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...
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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...
Spring Equinox
It is spring equinox again. Time to head up to the top of Glastonbury Tor. The more observant, looking at the feature image for this post, will have realised that I took these pictures...
Bridges over Troubled Waters
Joining Westhay with Wedmore is a road called Blakeway. It cuts across the flat ground of the Somerset Levels. Apart from a couple of sharp bends near Sweets Tea Rooms this is a very...
Return to Queen’s Sedge Moor
Early Morning My alarm went off very early in the morning. Too early. Most mornings I pull back the curtains to check the weather. It was grey and dull, but the clouds looked interesting....
Moor Flooding
After all the rain over the last few days it was no surprise that the water that fell on the Mendip Hills was going to find its way to the moors on the Somerset...
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...
Glastonbury Tor Sunset
Tor Silhouette In Somerset there is a location between Wells and Shepton Mallet which is special. Special because at this time of year the sun sets directly behind Glastonbury Tor. Of course there are...
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....
Starling Trial
As we all know you watch a sunset the sky brightens as the sun sits just above the horizon. The as the sun drops the colours fade. Only to find 10 to 20 minutes...
