Matt Griffiths

I love music but i am not musically talented in any way shape or form. But my cousin is just amazing. He writes and sings all his own songs. They tend to be quite mellow, chilled and laid back. The lyrics are always quite simple but clever.

While i took these photos we had a little chat about why he plays and i just loved his honesty. He played the violin and then when he entered high school he started to play the guitar because it was cooler . He did mention the regret of not carrying on with the violin. I hate when people make up a story about why they do something. Honesty beats a story every time.

I have got the link for Matt Griffiths' music HERE. Have a look, listen to all three songs. It's worth it.

Surfer

The other day we went to the beach and it turned out to be a really lovely day. Rest Bay is a pretty decent surf spot. So i walked down the beach, leaving my mates playing Frisbee and took some pictures of the surfers walking up the beach. I was very envious and jealous because i do love surfing. But taking these pictures were a delight to snap.

For more pictures have a look HERE !

Rubbish

For a while now i have been driving past this abandoned caravan. And every time, i have wanted to pull up and take some photos of it. Today i did and on further examination i found it was floor to ceiling stuffed with rubbish. South Wales is a beautiful part of the United Kingdom but the people do not care about the environment and just dump rubbish all over the place.

This really annoys me. I have mentioned this in the past HERE and i see it all over the place.Nearly everywhere i go in South Wales, there is rubbish on the side of the road. Nether less i took the photos (mumbling like muttly under my breath) and a couple turned out really well. Have a look HERE for better pictures.

Ogmore

So the weather is totally pants. There is no opportunity for (mis)adventure. And the most exciting thing i have left in my life is buying new tyres for my mountain bike and sorting through some photos from the summer so far.

These are a selection of photos that i took when Becky (my girlfriend) and i went to the beach one sunny sunny day. The beach we chose for this particular outing was Ogmore along the South Coast of Wales.

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It's a beautiful stretch of coastline that is just off the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path, but none the less beautiful. That's only if you can get over the litter in the car park. South Wales is notoriously bad for litter. It's something to do with the attitude of the people and it really gets up my nose because now i am rambling on about how bad the litter is when i should be talking about our beach adventure.

The geology of the area is just spectacular. The geology ranges from warm tropical seas that laid a foundation of Carboniferous Limestone to flash floods creating conglomerate rock deposited by wadis during dry and arid periods of time. In the picture above the Carboniferous Limestone has been uplifted and manipulated into the shelf like structures you can see. This was created by mountain building tectonic activity. For more on the geology of Ogmore and the surrounding areas have a look here.

I found these plants growing in the cracks of a rock overlooking the sea. It is amazing to find plants growing in this harsh environment. It is just shows how diverse the range of habitats plants can survive in is. It provided a great picture. Though i have to admit that it was a bit dangerous getting to it. But i was careful and lived to take photos another day.