Awakening Stars
Early morning before sunrise at Park Wood near Wells in Somerset. A pair of roe deer tip-toe around the edge of the woodland nibbling at the long grass. This was as close as I...
Monthly Archive: March 2024
The Lesser Celandine
There is a Flower, the Lesser Celandine, That shrinks, like many more, from cold and rain; And, the first moment that the sun may shine, Bright as the sun himself, ’tis out again! –...
Wood Anemones
It must be true that the sight of spring flowers bring joy to everyone. Well not everywhere has seasons like we have in the UK. So it is probably not true for everyone. But...
Spring Equinox
It is spring equinox again. Time to head up to the top of Glastonbury Tor. The more observant, looking at the feature image for this post, will have realised that I took these pictures...
Churchyard Primroses
Churchyards are gradually embracing their wilder side. I’m not sure that I have a wider side. But I love visiting the churches around my patch of Somerset. Churchyards can be full of life, and...
Lytes Cary Manor
Lytes Cary Manor I visited Lytes Cary on the bounce from Montacute House. This was my first visit so I did not know what to expect. What I found was an old medieval house...
Wibbly-wobbly Hedge
Montacute House Return to the Montacute village in South Somerset. This time to visit the big house with the same name. I was hoping to see the carpets of daffodils, but sadly most of...
Last Snowdrop Standing
I was surprised and delighted that one of my pictures (above) was on display next to the door of St Leonard’s Church in the village of Butleigh near Glastonbury in Somerset. It is a...
Bridges over Troubled Waters
Joining Westhay with Wedmore is a road called Blakeway. It cuts across the flat ground of the Somerset Levels. Apart from a couple of sharp bends near Sweets Tea Rooms this is a very...
Duck Duck Go
At the Somerset Wildlife Trust hide a hen harrier does a fly-by at Catcott. It spent time hunting, studying the reeds and long grass, before disappearing out of sight. Catcott Nature Reserve Next a...
