Mendip Sunset

Winter Evening – Deerleap, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_3073

Perfect Sunset

I looked out my window, saw the clear blue sky, and immediately thought there could be good sunsets this evening.  I quickly packed my camera and tripod and dashed up the Mendip Hills to the Deerleap picnic car park.  I did not know then how perfect the sunset was going to be.

Lynchcombe Sycamores – Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_3079

Across the Deerleap field for a classic view of the Lynchcombe sycamores.

Gateway to the sunset – Cooks Fields, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_3211E

I had seen pictures of this gateway on the internet, but despite literally hundreds of visits to Lynchcombe I had not found it.  Crazy, its only a few metres from the top corner of Lynchcombe.

Axe Valley Sunset – From Cooks Fields, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_3239

The sun dropped behind the Isle of Wedmore in the Axe Valley.

Sheep at Sunset – Cooks Fields, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_3246

After the sun had disappeared below the horizon this group of sheep came other to see what I was doing.

Lynchcombe Sycamores – Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_3260H

With the sun gone the sky gradually turned red.

Top Field – Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. IF JB1_3284

Time to head back to the car park.

Deerleap Sunset – Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_3330H

The sky above Glastonbury Tor had turned blue and pink.

Glastonbury Tor – From Deerleap, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_3344H

Looking back, the sycamores looked as if they were on fire.

Lynchcombe Sycamores – Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_3358H

And Finally…

Back at the picnic site the pussy willow tree made a great silhouette.

Pussy Willow – Deerleap, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_3403