Autumn Walks

I've had some fantastic Autumn walks recently. We're very lucky in South Wales being so close to the sea, yet equally close to countryside, forests and mountains. I try and go for a walk everyday by myself, exploring parts of Cardiff and Penarth that I haven't been to before - they say the best time of day for a walk is lunchtime in the Autumn and Winter, to help combat the seasonal blues!

So here are some recent adventures - firstly, a walk by myself along Penarth's seafront, and up to the cliff top. It was incredibly windy, and the sea was so rough it looked like it was boiling. I was also saddened to see some old buildings ready for demolition - I think they must be Victorian, like the pier, so it's especially sad to see something of that age left to crumble.

Photos, from top: Autumn Street and the Victorian Pier; Seafront promenade; Choppy seas around the Pier; Crumbling Victorian buildings; More crumbling; An art-deco building safe and sound and currently an Indian restaurant and a post office!

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On Sunday we had a trip to Aberthaw, a rocky beach close by, that has a power station on one end of it and beautiful views on the other! It was such a glorious sunny Autumn day, really breathtaking. My beloved and I took sandwiches and a flask of tea, and sat like old people enjoying the bracing sea air. This isn't an outfit post - I was just wearing casual Sunday attire suitable for rock-hopping, i.e. cuffed high-waisted jeans, a pair of 10 year old Skechers, a long cardigan and my boyfriend's flat cap!

Photos from top: Fields behind the beach; Seaweed rocks; A wild pony on the grassland; Aberthaw beach; Patterns in the Sand and my beloved's favourite rockabilly jeans and boots; Me!

I hope you're all managing to get out in the fresh air - resist the temptation to hibernate!