โœ๏ธ ๐Ÿ“น July 2024



๐ŸŒž Welcome to July ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ All politicians are the same, arenโ€™t they? ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ Tench fishing and starting the new month how I intend to carry on ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ โšฝ๏ธ Talking fishing and Welsh football on Bayside Radio ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ The importance of rest and an evening tench session ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿ’ฐThis time next month, Deborah, weโ€™ll be millionaires ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ A tench session to start the day and two out of three ainโ€™t bad ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


โšฝ๏ธ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ A night in Ayrshire as the footballing adventures continue, this time north of the English border ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


โšฝ๏ธ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Behind-the-scenes at Rugby Park, the home of Kilmarnock FC ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿ“บ The Girl On The Pier (1953) ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ ๐ŸŽฃ A vote in a box and tench in a net ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ A general election all-nighter ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ ๐ŸŽฃ Once Labour hit 326 seats, I went tench fishing ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽ‰ โœ๏ธ Happy birthday, blog ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ Catching fish and then The Curse arrived ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


โšฝ๏ธ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ The flag remains ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


โœ๏ธ The Church at Hiraeth: Thoughts from the worlds of football and politics ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿ“บ The Flying Saucer (1950) ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ ๐Ÿ“ป The one that got away and the radio show ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ After work, fishing on the upper Severn ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Speaking at a careers event and the importance of character ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


โšฝ๏ธ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ UEFA Champions League football to get the season off to a great start ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


โšฝ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชFK Deฤiฤ‡โ€™s number one fan, Angelina Dreshaj ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


โšฝ๏ธ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ The flag continues to flutter proudly ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ Three species on a small pond angling session ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ Inspired by the small pond perch, I returned, this time with a focused approach but itโ€™s mostly about the pike ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ A great week for Welsh clubs in Europe ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ Variety is the spice of life, as they say, and after a couple of sessions on a pond and one on the river seven, it was nice to get back to the lake in pursuit of tench ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Memories are made of this: In Belfast for the July 12 parade ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ โšฝ๏ธ Fishing a prawn between lily pads and my Champions League pitch doormat ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ ๐ŸŒž Quality over quantity on a small pond, climate change and 1,097 weeks today ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


โœ๏ธ The Church at Hiraeth: Access all areas – Prepare for life, prepare for death ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ The assassination attempt on President Trump ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ ๐Ÿ“ปThe one that got away and Bayside Radio ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ The flag has been lowered ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โšฝ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช From Liverpool to Podgorica with the champions of Wales ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


โšฝ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชAt the national stadium in Montenegro, ahead of the UEFA Champions League fixture ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช Feeding the tourist gene with a walk around Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


โšฝ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช A great UEFA Champions League result for The New Saints in the Balkans ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ ๐ŸชดTench fishing and patience indeed proves to be a virtue, followed by an hour in the garden ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ โšฝ๏ธ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Fishing with prawn on a pond, football and shopping for tench food ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŒ’๐ŸŽฃ The sounds of the night and an early morning tench session ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŒฒA nature walk in Cotwall End Valley with my grandson, Tyler ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


โšฝ๏ธ The final pre-season friendly, as Macclesfield FC visit Park Hall ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


โœ๏ธ The Church at Hiraeth: The importance of character & The grass is always greener ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿฆ” ๐ŸŽฃ ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ› The hedgehog, the perch angling session, the bird feeding station and the radio slots ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โœˆ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ UEFA Champions League travel from Liverpool to Budapest ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


โšฝ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ A training session at Ferencvรกros Stadion in Budapest ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ A night walk around beautiful Budapest ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ โšฝ๏ธ Making carp rigs and chatting fishing and football with former Wales U21 international, Barrow, TNS and Wrexham defender, Simon Spender ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ A day walk around beautiful Budapest ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


โšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ UEFA Champions League football between Ferencvรกros and The New Saints ๐Ÿ“ฒmore


โšฝ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Ferencvรกros fans in the UEFA Champions League game against The New Saints ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ There are times when you push on, but there are also times when you canโ€™t ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸฆŒ๐Ÿ›๐Ÿˆ Muntjac, cinnabar moth caterpillars and damsons in Cotwall End Valley ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ Back on the tough tench trail ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ ๐Ÿš— Tench fishing, waging war on the motorist, the Simon Spender tinca challenge and The Curse ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ› ๐Ÿ›๏ธ The Simon Spender tench challenge, five interesting birds, 1099 weeks and shopping ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


โœ๏ธ The Church at Hiraeth: Seeing the big picture and letting your light shine ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ An early morning pond session, a muntjac and thoughts on commercial fisheries ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿ“ป โšฝ๏ธ ๐ŸŽฃ Radio, work and fishing on the upper Severn ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐ŸŽฃ Perch and prawn, a match made in heaven ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


โšฝ๏ธ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Behind-the-media scenes as The New Saints play Ferencvรกros in the UEFA Champions League ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿพ Dilwyn, the Bedlington terrier, plays ball in the garden ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ› Garden nature diary: July 2024 ๐Ÿ“ฒ more


๐Ÿฆ† Cotwall End Valley diary: July 2024 ๐Ÿ“ฒ more