I must admit, I am a lark rather than an owl. I am pretty useless after about 10pm and I am rarely in bed later than 10.30pm. I am lucky enough to sleep well and when I wake up (usually after around 7 hours) I am wide awake and pretty much ready to go. I absolutely love getting out in nature as soon as I can and, if the weather is clear, I love to see the sunrise.
I am lucky enough to live in a location where there are a couple of locations, close to my home that are fabulous for sunrises. Big open skies and great views. One of these in in a quarry in my local nature reserve and the other is at the National Trust, Dinefawr Castle. This site has become one of my favourite places to go is I think the light conditions are going to be good for a sunrise. It is a short drive from my home and I can do a wonderful loop walk, up through Castle Woods (owned by the Wildlife Trust) and up to the castle. Going early means I rarely see anyone and can experience sunrise, from a castle, on my own.
This morning's forecast was really good and after weeks of grey, drizzly and misty mornings, I really need a sunrise!
I headed to Llandeilo early and it was swathed in mist, but I could see that the cloud was hanging low in the valley and yet, looked clear at the castle. Wren and I strode up through the woods, the sounds of woodpeckers drumming and robins singing.
As we walked up towards the castle, the skies were lightening and the whole area, crisp with frost, looked truly wonderful. The air was clean and cold.
I have experienced many sunrises at this location, but this morning was one of the best. A cloud inversion, meant the area below the castle was still cloaked in mist, yet the top of the castle gave me the most wonderful of views.
I feel as if someone has plugged me into the mains and I am literally charging up, when I am in this special light. I wanted to find out more about the science behind it and this led me to produce this video.
I know it isn't always easy to be able to fit a sunrise into a busy life. If you can, I do really recommend it......
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