High tide at Portishead

Posted on 27/06/2013 by Martin
High tide at Portishead, looking from old ashlands towards fishing village.

High tide at Portishead, looking from old ashlands towards fishing village.

High tide at Portishead. Looking towards Wales.

High tide at Portishead. Looking towards Wales.

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Bristol’s Avon Gorge

Posted on 26/06/2013 by Martin

S. had some gardening duties at Penny Brohn so I went along to provide watering-can-filling services. Then we walked from the Centre to Leigh Woods, down Nightingale Valley and back along the Avon Gorge. Lovely sunny day.

Clifton Suspension Bridge.

Clifton Suspension Bridge.

Avon Gorge.

Orchid, Avon Gorge.

Avon Gorge.

Orchid, Avon Gorge.

Nightingale Vally, Avon Gorge.

Nightingale Vally, Avon Gorge.

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Lymington and The New Forest

Posted on 19/06/2013 by Martin
Misty morning south of Lymington.

Misty morning south of Lymington.

Saltworkings, south of Lymington.

Saltworkings, south of Lymington.

Beach.

Beach.

Wild rose.

Wild rose.

Looking out to The Solent.

Looking out to The Solent.

Lunch at The Gun, Keyhaven, Hants.

Lunch at The Gun, Keyhaven, Hants.

Lovely horse.

Lovely horse. But why the long face?

Black-headed gull.

Black-headed gull.

The Britannia House Hotel, Lymington, Hants.

The Britannia House Hotel, Lymington, Hants.

I want one! (When the times comes...)

I want one! (When the times comes…)

"The Shallows", on River Avon in The New Forest near Breamore.

“The Shallows”, on River Avon in The New Forest near Breamore.

Patrick's Patch, Beaulieu.

Patrick’s Patch, Beaulieu.

Beaulieu Palace.

Beaulieu Palace.

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Portbury nature reserve

Posted on 17/06/2013 by Martin

Just been for a stroll around the Portbury Wharf nature reserve, which is a few hundred metres from our house. It is run by Avon Wildlife Trust. I was in a hide for a few minutes when some coots made a bit of a commotion. They’d obviously spotted the young fox on the opposite side of a lake. I think he or she was looking for eggs, or chicks, but I wasn’t close enough to see if successful.

Fox at Portbury Wharf.

Fox at Portbury Wharf.

Avon Wildlife Trust. Portbury Wharf.

Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve.

Flower at Portbury Nature Reserve. Any ideas?

Flower at Portbury Nature Reserve. Any ideas?

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Steam trains and a night on the moors

Posted on 06/06/2013 by Martin

North Somerset Railway.

North Somerset Railway, Bishops Lydeard.

North Somerset Railway.

North Somerset Railway, Bishops Lydeard.

North Somerset Railway.

North Somerset Railway, Bishops Lydeard.


North Somerset Railway. Minehead.

North Somerset Railway. Minehead.

North Somerset Railway. Minehead.

North Somerset Railway. Minehead.

Burrowhayes Farm, West Luccombe, in the Horner Valley, Exmoor.

Burrowhayes Farm, West Luccombe, in the Horner Valley, Exmoor.


Burrowhayes Farm, West Luccombe, in the Horner Valley, Exmoor.

Burrowhayes Farm, West Luccombe, in the Horner Valley, Exmoor.

Burrowhayes Farm, West Luccombe, in the Horner Valley, Exmoor.

Burrowhayes Farm, West Luccombe, in the Horner Valley, Exmoor.

The Grand Western Canal between Tiverton basin and Halberton.

The Grand Western Canal between Tiverton basin and Halberton.

Tiverton Castle.

Tiverton Castle.

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Bristol docks

Posted on 06/06/2013 by Martin
Acapella band near The Watershed, Bristol Docks.

Acapella band near The Watershed, Bristol Docks.

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The Cotswolds

Posted on 03/06/2013 by Martin

It’s Summer, and for once the weather matches the season! We spent the day in the Cotswolds. It’s what old people do, all right?

Buckholt Wood Long Barrow.

Buckholt Wood Long Barrow.

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To the lighthouse

Posted on 31/05/2013 by Martin

Blacknore lighthouse, a couple of miles down the coast. Used to be a regular dog walk, when we had a dog. 

Blacknore lighthouse, near Portishead.

Blacknore lighthouse, near Portishead.

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National Botanic Gardens of Wales

Posted on 29/05/2013 by Martin
National Botanic Gardens of Wales

National Botanic Gardens of Wales

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The Garden

Posted on 28/05/2013 by Martin

It’s raining. One advantage of having a garden, and an allotment (did I mention the allotment?) is that rain is not entirely unwelcome. “The garden needs it!” is a familiar, gardeners’, cry. Also, thanks to a series of drainpipes and gutters, our water butts and other containers get filled up:

The garden.

View from the kitchen.

 

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