Martin's Mag.

Snacks available at Southmead Hospital:

Got to do something ‘cos it’s sunny. The beach opposite Brean Down, south of Weston-Super-Mare was a good choice, partly because the tide was in and partly because we bumped into Miles, Flo and Mabel.

No. The early-morning sun on drops of rain on the trees opposite our house.

We walked through Axbridge and around the reservoir. Last picture is a distant Cheddar Gorge. We drove back through the gorge, followed by Burrington Coombe and Brockley Coombe. A gorgeous day. Geddit?

The new Green Way connects St Pauls Learning Centre, the Adventure Playground and Halston Drive Community Room in Bristol. Murals that celebrate world foods have been painted at two of the hubs, and new benches, trees and signs line the route.

This would be interesting anyway, but we are particularly pleased as it features the work of local artist (who also happens to be our nephew) Rob Wheeler (aka Graft). See this BBC report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-54234247

Plus a few other views of this interesting neighbourhood:

Normally, a short-cut across the pitch and putt course at Ashton Court requires concentration on wayward golf balls, but thanks to the virus, no golf! With our eyes caste downwards we spotted this Scarlet Waxcap mushroom. Actually, I spotted it, but Sal knew what it was. It’s called teamwork!

Back in May, I noted the course of the railway which, it is planned, will in a year or two be re-opened to link Portishead with Bristol. The track has been completely impenetrable but someone has been busy in the last week or so and revealed the existing rails, which look in fairly good shape.

And as it was in May:

Last chance before Lockdown 2.0. We met Wendy, Graham and Emma at Purton, for a walk along the Sharpness canal. Lunch later at Sharpness. Fabulous weather. And we spoke, briefly, to Helen Rome, a fellow hasher in the ‘nineties, here paddle-boarding in the canal.

We walked from Ham Green, down the hill to the River Avon, then along the riverbank passing the Roman settlement of Abonae on the opposite (north) side, more recently know as Sea Mills. The river Trym flows into the Avon here. The nearest bridge is a railway (to Avonmouth and Severn Beach) and the further bridge is The Portway.

Sally spotted this little gem of street art, actually on rocks above the beach at Weston-super-Mare. It’s about ten inches high and the work of JPS, otherwise known as Jamie Scanlon.