Glastonbury Tor
My last few visits to Glastonbury Tor have been special – packed full of great characters accompanied by glorious weather. Today there we lots of colourful young women but the sky was a disappointing grey. Missile...
Monthly Archive: September 2017
Lynchcombe Steps
Berries, mists and sunsets. Autumn can be a special time at the Lynchcombe nature reserve. This Somerset Wildlife Trust reserve sits on the sunny south facing slopes of the Mendip Hills. In autumn berries...
Lynchcombe Steps
My son is home from university and so we did a final walk together around Lynchcombe. We did not expect to see many butterflies but it turned into a red admiral festival. Red Admirals...
Autumn Equinox
I’m usually the first to arrive at Glastonbury Tor but today is the autumn equinox and its was going to be very popular. I was beaten to the top by the druids. But, I got...
Glastonbury Tor
I could not resist going back up Glastonbury Tor. This time with some friends who were very keen to get up early. Glastonbury Tor Even looking away from the sunrise the sky is full...
Chasing Rainbows
The weather was perfect for rainbow chasing. Sunshine and Showers To create a rainbow you need the sun behind you and rain in front. So sunshine and showers are perfect – aka British weather...
Templecombe Sunrise
Its that time of year again when the sunrises as I drive, or even better cycle, to work. Plan B I drew up a plan for today… get up at 5:30am, go to the small village...
Mendip Mists
The southern edge of the Mendip Hills is one of the best places to see the mists across the Somerset Levels. Easy to reach view points such as the Deerleap picnic site offer...
Glastonbury Tor
A couple of weeks ago I went up Wearyall Hill in Glastonbury to photograph the sun rise from behind the Tor. From there, I could see tiny people a mile away high up on the...
Lynchcombe Steps
Back to Lynchcombe and the reserve’s only buddleia bush stole the show. The buddleia is known as the butterfly bush and it lived up to its name as silver-washed fritillaries danced around it flowers. I’m...
