OT Neath tree colour

OT, sort of, the colours in Glyn Neath and north of Hirwaun were stunning today, at about midday.
The sun came out and it was ablast of gold. The bracken on the beacons added to the golden view.

BTW, clear sky in Pembs last night. I looked out at for the Aurora at midnight, but nothing seen as
the mist was swirling or was that the wine!

Forecast is good for tomorrow. Get in the hills with the cameras.

JT

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jtav@blueyonder.co.uk said...
> OT, sort of, the colours in Glyn Neath and north of Hirwaun were stunning today, at about midday.

A total contrast to yesterday, wasn't it.

> The sun came out and it was ablast of gold. The bracken on the beacons added to the golden view.

Yep - absolutely beautiful. I love autumn :-)
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In article <TZwob.139$8W3.59@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk>, John Taverner
<jtav@blueyonder.co.uk> writes
>OT, sort of, the colours in Glyn Neath and north of Hirwaun were stunning today, at about midday.
>The sun came out and it was ablast of gold. The bracken on the beacons added to the golden view.
>
>BTW, clear sky in Pembs last night. I looked out at for the Aurora at midnight, but nothing seen as
>the mist was swirling or was that the wine!
>
>Forecast is good for tomorrow. Get in the hills with the cameras.

Welcome to our patch John. yes the local hills are changing colour very nicely and the light was
very nice this afternoon. I speak mainly of the Swansea Valley.

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John Taverner wrote:

> OT, sort of, the colours in Glyn Neath and north of Hirwaun were stunning today, at about midday.

Yes, the forests on either side of the Neath Valley are looking really good now. I was going to
mention that the autumn colours are finally at their best.

> The sun came out and it was ablast of gold. The bracken on the beacons added to the golden view.

I didn't see them in sunshine, but they were still very colourful without. I realised that a bit of
sun and blue sky would make all the difference.

> Forecast is good for tomorrow. Get in the hills with the cameras.

Not a chance! I may be resting for some time... ;-)

Paul
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> OT, sort of, the colours in Glyn Neath and north of Hirwaun were stunning today, at about midday.
> The sun came out and it was ablast of gold. The bracken on the beacons
added
> to the golden view.
>
> BTW, clear sky in Pembs last night. I looked out at for the Aurora at midnight, but nothing seen
> as the mist was swirling or was that the wine!
>
> Forecast is good for tomorrow. Get in the hills with the cameras.

Won't be in any serious hills living on the south coast, but will be out on the 'baby hills' of
the South Downs for a 10 mile circuit, camera ever at the ready. The recent deluge of rain has
cleared the air making the colours more dramatic. Clear sky at present, but hoping for a little
cloud to make the composition more contrasting. Will have some photos on the website tonight or
early tomorrow.

Have fun on the hills.

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'Mountains or Mole Hills ... summiting still brings
the same excitement'

W. D. Grey wrote:

> Welcome to our patch John. yes the local hills are changing colour very nicely and the light was
> very nice this afternoon. I speak mainly of the Swansea Valley.

You should see the forested Neath Valley - very impressive.

Paul
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On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 02:43:13 -0000, Paul Saunders wrote:

>John Taverner wrote:
>
>> OT, sort of, the colours in Glyn Neath and north of Hirwaun were stunning today, at about midday.
>
>Yes, the forests on either side of the Neath Valley are looking really good now. I was going to
>mention that the autumn colours are finally at their best.

Now that October is over. :-)

>> Forecast is good for tomorrow. Get in the hills with the cameras.
>
>Not a chance! I may be resting for some time... ;-)

Oi! Get your finger out Saunders! Youve got lots of trip reports to write and RAW files to
process. :-)
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Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

Phil Cook wrote:

>> I was going to mention that the autumn colours are finally at their best.
>
> Now that October is over. :-)

I meant during the last week. I said that I "was" going to mention it, meaning in the trip reports,
but as you know there's a slight backlog.

Having said that, in spite of some strongish winds on the mountain tops, we haven't had the usual
October gales, so the trees haven't yet been stripped of their leaves, which can often be quite bare
by this time, so November is starting off more leafy and colourful than usual. I think October is a
little late this year.

>> Not a chance! I may be resting for some time... ;-)
>
> Oi! Get your finger out Saunders! Youve got lots of trip reports to write and RAW files to
> process. :-)

That's why I'm resting! I mean resting from walking, not resting from other stuff.

Paul
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