Thanks to Phil Avery, whom I bumped into on the Clump last November, for these. He writes:
I found by coincidence that the last photos I had taken were from exactly 2 months earlier in the same location. I picked out a couple here which show the stark seasonal change over those 2 months
It then took me another two months to upload them (owing to a trivial frustration with WordPress, before I found a workaround) – a case of nature moving rather faster than Internet speed.
Matt Prosser, who lives in Keynsham, has sent in this photo:
it’s the first thing I look at as I leave the house each morning. I took this shot looking through a rainbow from my bedroom window
He also suggests making our contact email easier to find which seems an excellent idea: it’s kelstonroundhill@gmail.com.
© Peter BrownThe locally based international landscape painter Peter Brown evidently has an affectionate eye for the Clump. He’s exhibiting work from abroad right now at Messums, and paintings of the Bath countryside at Victoria Art Gallery (Bridge St, Bath) 8 Feb to 27 March 2014. You can get an invitation from his web site.
AWT has been tweeting that we should all write to our MPs about CAP expenditure. But they dont actually say what we should say, or what the hardworking Don Foster can do about it. Now they’ve emailed; here’s what they say (click for more). Continue reading
What a pleasure to get this extraordinarily dramatic image sent in by photographer Pete Souster, who reports he took it from a little dirt track just off Lansdown Lane. My big sister calls this natural light effect “and God spake”.
But there are some filters in use here, surely…Pete: reveal all! Thanks. And all photographers and photography welcome anytime.
Here’s a cheery sight from last June on a field that only three years ago was cleared and re-sown simply with rye grass and clover mix. At least some of Britain’s wild flowers have no problem regenerating.
OK, so Leucanthemum vulgare is regarded as a weed and even an invasive species in some places. But the near-divine Wikipedia also points out:
The un-opened flower buds can be marinated and used in a similar way to capers.[4]
Who knew? So do we try that next year? [Thanks to Graham for the pic]
Daily Telegraph has an article on the “Mirrorcube” room, part of a Swedish hotel in Harads, about 50km outside Lulea in northern Sweden. You wouldn’t notice that on Kelston Roundhill. Perhaps there’s one there already?
Here’s the 2002 English Heritage description of Kelston Park, the estate of which Kelston Roundhill was formerly a part. It offers a thorough and concise description of the history and layout the estate. It’s pretty dry (won’t even stoop to using Lancelot Brown’s more familiar nickname), not big on illustration, but informative (click for more). Continue reading
Can’t say how much fun this was last year (even though it rained solidly). This year is set to be a complete cracker of a classic village fete. We’ll be there…see you there too! 
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Kelston Roundhill and Roundhill Barn 