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Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈

@hughsviewsandnews.com

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Dyslexic blogger, writer, author, keen photographer and time-traveller. Dog Dad to two Welsh Cardigan Corgis. Blog: hughsviewsandnews.com Located: Swansea, Wales. Two short story and flash fiction collections - Glimpses and More Glimpses.

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Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 17/10/2026

I suppose you could say this wall is pebble-dashed? #BlueSkyArtShow Theme #Walls #Photography

A textured stone retaining wall built with gray concrete blocks, where numerous painted rocks and smooth pebbles have been placed along the ledges. The rocks feature colourful designs, handwritten messages, rainbow patterns, and small pictures displayed across the staggered tiers under bright sunlight, with numerous smooth pebbles

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 15/10/2026

This is why you need a heated windscreen in your car, but frost does make some lovely patterns to look at while you wait. #Alphabetchallenge #WeekOForOpaque #Photography

A macro, close-up photograph of delicate ice frost patterns coating a glass surface in a cool blue shade. The crystalline ice crystals fan out across the frame in intricate, feathery, fern-like structures.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 14/10/2026

No view out or through those wings #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpaque #Photography

A macro view of a Box Tree Moth resting on a textured, pebbled glass window panel. The moth features striking translucent white wings bordered by thick, dark brown edges, set against the rippled, greenish blur of the outdoor background.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 13/10/2026

Shuttered! #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpaque #Photography

$A four-pane window set in an off-white frame, featuring shattered safety glass with an intricate, spiderweb-like pattern of fine cracks across all four sections. Through the fractured glass, green outdoor foliage, trees, and a clear blue sky are softly visible in the background.$

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 09/10/2026

Yeah, I know it's only 77 days until Christmas, but this fits well... Plus, I've already eaten a box of mince pies and have started on the Iced Christmas cake slices... #AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNeon #Photography

A close-up shot of an illuminated infinity mirror light shaped like a reindeer head, resting on a windowsill at night. The decoration features glowing LED lights creating an endless tunnel effect, with a red oval nose, white snout, orange face, and multi-coloured lights in green, red, and blue accenting the antlers. Small golden bauble ornaments hang nearby, and its reflection is visible in the windowpane behind it.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 06/10/2026

One night in New York City and the world's your... #Alphabetchallenge #WeekNForNeon #photography

A night photograph of Radio City Music Hall in New York City during the holiday season. Vertical neon signs glowing in red and blue spell out "RADIO CITY" along the facade, situated above a brightly lit marquee. A tall, illuminated white Christmas tree sits atop the marquee structure. Traffic, including a yellow taxicab, moves along a wet street reflecting the vibrant red, pink, and yellow city lights.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 05/10/2026

When the circus came to town... #AlphabetChallenge #WeekNForNeon #Photography

An indoor shot inside a circus tent showing an entrance structure draped with rich red curtains under purple ambient lighting. Above the curtained doorway, an illuminated curved sign glows with the yellow text "JAY MILLERS". Stage lights line the metal truss above the entrance. In the bottom-right corner, a small text watermark reads "@hughsviewsandnews.com"

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 22/09/2026

Looking in the convex traffic safety mirror. All clear! #Alphabetchallenge #WeekLForLookingIn #Photography

A rectangular convex traffic safety mirror mounted on a metal pole in a grassy area. The mirror's frame is off-white with alternating red and white reflective dashes around its border. In the mirror's distorted reflection, a person in a blue jacket and hat stands in the centre, taking a photo with a smartphone, with a large modern building, paved road, and trees visible behind them.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 21/09/2026

Looking into the greenhouse in early spring 2020 (just after lockdown). #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLookingIn #Photography #garden

A small, wooden-framed glass greenhouse with decorative roof finials sitting outdoors on a wooden deck next to a raised garden bed. Inside, terracotta and green plastic plant pots are arranged on the floor and on two wooden shelves along the left wall. The greenhouse is surrounded by a wooden fence, with bare trees visible against a bright, sunny sky in the background.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 01/09/2026

