My first attempt at growing okra in Wales. What a beautiful okra flower! #okra #containergardening #urbangarden #growyourown #growyourownveg #garden #gardening #Wales #WelshValleys #Backtoourroots

'Slavery by another name. Once again, Ms Bryn has used fictional characters in a factual environment to highlight the path many trod to gain a voice beyond their simple life and arduous labours. This is not a tale for the faint of heart. The imagery and attitudes depicted are stark reminders of the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ who continue to make up the population of our world.
Another compelling read by this great author.' http://books2read.com/GiveUsThisDay #books #fiction #socialhistory #Wales #Welshvalleys

Containing 57 pages of diagrams covering railway track layouts in the Rhymney Valley from the early days.

Some locations are spread across multiple pages which show the layout at different points in time.

Fascinating to follow the expansion and contraction of the system from Rhymney right down to Machen and Bassaleg.

Review: ‘Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR & BR WR: Vol 42, Rhymney Valley’ by R.A. Cooke

https://booksontheline.com/?p=1921

#BookReview #Rhymney #History #WelshValleys

I went up the mountain to paint this morning, but then I got rained on and had to turn back, so you will have to make do with photographs instead. Added a bonus dog that came over to check me out.
#Wales #landscape #dog #Rhondda #welshvalleys

Kudos to all the runners who braved the elements yesterdays on the #RunWalkCrawl Winter Celtic Trail series in the heart of the Welsh valleys. Here they are coming in to CP5 on the Rhigos #trailrunning #trailrunningwales #welshvalleys

My first #’s #Family #Leadership #Rugby #Gardening #Gin #Tapas #Friendship #dogs #WelshValleys #EVRFC