Welcome to Melanie’s June Monthly News, and here we are in yet another month that has flown by. We have been busy in the studio, but have got out and about this month when the weather has allowed. We have had some very warm days here, but equally some very cold and rainy days too. West Wales pretty much gets the brunt of the weather. So we have to make the most of our dry days!
One such beautiful day was an afternoon we took Lily for a walk on New Quay beach. It was still quite breezy, but it was warm enough for a paddle. We even saw a dolphin! Lily is quite hesitant to go into the sea. She will come in a little way but as soon as a wave comes along, she makes her way back. If you view the photo below, thats about as far as she will go in!
It would have been lovely to have had bright blue sky, but it wasn’t a bad day. And the tide was out so far, it was simply gorgeous.
Melanie’s June Monthly News – Poorly Lily and Beach Walk
The photo below is quite deceiving. We were on our way for a beach walk and it’s through a little woodland at the start. It’s so beautiful especially when the sun dapples through the trees.
Lily has been a little poorly of late, she is getting better now, one last vet trip hopefully this week. After the vet visit, we took her to the beach to cheer her up. She enjoyed trotting through the woodland. When she got on the sand… after having a drink from the stream.. proceeded to burry her nose in the sand! So the camera came out of course!
Thankfully the tide was out and it was a lovely day, we actually had blue sky!
A rare selfie of Nicholas and myself. What a really lovely day, it was like a holiday as it was a work week day! We even treated ourselves to chips and ice cream. Of course as Lily had been under the weather, she had a chip or two as well.
A view from the woodland over the inlet to the other side of the bay.
Still Running – Swansea Half Marathon
And finally! The moment we have all been waiting for this year. The Swansea Half marathon. We posed for a photo at the start, I think we all look a little apprehensive.
We had a group of friends in the crowd and this photo was taken right at the end, as soon as I saw them I headed over for some quick high fives and then off to the finish line. It does look like I was flying below. I did the half which is 13.2 miles in 2hrs 24mins. I now have a time to beat. Swansea is the flattest course. We are all booked into Cardiff Half in October in which I have heard talk of a ‘hill’ there. I can also imagine the weather will be a lot cooler and possibly rainy, but we shall find out!
Here we are at the end. There were a couple of us missing from each group photo, but we were all very happy with our efforts and times. Especially Julie in the middle who did it in 1hr59!!
We all received a T-shirt and medal. It’s pretty bright! It will be good for winter running to be seen along the roads.
We really hope that you have enjoyed reading about what we have been getting up to here this month. If you missed last months news head on over the Melanie’s Month May News and take a look at the chicks photos. They aren’t so chick like anymore! I will have new photos of them next month as they will have grown even more. Have a wonderful month everyone and keep safe!
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