Monthly Archive: February 2014

Snowdrops

Snowdrops in the Sun

During my previous visit to Mells the light was soft and so considered good for flower photography.  But snowdrops glow in backlit sun.  The valley at Mells has steep sides and so you need...

Snowdrops

Snowdrops of Mells Valley

This time of year again for me to visit the Mells Valley to photograph the snowdrops.  I love snowdrops because they flower during winter but look so fragile; they can signal the beginning of...

Lynchcombe Sycamores

Lynchcombe Steps

First visit up to Lynchcombe for a while as part of my volunteer work  Not much happens there over winter unless the weather is wild.  But it does have some of the best views...

Mud

Old Stileway Farm

Spillway without Starlings again.  Not sure where they went, but they were not here.  Instead a series of pictures around the farm.

Stileway Starlings 5

Starling Trail

The Starlings in the fields around the village of Spillway before flying into Ham Wall nature reserve to roost for the night.  This is a favourite location of mine for photographing Starlings as the...

Turnbridge near flood

Floodwater on the Levels

Flooding across the Somerset Levels.  Here at Spillway near the Ham Wall nature reserve the water levels are at their limits.