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforIntegers #Photography #TransportTuesday #Transport All aboard...Tickets, please

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 30/08/2026

It's great to see what local artists are doing with the telephone exchange boxes in Swansea. I especially love this one! Check the alt-text for more details. #Photography #Swansea #Art #SilentSunday #Wales

A decorated utility box outdoors featuring artwork dedicated to the Mumbles Railway. The box is painted in warm brown wood-grain tones and decorated with historical graphics, including an old map of Swansea Bay, a historic railway ticket ("Swansea and Mumbles Railway"), a vibrant red double-decker tram illustration, and a poster titled "On the trail of... THE MUMBLES RAILWAY 1804 - 1960". The smaller panel on the right features directional arrows pointing to "Y Mwmbwls" (Mumbles) pointing left and "Abertawe" (Swansea) pointing right.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 04/08/2026

A passing shower. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEphemeral #Photography #weather

A view looking out through a rain-streaked glass window covered in clear water droplets. In the softly blurred background, a patio table holds several potted plants filled with bright yellow spring flowers, such as daffodils. Beyond the patio, a green grassy lawn stretches back to a wooden garden fence under soft outdoor lighting.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 03/08/2026

Sometimes life doesn't follow us. Meet Reg. He has all the answers. #MondayBlogs #CreativeWriting #LGBTFiction #FlashFiction #life #LGBTQI #ShortStory

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 02/08/2026

Name the last film you've seen.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 29/07/2026

Into the night. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDark #Photography #NighttimePhotography

A large country house glows warmly through its windows on a misty night, with bright exterior lights illuminating a formal garden of trimmed hedges, topiary, and a fountain. Dense fog softens the scene, creating an atmospheric and slightly mysterious mood. A watermark reading "hughsviewsandnews.com" appears in the lower-right corner.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 24/07/2026

The Crunchy Bridge - Swansea, South Wales Can you tell why it's called 'Crunchy '? #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCurves #Photography #Bridges

An elevated view looking along a curved golden pedestrian bridge over a multi-lane city road lined with traffic. The bridge features a striking gold-coloured, laser-cut metallic canopy with abstract geometric cutouts. On the left, a tall, modern building clad in reddish-orange patterned bricks stands beside the bridge's stone support structure. Dark, stormy grey clouds loom heavily in the sky overhead.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 16/07/2026

The long walk home. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBehind #Photography

A nighttime view looking down a narrow, paved alleyway framed at the top by a curved metal archway reading "ANGEL HOTE". A man with grey hair, seen from behind, walks down the centre of the path wearing a dark quilted jacket and dark trousers with his hands clasped behind his back. Overhead, multiple strings of warm fairy lights and colourful, triangular bunting flags are draped across the space between the stone and brick buildings on either side. In the background, a metal gate stands at the end of the alley under the dark sky.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 14/07/2026

No front seat for me. Behind the rest of the audience. A great view, though. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBehind #Photography #HumansOfBluesky

A high-angle view from the back of a packed theatre auditorium looking down toward the stage. A large, diverse audience of many rows of seated people is visible from behind as they wait for a performance. The stage is dark, featuring a large, rectangular metal truss structure in the centre, flanked by hanging sound systems and lighting rigs suspended from the high ceiling. Sound and lighting control desks with glowing monitors are nestled within the centre of the seating area.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 13/07/2026

Waiting for my mates to arrive. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBehind #CorgiCrew #DogsofBlueSky #Pets #Dogs #Photography

A view from behind a brindle Cardigan Welsh Corgi sitting in the grass of an urban park. The dog has large upright ears, a thick white ruff around its neck, and a long tail with a white tip. It is looking ahead toward a tall, dark stone monument or sculpture that arches over a bell. Red wreaths sit at the base of the monument. In the background across the green park, brick residential buildings, bare trees, a red double-decker bus, and a paved walking path are visible under a bright sky.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 10/07/2026

The Trouble With Chocolate #humour #food #audreyhepburn

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 10/07/2026

A once beautiful place to live. Sadly, the owners have abandoned it, leaving it to nature. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbandoned #Photography

