Lynchcombe Snow
After the steep walk up the hill from my home the white landscape in the Mendip Hills looked beautiful. To begin with the weather was cloudy, but soon the low winter sun managed break...
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Ebbor Snow
Time for a local walk to get some lockdown exercise in the snow! Normally, I would take all my photography kit on a day like today. But I would not feel comfortable doing that...
Somerset Mist
A frosty start to the morning. Looking out my window the landscape was covered in mist. Time for a walk high up onto the Mendip to check out the view. Beautiful white mist, and...
Lynchcombe Sunrise
Another Sunrise I pitched up in a corner of Cook’s Fields, next to the Lynchcombe sycamore trees, and overlooking the Deerleap field. The steep southern edge of the Mendip Hills actually faces south west....
Batcombe Hollow
Batcombe Hollow The hollow is on the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills in Somerset. From this steep sided valley are wide open views reaching across the Somerset Levels. At the top of the...
New Year’s Eve
No late parties this year. So, a chance to get up early and watch dawn break on the last day of 2020 – a very cold morning. On Christmas morning we saw the Cathedral...
Merry Christmas
A Strange Christmas This is not a normal Christmas. I’m missing my son, my mum and the rest of the family. Hopefully, things we get better next year. I spent the early hours of...
North Cheriton
North Cheriton is a little village in south Somerset. The word cheriton means a village with a church. So it is no surprise that the church has a prominent position at the top of...
Autumn Woodland
Beacon Hill Wood is a special place in autumn. Golden beach leaves cover the woodland floor providing nutrients for the host of colourful fungi. It is hard to find fungi in perfect condition. So...
Lands End Opening Times
The Coldnose Road runs along a high ride near Wedmore in Somerset. To the north are long views across the Axe Valley to the Mendip Hills, To the south are views across the flat...
