Pembrokeshire Coast Path

So beautiful here at the moment - rain plus sun equals masses of flowers all along the coast path. Keep walking the section between Solva and St Davids and every time it is different. The light makes it magical; no wonder so many people come back here year after year and end up living in the area. This picture is actuallly the other way at Pencwm which is between Solva and Newgale. Spent Monday talking to other photgraphers to put together an article for ARTicle the emagazine hosted on Oriel y Parc - try going to their website and clicking on the magazine button. Find it good to connect to others who are equally fascinated with the world we live in. See www.christancock.co.uk for instance with his dedicatiion to writing a story in pictures.

Indian and Asian Architecture Audio Visual Evening

Things feel a little crazy today because we are preparing the gallery for the first of this years evening events. Chairs being cleaned, food being prepared, sound and visual gear all over the place. It always seems like a tiny miracle to me when (hopefully) everything ends up going as planned. Strange too how everything happens at once - event tonight, exhibition starting Tuesday at Oriel y Parc and my close friend coming down from Scotland next Wednesday. All or nothing but talking to my friends it seems like that is how it is for everyone right now.

Trying to sort this lot out too:

5th August 2009 Ian McDonald Circling the Square – How Japan Broke the Grid. Audio visual evening on Japanese Architecture being held at Raul Speek Gallery, Solva. 7 for 7.30 Including glass of wine and light refreshments. £3 entrance fee. Tel 01437 721907 for details

19th August 2009 Raul Speek A Child of the Revolution. Audio visual evening at Raul Speek Gallery, Solva including showing of video made by The Slate ‘A Long Journey Home’. Entrance fee £3. 7 for 7.30 includes glass of wine and light refreshments. Tel 01437 721907 for details.

ARTists Pembrokeshire – Summer Exhibition featuring 3 Solva artists in the Tower and Café at Oriel y Parc. Heather Bennett Photographer, Ian McDonald Print maker and Raul Speek Artist. 14th July to 28th August 2009 9.30am to 5.30pm. Contact Oriel y Parc on 720392 for details.

September 19th 2009 at 7.30pm. at St David’s Cathedral, Pembrokeshire. ‘Pembrokeshire Weather Report’ Concert for Piano and other Voices composed and performed by Raul Speek (A Cuban in Wales). Contact 01437 721907 or email raul@raulspeek.co.uk for bookings and details.

Summer is always like this and I really like Spring and Autumn better because I have quality time to take photographs

Writing a blog

I went on a course yesterday about social media. Still all new and a bit scarey but also fascinating. The idea of trying to put across who I really am in an interesting way. It would be easy to get into all that old stuff about what happens if no one responds and then I just think well I will enjoy it so I will try anyway.

How do you feel? What would you write about?

Often I think in images so I will add an image to most posts. By the way the website of the man who gave the workshop is Andrew Lloyd Hughes and his website is http://www.milkwood.com/ You can get to his blog from there and its got loads of tips about how to deal with stuff like blogs, facebook etc. Easy to understand too - not over complicated language.

Enough about work, or that sort of work anyway. Was lucky enough to go up to Trehale Rare Breeds Farm (Mathry, Pembrokeshire) last week to take photos of the shearing and also very young piglets. Look at the one in the picture searching for his breakfast. Puts me off eating meat though!! I was lying on the earth at one time about three feet away from this enormous mother pig thinking I hope she realizes my intentions are good or this could get dicey and feeling totally happy just to be there. Then I started thinking I wonder what the piglet thinks? 'What is this enormous black shiney round clicking thing which is about a foot from my nose? It doesn't smell like I can eat it. And what is that long thing with four legs which at one moment is towering over me on two legs and then is lying down beside me with its strange snout and making odd noises?!

Think I'll stay close to Mum just in case'