Llongyfarchiadau i Blaid Cymru a Phlaid Cymru Gwynedd Maldwyn. Canlyniad ardderchog. Congratulations to @plaidcymru.bsky.social and Plaid Cymru Gwynedd Maldwyn. Excellent result. Probably the best we could hope for under the circumstances, and 4 seats in Gwynedd Maldwyn is a real achievement.

Happy Friday! I would quite happily be this bumblebee, sticking my nose in the gorgeous honeysuckle all day long. Carpet of Geum. Carpet of red campion. Lovely. #ukgardening #flowers #wildflowersnotweeds #wildlife

1/3 Bore da! Sut mae? Wythnos'ma, dw i wedi dysgu mae fy rhediadau i ddim yn bodoli mewn swigen. Good morning! How's it going? This week I learned my runs don't exist in a bubble. After struggling on Wednesday morning's run... #rhedeg #running #couchto5k ##dysgucymraeg

Gall Reform UK ddod i rym. Dyma eich cyfle olaf i’w hatal. Pleidleisiwch dros Plaid Cymru cyn 10YH heno.

Reform UK could get into power. This is your last chance to stop them. Vote Plaid Cymru before 10PM tonight.

There's still nearly five hours left to get out there and vote! Remember, in the Welsh Senedd elections you don't need identification or your polling card to vote. #vote #pleidleisio #Cymru #etholiadsenedf ##plaidcymru

1/2 I love the sights, smells and sounds of spring in full swing. They're hopeful, and bright, and make me glad. Azaleas and Rhododendrons. Deutzia, very happy not to be choked by bamboo any longer. More Clematis flowers. Another Rhododendron... #ukgardening #flowers #spring #blodau #gwanwyn

1/2 Bore da! Cofiwch i bleidleisio heddiw. Roedd o'n prysur yn y gorsaf bleidleisio pan mi es i chwarter wedi saith. Good morning! Remember to vote today. It was busy in the polling station when I went at quarter past seven...

1/2 Echium pininana (giant viper's bugloss) has reached orbit. They're such incredible (and huge) flower spikes. The individual flowers are beautiful and the bees love them... #ukgardening #echiumpininana #giantvipersbugloss #breathofthegreyking #mawddachestuary

Little foxmittens. The foxgloves are coming! Bristly hawkbit also assuming flowering position. It was a wildflower sort of a day. #ukgardening #wildflowers #wildflowersnotweeds #foxglove

1/2 A pootle and a potter. I wish every weekend were three days long. Pricked out the Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens' seedlings. I'm very excited about these as they're such beautiful plants... #growyourown #kitchengarden #bankholiday #peasaregood

1/3 Another day of pottering & potting. The little purple elder (Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla) has got its first flowers! I wonder if there'll be enough for cordial? The artichoke 'Violet Globe' are coming along nicely (yes, the bed needs a tidy... #ukgardening #growyourown #kitchengarden

The dawn chorus this morning, May 3rd 2026 Cytgan y wawr bore'ma, Mai trydydd 2026. Volume up! #dawnchorusclub @rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social

1/2 Today's garden highlights! The top highlight being out in my garden! Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum) from Norfolk Herbs doing lovely in its second year. Fluffy pots with Brunnera, Erigeron and Dianthus... #ukgardening #weekend #mygarden #spring #flowers

Finally for today... the Dolgellau swifts have returned for another year! There were several dozen a-swoopin' and a-hollerin' and having a fine old time, despite the rain. Lovely. They're not easy to get a photograph of. The tiny black dots in the brooding sky. That's them.

1/4 Roedd hi'n wych i gyfarfod fi AS i, Liz Saville Roberts yn Nolgellau heddiw. It was great to meet my MP Liz Saville Roberts in Dolgellau today. I was gardening in town and she took the time to come and say hello... #plaidcymru #partyofwales #vote #pleidleisiwch #senedd

1/2 Calon Mai Hapus! Happy Beltane! Happy May Day! Sumer is icumen in! What a beautiful May Day morning. There's blessed smatterings of rain around and the petrichor is intense... #calonmai #mayday #rhedeg #running #couchto5k

Calon Mai Hapus! Happy Beltane! Happy May Day! Sumer is icumen in!

It sure was hot today in the hills above the North bank of the Mawddach estuary. I saw this striking broom flower. There were lots of rampant Rhododendrons and some lovely views of Cadair Idris through the trees. #ukgardening #sunnyday #flowers #viewfromtheoffice #mawddachestuary

Blackbird in Clematis. The sea was deepest blue, with foam-crested brine. All I could see of a young slow worm after we had startled each other. #ukgardening #wildlife #viewfromthecanteen #sunnyday #thegardenofjanedelawney

1/2 A pleasant morning in a client's small woodland trying to separate out native bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) from non-native (Hyacinthoides hispanica). Although many are hybrids of some sort... #ukgardening #hyacinthoides #hyacinthoidesnonscripta #hyacinthoideshispanica #bluebells

1/4 Good evening, and welcome to another Toad Takeover! I was hiding in the compost, but Michael found me and persuaded me I might like to show you a few interesting things from the day, like me. #toadtakeover #toad #ukgardening #springflowers #spring

1/4 Anatomy or an asparagus bed. Well, I got it done. I wasn't sure how long it would take or whether it would be possible today, but it was, just. 1) The crowns are heeled-in in the area I cleared last year... #ukgardening #growyourown #kitchengarden #asparaguscrowns #asparagus

