A peaceful – if cloudy – day in Machynlleth, Wales. I had walked down to the Dyfi River to do a watercolor of the old bridge.
As I worked, I listened to the sheep and the birds.
And the fighter jets.
They were practicing their trade in the “Mach Loop,” a route that zooms – loudly – amongst the beautiful hills and valleys of this area of Mid Wales. (the bottom image is enlarged to show one of the jets a bit better).
A weird and contradictory experience: Enjoying the pastures and trees and hills that surround the small Welsh town, knowing that the jets will come screaming by on occasion.