Overnight rain has cleared the garden (and most of the mountain) of snow. A still, calm and green morning presented itself as the daylight took hold. Outside, our first flowers of Spring have ventured up above ground level. Probably a bit prematurely, but it was nice to see that flashes of colour and the sensation Read more

Setting off late morning, up towards the summits, we were both willing the thick coating of clouds to move on. It was pleasantly warm in the direct sunlight, but up ahead things were looking very cold. After a brief stint inside the freezing interior of the clouds, a bit of wind got things moving and Read more

A little bit more fresh snow in the garden today. We toyed with the idea of looking for some ski action, but decided (wisely as it turned out), that there wouldn’t quite be enough up high. Instead, I took myself off up the valley to Ogwen Cottage by bike, then set out on foot into Read more

A couple of computer-intensive days at The Cottage, while above me, through the skylights the RAF were making the most of the odd period of blue sky to pull some aerial maneuvers. As well as doing plenty of presenting, researching and planning, I’ve also been on the receiving end of some professional training. In order Read more

The rain has stopped and only just below the rim of the rain gauge! The mountains are still shrouded in clouds, but the glimpses that I got show that there’s a lot of fresh snow up there. On the sodden ground also looks like there have been a few landslides too. Clare noticed a weather Read more

Clad in full waterproofs, wellies and armed with our biggest umbrella, we’ve been getting our daily exercise though little visits down to the river to watch it as it rises. You can compare the two photo below, taken 24 hours apart.  Rain has been fallen pretty much solidly for over 48 hours and the rain Read more