And some cool pictures taken during a nice trip to the coast yesterday:

Two amusing purchases from a shop specializing in Japanese sweets from the 1980s. First, "Terrible Ghost Story Gum" and those inappropriate sugar cigarettes you haven't been able to buy in the UK for years now:

Sorry for the lack of updates, been somewhat sidetracked by work and medical issues. Feeling better, so some updates on the way, hopefully! It's November now and it's very much winter here; the temperature has dropped sharply now. As my wife says, "It's UK cold!" (She remembers the subzero temperatures of midnight at Weston-super-Mare beach on New Year's Eve). A rainy day here, so I took a couple of lovely shots of clouds coming down the mountains. And even though it's November the local town have put up their Christmas tree. It's not much by day, but the whole area is covered with lights and looks beautiful at night (photos to come soon!).