September 2006 :: 3 entries

The Tulgey Wood

A few wild flowers continue to provide us with a little colour, here some more ribbed melilot being visited by a brown fly.

Whilst walking through the woods we stray from the path and have a bit of an explore, where it does get quite overgrown and "tulgey" in places. More fungi caught our eye, a large fruiting of honey fungus around a tree stump and a huge bracket fungus at the base of a tree.

Ribbed Melilot and fly.

Ribbed Melilot and fly.

The "Tulgey" Wood.

The "Tulgey" Wood.

Honey Fungus.

Honey Fungus.

Honey Fungus detail.

Honey Fungus detail.

Bracket Fungus.

Bracket Fungus.

Hazy streets, Axbridge

Walking back from the town square after a heavy shower of rain, the sky is transformed from overcast to mainly blue. Someone has lit a bonfire and it's producing clouds of smoke, which drifts over the rooftops to fill High Street and West Street with a temporary haze. The dissipating smoke and golden evening light lend a timeless quality to the streets.

High Street 01

High Street 01

High Street 02

High Street 02

Looking on to West Street

Looking on to West Street

The Vale of Avalon

Walking up toward the old railway line, we often look back towards Axbridge and enjoy this view out across the levels with Nyland Hill to the left and to the right, Glastonbury Tor.

Vale of Avalon

Vale of Avalon