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  Mat writes: Did you know… The full moon in May is a special event for any Buddhist for it was while meditating under a tree during the May full moon that Siddhartha Gautama achieved enlightenment and became Bhuddha (the … Continue reading →

Matt took a weekend stroll up the Roundhill  and sent in these. Really windy up top; exhilarating. Anyway, I took a range of photos. Here is the pick of the bunch. Great sky and spring growth make for an irresistible … Continue reading →

Words fail me.

Matt writes: I took an opportunistic shot of the clump yesterday when I got home from work. Beautiful stormy clouds over the hill bathed in evening sunshine. I took the shot from my bathroom window looking over the rooftops of … Continue reading →

Here’s a view I took of the Clump from the afternoon school run on my phone. There’s a fantastic row of beech trees at Kingswood School looking our across Primrose Farm. The Klump is often such an unmistakeable and stark … Continue reading →

Here’s Matt’s moonshot story (see also “How hard can it be?” and “Propitious date & time 15 April”): A trial run the night before made me realise that I was going to be out of position and unlike William I … Continue reading →

Now we’ve got round to announcing the photography competition perhaps it’s a good time to share this: Kelston hill at the end of a rainbow by BonnieMari Stunning: a bit science fiction, a bit folk-magic, perfectly placed. Unrepeatable. It came … Continue reading →

So…what happened on the night of Tue 15 April, the date forecast by Matt Prosser as propitious for seeing the Klump silhouetted against a full moon?  Here’s George’s and my story. My mate George Blake and I headed out to … Continue reading →

Kelston Roundhill is celebrated in songs poems and pictures. It also has a special resonance in photography. We’ve received some terrific photos of the Klump this year so we’ve decided to declare a photography competition. First prize kindly donated by … Continue reading →