A slightly low-angle, eye-level outdoor shot showing a wide, overgrown path or garden area leading toward a house. In the foreground, green weeds and sprouts grow out of a dark, stony ground. On the right, a two-story white house with a dark tiled roof and a white front door is partially hidden behind lush green trees and a tall, slender evergreen. To the left and in the background, thick, leafy green trees form a dense forest border beneath a bright blue sky dotted with white clouds.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 01/07/2026

Yes, they were delicious 😉 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekZforZany #photography #food

A clear plastic tub with a white lid sits on a windowsill, filled with green foil-wrapped chocolates designed to resemble Brussels sprouts. The label reads: "Candyhouse Ltd – Brussel Sprouts. What's Not to Like? Foil Wrapped in Milk Chocolate. 200g." The playful packaging makes the chocolates look like real sprouts, creating a humorous novelty gift.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 25/06/2026

Share some 'cooling down' photos. To help all of us experiencing the horrible heat and humidity right now...I hope this helps to cool you down. #weather #photography

A backyard patio area heavily blanketed in thick snow. In the center, a dark gray rattan garden furniture set—consisting of a rectangular table, a large curved sofa, and two smaller benches—is topped with several inches of smooth, fluffy white snow, making them look heavily cushioned. To the left, a small potted topiary tree is also weighed down by snow. In the background stands a textured light brown brick wall, and snowflakes can be seen falling through the air.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 25/06/2026

Throwback Thursday is back. Learn how meaningful blog comments can boost engagement, improve SEO rankings, and strengthen your blogging community. Discover practical tips to boost engagement and keep readers coming back for more. #BloggingTips #ThrowbackThursday #Engagement

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 25/06/2026

To all our Corgi friends, other dogs and their owners out there. #CorgiCrew #Corgi #Dogs

A festive greeting card displayed on a wooden table surrounded by evergreen branches, red berries, and warm fairy lights. The card features two corgis wearing Christmas-themed party hats in front of a decorated fireplace. Large text reads, “Happy Junemas!” with the message, “A very Merry Corgi-mas and a wonderful half-year to you!” Additional text at the bottom says, “Warmest wishes from our Corgi pack to yours!” The scene combines Christmas decorations with a playful mid-year celebration theme.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 24/06/2026

You've beaten me hands down, Martin. Make sure you cover every bit of skin with sun cream if you're going out.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 21/06/2026

Happy Father's Day, Dad. You may no longer be with us, but you are always remembered every day of the year.

Portrait of an older man with white hair smiling warmly at the camera. He is wearing a light beige suit jacket over a black shirt and a patterned tie. The photograph is softly lit, with a neutral brown backdrop creating a formal studio-portrait appearance.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 10/06/2026

Topping up the sea. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWater #Photography

A landscape photograph shows marram grass in the foreground on a sandy beach. Behind it is the sea and a large, stormy cumulonimbus cloud dominates the sky above the horizon, to the left. The sun is shining from behind the photographer, backlighting the clouds against the blue sky and highlighting the water. The land and buildings of a coastal city can be seen along the shoreline in the far background.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 03/06/2026

Voice of a legend. #Alphabetchallenge #WeekVForVocal #EltonJohn #Photography

A large vertical outdoor concert screen with a thin blue neon border captures a close-up performance by Elton John. He is wearing prominent, sparkly black eyeglasses with orange lenses and a vibrant red, white, and blue patterned blazer detailed with silver rhinestones. He is singing into a microphone, with a piano surface visible just below his hands. The screen is mounted on a massive black scaffolding stage structure, with a row of warm stage lights visible along the bottom edge of the display.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 20/05/2026

This was a fun find #alphabetchallenge #weekTforTime #photography

A whimsical carved wooden grandfather clock with cartoon-like eyes and arms stands in a hallway beside a small stuffed rabbit toy. The clock appears to wave with one hand raised, while a sign above a nearby doorway reads “Residents Lounge.” Fire extinguishers are mounted on the wall to the right, and a cosy lounge room with flowers and books is visible through the doorway.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 16/05/2026

