As an epitaph (or since it’s Wales an eppy-taff) to the old house in Swansea – still up for sale to anyone who fancies a truly wonderful view of the sea – I attach two photos which try to show some of the view from the front window on the one day of snow we had last year .

From that to something completed different. Clydach is about eight miles north of the sea, and a very different environment. A nature reserve with owls, herons,buzzards and swallows instead of seagulls.

Golwg y Lon, which I am told translates as “View of the Lane”, is set on the edge of Clydach at the foot of the Black Mountains. It is a fabulous place for landscape photography, and as soon as work stops getting in the way, I will be spending a lot more time with my camera in these hills. The pace of life is also surprising slower than that of the city a few miles away. Carol & I have been trying to think of a names for the house (in Welsh of course).”tranquil” or “peaceful” house was our first choice. This translates as Ty Tawel, but is pronounced like the English Tea Towel. We are still thinking!