The start of a new week here at Bigland Towers, although a lot of it will be spent elsewhere – beginning tomorrow. Today’s been spent catching up on work, picture editing and writing. Yesterday we received a bit of a battering from the latest storm (Ashley) which brought strong winds that have brought down a heck of a lot of leaves. Today the wind’s abated, leaving behind a colourful carpet along roads, pavements gardens. The weather’s still very mild for the time of year and clear skies and sunshine have re-appeared after all the rain. This is welcome as tomorrow I’ve got to travel down to Swindon to meet up with friends and colleagues ready for an event the Permanent Way Institution (PWI) are holding on Wednesday, which I’ll be working at. When it was held last year it chucked it down with rain which made the job rather challenging. So, today I’ve also been busy brushing down all my PPE as I need be suitably dressed. Expect a rolling blog from me tomorrow as I make my way down to Swindon via a couple of stops on the way which (if all goes to plan) should produce some unusual pictures.

In the meantime, here’s today’s picture which is another from last week’s trip to Wales. Not that you’d guess where the shot was taken as it looks more like Italy, but that’s the beauty of Portmeirion for you!

Be seeing you…

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