New Year on Newborough Beach, Anglesey – mainland Wales in the mist
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We began and ended 2022 on the island of Anglesey in North Wales. In between there were meanderings to favourite spots in Shropshire and around and about the town of Much Wenlock.So here we have a random selection of a year’s happy moments and things that caught my eye.
January walk on Wenlock Edge – looking down on Much Wenlock
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On the Cutlins in February
And finding aconites: first signs of spring
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The Linden Walk in early March
And alder catkins in the Linden Field
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April over the garden fence
Oil Seed Rape in full flourish in the Corve Valley
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May on the Linden Walk
And on Windmill Hill
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June on Wenlock’s old railway line
And on the Stiperstones viewing the Devil’s Chair from a respectful distance
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June in the garden
And on the Bull Ring, Much Wenlock
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July in the garden
And in the Shropshire Hills at Mitchell’s Fold
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August over the garden fence
And with the Cutlins MacMoos during the two-day heatwave
And after the wheat harvest on Callaughton Ash
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September: harvesting the field beans in Townsend Meadow
Gathering storm clouds, but no rain
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Early October and back to Wales: Barmouth Beach
And October’s end in Ludlow
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November: windfall quinces at the allotment
And a sundowner stroll on Windmill Hill
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December over the garden fence
And on hoar-frosty Downs Hill
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And so back to the beach, Lligwy, Anglesey, January 2023
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Lens-Artists: Favourite 2022 images John at Journeys with Johnbo sets the theme for this week.
Tish Farrell 
What an awesome yearly review Tish. Sorry, I can’t pick a favorite. It might be your countryside landscapes. Have a great 2023!
All the best to you, too, Anne.
Not a bad year overall? Love the aconites, the over the fence blossom and Ludlow Castle and that lovely misty Header. Not too far to wander, Tish. Just far enough?
Hello, Jo. You’ve reminded my that I’ve forgotten to post some Ashes Hollow photos taken after Christmas. I seem to remember you and Mick passed that way on one of your Shropshire walks. All the best with your upcoming wanderings, and hoping your weather has improved from the last time we ‘talked’. Guess what, we’ve had lots more pouring rain today. We’ll float away soon.
Just enough rain to bring the reservoirs back to near normal, Tish. Interspersed with lovely sunshine so I have no complaints 😉 💖
Tish, these are all wonderful photos for 2022. Have fun gathering photos in 2023 😀
Many thanks for that lovely comment, Cee. All the best to you too, photo gathering and all.
This is indeed an amazing collection of a year gone by. Very lovely 🙂
Cheers, Hammad. Thank you.
All is well over at your place. Thanks for reminding us.
All seems well, Beverly. And yes, it’s good to think about this version of ‘reality’.
What an interesting nd diverse year you have had! Better than any commercial calendar!
Ah, Cora. That’s a fine compliment 🙂
What an album of memories! Lovely photos.
Many thanks, Margaret.
What a lovely way to look back through the year, lots of memories. Hope you have another good year with lots of happy memories to record.🤗
And all the very best to you and Jack, Pauline. Keep forging ahead, both, in your sky-home.
No need to wander far when you have wonderful views as these. You seem to have found your happy place. Lovely photos.
Thanks for that v. appreciative comment, Jude. We are lucky to live in Shropshire and so close to much loved spots in Wales.
A beautiful year’s worth Tish, your wanderings seem to bring you many of natures blessings. My fav of the set is the Oct Ludlow image but they’re all lovely
Many thank, Tina. And yes, I’ve definitely had a good year out in the natural world 🙂
Tish, these are of course all wonderful but that top photo of the rain is just so compelling!
That’s definitely one of my favourites too, and a favourite location. The light and weather seem to change every second across the strait in winter.
Such a beautiful year in photos, Tish. But my favorite here is the windmill at sunset. What beautiful light! All the best in 2023!
And all the very best to you, Patti. I’m looking forward to your 2023 photo-postings.
Thanks, Tish! I’m hoping to take more trips this year….Have you started planning your garden yet?
No plans yet for the garden, apart from tidying when the rain finally stops, which if recent weather patterns are anything to go by, probably won’t be until March! And then it will be all systems go.
I love the way you’ve taken us through the year with these shots, reminding us of all we have to look forward to in the spring and summer in particular. I think my favourite is the Ludlow Castle shot – you found the perfect position for it!
Thanks, Sarah, and especially for picking up my notion of reminding myself and others of all the good things to look forward to in the coming year. We surely do need to focus on all the things that truly nourish us and make us happy 🙂
A beautiful gallery of your year in photography, Tish. Those rural shots, especially the one with the farm equipment, remind me of my home in North Dakota in the summertime.
Many thanks, John. I really enjoyed your challenge. So good to focus the mind on the best things in life 🙂
Wapicha wazuri sana. Happy New Year, Bonne Année Memsahib. 🙏🏻
Cheers, Brian. Bonne Annee to you too.
A very lovely year, though I especially love the monochrome storm. It’s a great mood picture.
Many thanks. That’s my favourite too.
Wonderful photos. That’s a stunning opener. Seeing them all together I realize that I’m fascinated by the light that you’ve captured. It’s so specifically of the high temperate latitude.
Thank you for that v.perceptive comment. I’m fascinated by light, and at the moment you have to look quite hard to find it 🙂 Lots of rain and low cloud in the UK today.
Loved the images