Tealham Reservoir

Totney Drove - Tadham Moor, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_2172

Totney Drove – Tadham Moor, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_2172

The Tealham Reservoir

From this picture it looks like a permanent lake with a walkway around the edge complete with spring daffodils.  It does look very nice in the blue skies of spring.

Tealham Reservoir - Nr Wedmore, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_2200

Tealham Reservoir – Nr Wedmore, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_2200

The entire moor seems to be covered in a new lake.

Tealham Moor - Nr Wedmore, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_2174

Tealham Moor – Nr Wedmore, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_2174

I’m do not expect anyone one will be using this gate for a while.

Tealham Moor - Nr Wedmore, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_2178

Tealham Moor – Nr Wedmore, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_2178

It is hard to understand how the local farmers cope with all this water.

Barn - Tadham Moor, Nr Wedmore, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_2150

Barn – Tadham Moor, Nr Wedmore, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_2150

I was cycling down Totney Drove.  The water got gradually deeper but getting through was no problem.  The flooded fields create a reflective glow that looks and feels stunning. It reminds me of the glow you get from a covering of snow.

Totney Drove - Tealham Moor, Nr Wedmore, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_2197

Totney Drove – Tealham Moor, Nr Wedmore, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_2197

At Rattling Bow the bridge crosses the North Drain.  But the drain is almost impossible to make out as it is completely covered by the new lake.

Rattling Bow - Tealham Moor, Nr Wedmore, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_2233

Rattling Bow – Tealham Moor, Nr Wedmore, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_2233

And finally…

This milk float has seen better days.  I wonder if it would live up to its name and begin to float away as the water rises?

Milk Float - Tadham Moor, Nr Wedmore, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_2147

Milk Float – Tadham Moor, Nr Wedmore, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_2147

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