1/2 A splendid day for a splendid visit to Plas Brondanw gallery, cafe and gardens with friends. Soaking in the sunshine and culture of the open exhibition was really lovely... #weekend #sunnyday #plasbrondanw #cloughwilliamsellis #susanwilliamsellis #Portmeirion

Isn't it a lovely day. Things growing and flowering everywhere! Drumstick Primula. A lovely combination of tulip and Narcissus colours. Lily of the valley beginning to flower and smelling wonderful. Horse chestnut candles springing up. #ukgardening #sunnyday #flowers #spring #springflowers

1/2 Dw i wedi bod yn rhedeg ers un deg chwech wythnos rŵan. Pedwar mis. Dwi'n dal ffindio fo yn anodd ond dwi'n dal rhedeg tair waith y wythnos a dwi'n dal mynd typyn bach pellach bob amser. #running #rhedeg #couchto5k #dysgucymraeg

Figlets and fiddle heads and a bumblebee in a Rhododendron. #ukgardening #sunnyday #growyourown #spring

1/2 Some flowers, some wild, some not. See if you can spot the odd one out. Dog violet Speedwell Wisteria hitting its stride. Wood sorrel Navelwort flower spike ascending. #ukgardening #flowers #wildflowersnotweeds #viewfromtheoffice #breathofthegreyking

Yellow, yellow Rhododendron luteum in the blue, blue sky. I wish you could smell it too, it's divine! #standwithukraine #slavaukraini #ukgardening

NEWSFLASH! The asparagus crowns have arrived! This is Very Exciting. Or it will be in a couple of years when I can eat them. #ukgardening #asparagus #asparaguscrowns #growyourown #kitchengarden

What a lovely day! Coppery beech leaves and blue sky. Another gorgeous tulip display. I did plant these, but I didn't choose the bulbs. Mynydd Moel above St. Mary's from the Marian car park on my run this morning. There was frost first thing! #ukgardening #spring #burgeoning #Dolgellau

A nice day spent doing some sowing and potting up and pottering. I now have a dozen strawberry plants (variety Elsanta) for sale. They're all from last year's runners and have really strong root systems... #standwithukraine #slavaukraini #ukraine #ukgardening #growyourown

1/3 More flowers popping up, and herbaceous perennials rising, Lazarus-like from the barren ground I was sure were their graves. Summer snowflakes (Leucojum aestivum) Actea 'Queen of Sheba' which just wasn't there a week ago. #ukgardening #weekend #flowers #herbaceousperennials #cobblerschildren

1/2 Some gorgeous tulips in my client's garden this morning. I didn't plant those. But the apple trees smothered in blossom I have been looking after for the last couple of years... #ukgardening #tulips #blossomwatch #growyourown #kitchengarden

Wythnos pymtheg wedi gorffen. Ron i'n ar taith wrth yr afon Mersey dydd Llun. Mae'n neis i fod adra. Week fifteen finished. I was on tour by the river Mersey on Monday. It's nice to be home. #running #rhedeg #couchto5k #dysgucymraeg

Unsure which way the weather was going to go this morning, it made the correct decision and stayed fine until just before I left. The views are lovely, whatever the weather. Some red flowers coming through. Saxifrage, thrift and an abundant currant. #viewfromtheoffice #ukgardening #redflowers

1/2 After driving Miss Willow all the way to Colwyn Bay for a 10 minute dental appointment where the dentist said, yes, that's fine. We did at least stop in for a short, rainy, delightful turn around Bodnant Garden which included... #ukgardening #bodnantgarden #rainyday

Apple Blossom Pear Blossom Fresh blood red prickles on new rose stems A sleeping wasp princess #spring #bloodredroses #blossomwatch #ukgardening #thegardenofjanedelawney

After a full weekend, it's lovely to be back in Dolgellau. There's more flowers about. Emerging and emerged marigolds. The Brunnera is flowering profusely, although the leaves are a little on the small side. #ukgardening #spring #springflowers #theresnoplacelikehome

Thank you Belle and Sebastian. That was lovely. #belleandsebastian #ifyourefeelingsinister #sinister30

1/2 A brief cultural tour of central Manchester today. I love Rossetti and the pre-Raphaelites, I love libraries and I love trees, and architecture. #Manchester #culture #preraphaelite #standwithukraine #slavaukraini

Old skool

Un deg pedwar o redeg. Fy rhediad deugain eiliad i. Mae'n bore hyfryd. Fourteen weeks of running. My forty second run. It's a beautiful morning. Three hill runs this week. Still on thirty minutes, still nowhere near 5k. That's fine. #running #rhedeg #couchto5k #dysgucymraeg

The weather twists and turns like a twisty turny thing. What a grey and soggy day! Luckily, it was brightened by this soggy marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) and splendid starry Magnolia stellata. #ukgardening #rainyday #spring #springflowers

1/2 The Mawddach Estuary basking in the sunshine at low-ish tide this morning. There really has been some spectacular light whilst I've been on my morning runs this week. #sunnyday #mawddachestuary #viewfromtheoffice #breathofthegreyking

Trump lost this war in every possible sense — morally, legally, politically, economically, reputationally, and strategically.

Very grateful to wake up and find no civilizations have been erased overnight. I think it's probably past time he was got rid of isn't it?

Back to it today and phew, what a scorcher! This Berberis darwinii is on fire! #ukgardening #backtowork #berberisdarwinii

Tax return done. I think that's a record.

1/2 A little later than usual for my run this morning, it is a bank holiday, but it means I caught this sunrise. But the shepherd was lying! It's been a beautiful day. Although I've spent much of it underground... #bankholiday #sunnyday #redskyatmorning #cellar #diy