Winter Sunrise Over Wells
There’s something magical about an early winter morning. Today, I made my way up the Deerleap hill over looking the tiny city of Wells in Somerset. The sky was already changing. At first, it...
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Starling Trail
It has been a while but the starlings are back roosting at RSPB Ham Wall. I missed several opportunities in November, but eventually some good weather aligned with my time off from my day...
Stockhill Mist
Probably the best weather for photographing autumn woodland is a combination of mist and a strong early morning sun. The forecast for this morning looked hopeful. Hopeful in the same way I hoped to...
Downside Mist
I was hoping for some autumn colour at Beacon Hill Woods in Somerset. But instead it was the mist hugging the ground north of that hill that took my attention. The blue light of...
Lynchcombe Update
Time to catch-up on the latest from Lynchcombe. This nature reserve sits on the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills in Somerset. It is surrounded by other reserves and the whole area is very...
Life is a Festival
For me Glastonbury festival starts early in the morning at the stop of the tor watching the summer solstice sunrise. There is always an amazing atmosphere up at the top of world. Yesterday there...
Manaton
A different post today as I ventured over the border from Somerset into Devon. Staying in the village of Manaton on the edge of Dartmoor. This was not to see this wonderful alpaca. Instead...
Deerleap Dawn
Deerleap This is the name of the narrow lane that runs up the southern face of the Mendip Hills from Wookey Hole. This steep hill overlooks the valley of the River Axe and the...
Willow Line
Pollarded Willows Before dawn and the sun glows from behind Glastonbury Tor. After a long cold wait the sun finally appears. At last some more warmth. And finally… A large flock of starlings from...
Hart Lake
With all the recent flooding I visited Splotts Moor between Glastonbury and Wells in Somerset. I pulled up near Hartlake Bridge, so to me the flooding could have restored the original Hart Lake....
