Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈

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

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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Poster for Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities featuring a man’s face partially merged with a dark, intricate cabinet filled with eerie objects and creatures. The design has a moody blue and brown colour palette, with the tagline “Open Your Mind to Fear” at the top and the Netflix logo and release date at the bottom.
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.
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.
A photo of lots of boats in a marina where the reflection is reflected in the water.
A photo of two pieces of chocolate honeycomb, one of which looks like the head of Darth Vader from Star Wars
A photo of two doors with steps leading up to them, covered in purple flowers.
A photo of a purple, glass, number sign with the number 109 on it.
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.'
A photo of a man wearing sunglasses standing on a bridge in Venice, looking towards the canals.
A photo of an old cash register with all the buttons and cash-drawer.
A photo of a black-and-white Welsh Cardigan Corgi sitting next to a sofa, looking towards the camera.
A photo looking down on a garden pot of spring-flowering bulbs
A photo of a very rusty, old lock
A photo of a corgi looking towards the beach from a high cliff.
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A photo of a barman pouring a drink into a glass.
A photo taken inside a stadium of thousands of people at a Take That concert.
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A photo looking up at a round Art Deco light shade.
A photo of a wet road with snow-covered sides.
A room in a whiskey store with a wooden floor and orange bottles as ceiling lights, lit up.
A closeup of lots of orange items
An image of Victoria Wood and Julie Walters in Dinnerladies.
A photo of a dirty window that has paint peeling off its frame. On the other side of the window are some striped blue and white curtains
An image for the TV show Heated Rivalry.
A photograph of three shelves of blue and white rolled-up towels.
A photograph of a pint of cider in a glass that has vibrant-coloured apples and leaves on it.
A photo of two white doors with glass panels, some of which have artwork engraved on them. One has the number 28 on it, and the other has the number 30.
A photo of a man having a woman adjust his t-shirt in a bar.
A photograph taken just before sunrise of the sea from the beach. The sky is orange and light blue, and birds can be seen flying. In the sky, there is a white vapour from the tail of an aeroplane.
A photograph of a snowy and icy landscape just after sunrise.
A photo of a Christmas tree standing next to a window.
A photo of two Welsh Cardigan corgis sat next to a Christmas tree.
An image of a poster for the movie Diamonds Are Forever.
A photo of a Welsh Cardigan Corgi lying on a large blue cushion with a dalmatian pattern.
A photo of a large decorative reindeer that looks like it has collapsed on the floor.
A photo of the cast members of the pantomime, Cinderella. All the cast are dressed up in sparkling costumes.