November is my busy month so the blog posts are a bit thin on the ground.
The last 3 weekends i've been out doing my thing & on one of the weekends celebrating my birthday.



Last weekend (13th-15th) i had a couple of mates over so i took them into Swanholme Lakes Nature Reserve, they were in their element & dare i say it loved the place.

We did manage some Rhododendron lopping & burning as well as enjoying the splendid wet & windy weather !!

Throughout the weekend i managed to spot a lot of wildlife, but alas my camera skills were way too slow, I'm pretty sure i spotted a Muntjac so it looks like they're back for the winter. We also sat & watched all the CORVIDS coming into roost, it's one of lifes simple pleasures, masses & masses of them heading for the trees.

Another important lesson i learnt is be careful with water treatment & who's bottle you drink from. I have THYROID problems so i am usually very careful with what i use to treat water. Usually it's a "Millbank bag" to filter & just boil water.


At the Brecons i used a second hand kettle & i think previous owner might of used IODINE in it,it knocked me off my feet & i was really rough.We used the same kettle this weekend & the same happened a severe rash & weak & feeling ill !! lesson learnt !!