go down to the seafront. When I was last over I managed to go to the seafront and take some pictures to share with you.

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Clevedon Seafront is well known for its pier that enables you to look out over the sea to Wales. I find  the architecture of the pier fascinating, since it looks so delicate but it is able to take the sea's strong tide and currents.

The day that I took these photos it was very cloudy so the light was not as good as it could have been for taking photos. However, the sky looked aesthetically pleasing to the eye because of the white clouds that covered the majority of the sky.

Since Clevedon Seafront is not an average sandy beach there are a lot of stones covering the coast line. However, I did enjoy taking pictures of the unique stones that I found scattered along the seafront.

I found this stone extraordinary since it was embedded with various objects from the sea.

The seafront also attracts many water sports and you can often see many boats bobbing along the sea throughout the day, including a large boat that gives a tour of the seafront and takes you across to Wales.

I often find it quite relaxing being near the sea and taking in the sea air, as well as having an ice-cream whatever the weather.