Yellow

Oilseed Rape - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB_2742

Oilseed Rape – Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB_2742

It is that time of year when yellow is everywhere.  The Glastonbury Canal that flows through the middle of the RSPB Ham Wall nature reserve is lined with bright yellow Oilseed Rape.

Oilseed Rape - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB_2528

Oilseed Rape – Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB_2528

It is popular with the early butterflies such as this red admiral.

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) - Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3006

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) – Ham Wall, Somerset, UK. ID JB_3006

High above the Somerset Levels the fields of the Mendip Hills covered in yellow dandelions.

Buttercups and Dandelions - Deerleap, Nr Wells, Somerset, UK. ID JB_1721

Buttercups and Dandelions – Deerleap, Nr Wells, Somerset, UK. ID JB_1721

The local campsites are yet to clear the buttercups from their fields ready for tents.

Buttercup Field - Bucklegrove, Westclose Hill, Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK. ID JB_9676

Buttercup Field – Bucklegrove, Westclose Hill, Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, UK. ID JB_9676

Across the county are fields of yellow Oilseed Rape.

Yellow Fields - East Lydford, Somerset, UK. ID 804_3547

Yellow Fields – East Lydford, Somerset, UK. ID 804_3547

Yellow everywhere.

Yellow Dawn - Sparkford, Somerset, UK. ID 804_3480

Yellow Dawn – Sparkford, Somerset, UK. ID 804_3480

And finally…

I wish the sky was bright blue, but you may have guessed from my previous posts that I do like a picture of pylons.  Perhaps I could try changing the sky in Photoshop 🙂

Yellow Power - Lansdown, Bath, Somerset, UK. ID 804_3170

Yellow Power – Lansdown, Bath, Somerset, UK. ID 804_3170

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