Going for a Ride
Mudgley – From North Chine Drove, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_6732
I have been going for lots of cycle rides as the lockdown eases. Its a time to escape for a couple of hours in the middle of the week and enjoy some sunshine.
On the Levels
Perfect for cycling the Somerset Levels offers miles of virtually traffic free flat country lanes. Every few miles you will reach a small village marked out with black and white finger posts.
Ilchester 7 3/4 – Barton St David, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_6611
Mr Blue Sky
Astonishing deep blue skies, rare for our British summers.
Rattling Bow – Tealham Moor, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_6217
The weather has been perfect this spring and summer.
Henley Hill – Wookey, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_6474P
Buttercups everywhere.
Buttercup Meadow – Walton Hill, Nr Street, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_1311
Finger Posts
Many of the traditional finger posts have been beautifully restored.
Blackford 1 1/4 – Tealham Moor, Nr Blackford, Somerset, UK. ID DSC_9064
The skies are so blue against their white paint.
Ilchester 7 3/4 – Barton St David, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_6609
Some still need a coat of paint.
Ivythorn 3/4 – Walton Hill, Nr Street, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_1337
Others will need a bit more work.
And (ersea) – Andersea, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_6599
Flowers
In this patch of England, however little, there are always flowers.
Little England – Othery, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_3453
A drainage ditch becomes a wildlife haven.
Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) – Nr Mudgley, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_6785
Meadow sweet covers the fields and lines the ditches.
Mudgley – From North Chine Drove, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_6753
A working place
The levels are a place for workers too.
Hay Baling – Court Farm, Wookey, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_6635
And a few old timers.
Leyland Tractors – Stathe, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_6602
Some vehicles have not moved much during the pandemic.
Happy 2020 Christmas – Batcombe, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_6326
And finally…
Time to get some shade wherever it can be found.
Shady Sheep – Baltonsborough, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_3535
