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Rainbow beauty over the Sea

over the Weston Super Mare pier in Somerset England are two rainbows vibrant in early morning light in a shower

Sometimes it pays to wake up early and today was one of those times. During a heavy shower the rain produced two stunning rainbows. Reaching right down to the water the highlighted the Grand Pier here in Weston Super Mare Somerset. Please enjoy this beautiful display of natures beauty.

A Day in……..Uphill, Somerset

UPHILL

The small village of Uphill consists of the village itself around the marina and down to the beach. Also, it spreads along the Axe Estuary from the marina where the Nature Reserves are filled with birds, wildlife, and plenty of botanical interest. This area at the southern end of Weston Super Mare is a most delightful place and you can easily, with a picnic, spend a whole day here exploring with your camera or binoculars. It reminds me of parts of Suffolk, particularly around Snape, where the skies are big, the land filled with birdsong. It is generally much quieter than Weston Super Mare, day visitors there would never be aware that such a beautiful place was just a few hundred yards from hustle and bustle of a Bank Holiday weekend.

One week in a Somerset Winter

Alt="Sunset over the Bristol Channel from Weston Super Mare"

February is often thought to be the bleakest month of winter, the last throes of poor weather before the onset of spring. Not so this year. After a mild and fairly damp winter we have been treated to a beautiful week or so of sunny weather that produced the most amazing sunsets over the Bristol Channel. These photos are of that week and are taken mainly at Uphill where the River Axe estuary meets the channel. Alongside these are photos taken at the National Trust property of Tyntesfield House near Bristol. WE have been treated to some gorgeous colours that were vibrant and deep culminating on the magical display at the end of the days.