It IS raining. I know the title of the blog tells you it isn't always but it certainly was today...
Luckily reservoirs and waterfalls always look better after/during rain, when full to bursting. And bracken takes on a whole new glow when wet. Its just a bit damp for the photographer ...
There are four main dams in the Elan valley, supplying Birmingham - many miles away - with fresh drinking water. this great wall of a damn is Caban-coch – 35,530 megalitre capacity apparently and is, for those of us with an irrational fear of any water that isnt a hot shower, equal parts terrifying and beautiful. The noise is something else!
