Splotts Moor

Glastonbury Tor - Splotts Moor, Somerset, UK. ID BR51270

Glastonbury Tor – Splotts Moor, Somerset, UK. ID BR51270

Early morning flood adventures in the shadow of Glastonbury Tor.

Splotts Moor

When I visited the flood waters on Westbury Moor I also saw a lot of flooding around Splotts Moor.  So this morning I got out of bed in the hope of capturing the sun rise over the flood waters.

Floods on Splotts Moor - Nr Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. ID BR50956

Floods on Splotts Moor – Nr Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. ID BR50956

Unfortunately, a line of clouds killed my hopes of seeing the sun reflected in the waters.

Floods on Splotts Moor - Nr Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. ID BR50931

Floods on Splotts Moor – Nr Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. ID BR50931

But as the sun got higher in the sky it created long shadows across the landscape.

Glastonbury Tor - Splotts Moor, Somerset, UK. ID BR51157

Glastonbury Tor – Splotts Moor, Somerset, UK. ID BR51157

A flock of starlings returns to the fields after a night at roosting amongst the reeds at Ham Wall.

Glastonbury Tor - Splotts Moor, Somerset, UK. ID BR51187

Glastonbury Tor – Splotts Moor, Somerset, UK. ID BR51187

This early in the morning the shadows stretch across entire fields.

Hartlake Farm - Nr Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. ID BR51267

Hartlake Farm – Nr Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. ID BR51267

And finally…

Another long straight road with the name of Long Drove.  In our family we call this track the longest road in the world.

Long Drove - Nr Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. ID BR51591

Long Drove – Nr Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. ID BR51591

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