I've only just discovered this little piece of beauty. I'm only two episodes in, but wow, wow, wow! Does anyone know if there's only one season of it? Available on Netflix in the UK. Check it out if you dare.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 11/05/2026

#Alphabetchallenge #WeekSForSongs I Can't Stand The Rain - Ann Peebles (1973)

Raindrops cling to a windowpane, sharply in focus against a softly blurred view of a garden, wooden fence, and a cream-coloured house beneath a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 05/05/2026

A beautiful setting by a natural pond in Narberth, South Wales, UK #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforReflections #Photography #Wales #Cymru

A large white countryside house with multiple gabled roofs sits behind a calm pond, its reflection mirrored in the water. The surrounding landscape features green lawns, tall grasses, and trees under a cloudy sky, creating a peaceful rural scene.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 04/05/2026

Swansea Marina - South Wales, UK. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforReflections #Photography #Boats #Swansea #Wales

A photo of lots of boats in a marina where the reflection is reflected in the water.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 04/05/2026

Does anyone else see what I see? #MayTheFourthBeWithYou #StarWarsDay #Photography

A photo of two pieces of chocolate honeycomb, one of which looks like the head of Darth Vader from Star Wars

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 23/04/2026

Two doors for the price of one. But which one is the best? #AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPurple #photography #AdoorableDoors #ThursdayDoors

A photo of two doors with steps leading up to them, covered in purple flowers.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 20/04/2026

#WeekPforPurple #AlphabetChallenge #Photography

A photo of a purple, glass, number sign with the number 109 on it.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 18/04/2026

I've no idea how old this postbox is, but just imagine all the mail that's been put inside. Not forgetting all the election leaflets and 'we tried to deliver your parcel' notifications. #postboxsaturday #Photography

A photo of an antique postbox, coloured green, with a horse image on the front. The flap covering the slot is gold-coloured, and says 'Letters.'

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 17/04/2026

you see this, post a pic of you in glasses

A photo of a man wearing sunglasses standing on a bridge in Venice, looking towards the canals.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 17/04/2026

Who remembers these? Did you ever operate one? #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOld #Photography

A photo of an old cash register with all the buttons and cash-drawer.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 31/03/2026

Say hello to Toby. The Queen's Corgi #WeekMforMovies #AlphabetChallenge #Photography #CorgiCrew #DogsofBluesky #Corgi #Dogs

A photo of a black-and-white Welsh Cardigan Corgi sitting next to a sofa, looking towards the camera.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 29/03/2026

Now that the clocks have sprung forward in the UK... #Photography #SilentSunday #Spring #Flowers

A photo looking down on a garden pot of spring-flowering bulbs

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 19/03/2026

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekKforKaput #photography

A photo of a very rusty, old lock

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 17/03/2026

Dad, can we please go on the beach? Happy #tongueouttuesday corgi fans! #CorgiCrew #corgi #corgisky #photography

A photo of a corgi looking towards the beach from a high cliff.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 16/03/2026

I invite you to delve into a world created by diverse voices from around the globe. Curious to discover what… hughsviewsandnews.com/2026/03/16/un…

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 09/03/2026

Have you ever taken a dance class? #Dance #Fiction #FlashFiction #Paranormal #Ghosts #GhostStories hughsviewsandnews.com/2026/03/09/re…

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 07/03/2026

Yes, the drinks were always #Flowing when I was a barman. #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #OldPhotos #Bars #LGBTQI

A photo of a barman pouring a drink into a glass.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 05/03/2026

Take That Concert. #HumansOfBluesky #photography

A photo taken inside a stadium of thousands of people at a Take That concert.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 02/03/2026

Tired of your comments appearing as 'Anonymous?' Here's why it happens and how to fix the issue. #MondayBlogs #WordPress #Blogging… hughsviewsandnews.com/2026/03/02/ho…

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 28/02/2026

Look up - always look up For the #BlueSkyArtShow with the theme #round #Photography #Lights

A photo looking up at a round Art Deco light shade.