Saturday 22 December 2012

Previous weekends

THE last few weekends have been nice enough to visit to the Somerset Levels and Castle Combe, without the need to don all over water proofs!  A few piccies from these visits:

Evening sun beams
Someone with too much time on their hands - but a sense of humour at least...
Two marsh harriers
Spot the kingfisher!


Sunday 2 December 2012

Frozen Saturday

SATURDAY morning was spectacular and cold.  There was a pink sunrise and the moon loomed large on the horizon - time to get the camera out I thought.  I donned many layers and headed southwest out of town.

There is a steep road called Brassknocker Hill (don't ask me why) coming out of Bath and it is the only true switchback that I know of in the area.  It made a great subject for a composite photo:


I descended the hill, crossed the A36, through Limpley Stoke and onto the valley in which the beautiful village of Freshford lies - it was gripped by frost.



It took an hour before the sun reached the valley floor and that nearly outstretched my patience... but not quite I am glad to say.









I was quite pleased to see a pair of little grebes on the river, plus an indignant heron and some startled mallards.  Three pied wagtails were flitting around the icy meadow seeking insects and seeds I walked to the corner of the filed, through an artistically styled gate and along the edge Avoncliffe Wood.  A fallen tree give me a great view of a polypody fern.

Polypody Fern


Brrr...