Monthly Archive: April 2023

Wells - From Yarley Hill, Nr Henton, Somerset, UK. ID JB_7626

Yarley Hill

A few years ago I often visited to this ash tree up on the hill above the village of Yarley in Somerset.  Today, with a favourable weather forecast, I made a nostalgic trip to...

Cowslips - Shepton Mallet, Somerset, UK. ID JB_6969

Cowslip Road

Shepton Mallet is often overshadowed by its more well known neighbours of Glastonbury and Wells.  But earlier in the year it put on another fabulous display of snowdrops, and now it is the time...

Wood Anemones - Park Wood, Somerset, UK. ID 810_3868

Wood Anemonies of Park Wood

Park Wood on the outskirts of Wells in Somerset is one of my favourite spring time locations.  Each year a million little stars bring joy to the woodland floor. A carpet of flowers covers...

Glastonbury Tor before Dawn - From Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK. ID JB_6578

Surprise Spring Mist

As we approached Easter we had a few days of clear blue skies.  The forecast for the following morning was very cold with a good chance of some springtime mist.  All this and a...

Church of All Saints - Ashcott, Somerset, UK. ID JB_6228

Ashcott Spring

Ashcott is a small village on the low ridge of the Golden hills in Somerset between Walton and Shapwick.  It has pubs which is great see these days. In the churchyard the spring blossom...

Easter Letter Box - Yarley, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_3617

Happy Easter

I had to stop on my cycle ride to have a look at this wonderful post box in Yarley. Beautiful. Its Easter so here are some lambs… … and some daffodils. And the sun...

Sheep in Spring - Walton, Somerset, UK. ID JB_5571

Walton Spring

Walton This small Somerset village sits on the road just west the town called Street. Sadly, the church is yet to welcome its wilder side.  It has very few flowers, only a handful of...