The Floods from Glastonbury Tor

Glastonbury Tor – Somerset, UK. ID IMG_7784

I’m a bit jealous of all those people posting beautiful drone images on social media.  I would love to get a drone, but I find their noise really annoying. This is probably because they are not mine.

The other day I went to the top of the Mendip Hills to see the flooding across the Somerset Levels.  But it was a bit too far away.  So today, I climbed Glastonbury Tor to get a closer view.

Usually, the top of the Tor is a good place to chat to interesting people.  Today, however, I had the place to myself and a few birds.

Sunrise

My last few trips to the top of the Tor have not been rewarded with a sunrise.  Today, that changed when the beautiful golden ball turning up on time.

Sunrise – From Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, UK. ID JB_6046

Before all this happened the moon and Venus looked awesome high in the night sky.

Moon and Venus – From Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, UK. ID JB_6009

The Floods

Brent Knoll sits under the pink Belt of Venus.  To be honest I do not fully understand the physics of the pink colour.  I do know it had nothing to do with Venus being the sky?

Belt of Venus – From Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, UK. ID JB_6019

Over at Godney Moor the fields were under water.  Running through the centre is the Division Rhyne – a ditch that connects the Hartlake River with the River Brue.  How do you know if the word River should come before or after its name?

Godney Floods – Godney Moor, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_8945

North of the village of Meare the fields are still covered in water.

Brent Knoll – From Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_8975

Nearby, South Moor was starting to dry up.

South Moor Floods – Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_9174

The Birds

While looking at the floods, I realised the local birds were looking straight at me.  This crow spooked me out for a few seconds.  But Meghan turned out to be happy-go-lucky kind of a crow who liked a bit of fun.

Carrion Crow – Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_8374

The little wagtail did not know the meaning of keeping still.  In a fleeting moment it stopped running and finally let me take their picture.

Pied Wagtail – Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_8736

And finally…

Half way down the hill this meadow pipet was soaking up the warm morning sun.

Meadow Pipit – Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_9234