For almost the whole of England. We’ve been warned to expect gusts of 58mph overnight. Still quite calm at the moment.
Author of historical sagas, lover of the countryside, often to be found on my North Devon allotment. The first book in my new WW2 trilogy, Julia’s War, is published by Penguin Michael Joseph. Find out more at rosiemeddon.com
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For almost the whole of England. We’ve been warned to expect gusts of 58mph overnight. Still quite calm at the moment.
Mother Nature put on a spectacular show over North Devon this morning. Perhaps she wants us to heed the Storm Warnings for later today and tomorrow.
Beautiful.
Sunrise, North Devon. Nothing to see here.
Benthall Hall in Shropshire dates from 1535. Exploring inside made me wonder at all the incredible historical events it must have witnessed in its almost 500 years.
And then it did this. Fiery pre sunrise sky over North Devon.
Two pictures of dawn over North Devon today, taken 16 minutes apart.
Another colourful sky just ahead of sunrise this morning.
Just before this, that dark cloud brought torrential rain. Now it has cleared, we might see a sunrise.
Unable to see it as the Blood Moon last night because we had too much cloud but it still looks beautiful this morning.
Inadvertently omitted this picture from my post about Wenlock Priory. I have a soft spot for vaulting - captivates me every time. If I remember correctly, this is from the remains of the priory church.
Not the world’s brightest rainbow but pretty nonetheless.
Wenlock Priory, Shropshire, began as an abbey - for men and women - around AD680. The buildings remaining today date from the 12/13th century and have some fabulous details.
Yes!
No colourful sunrise this morning but some quite unusual streaky clouds ahead of an approaching weather front.
Peach coloured backlighting to this morning’s clouds. I quite fancy this colour scheme for a bedroom.
The waxing gibbous moon over North Devon this evening.
Which turned out to be about ten minutes.
This morning’s sunrise will be short lived as a bank of rain cloud folds in from the west.
between times
Heather and the Great Wall of Langdale, Lake District, photo by Victoria Jayne.
The impressive ruins of the Cistercian Buildwas Abbey, near Telford in Shropshire, date from 1150. The vaulting of the Chapter House and the salvaged medieval floor tiles are stunning.
North Devon sunrise this morning, brightly coloured after a sudden sharp shower.
They’ve been such a fabulous and awe-inspiring sight these last few weeks.
I’m naturally a lark, and all I will say is that the best part of my day is while almost everyone else is still asleep and the day spreads out before me, full of possibilities and as yet unsullied.
Well said.
Yes, I imagine the interior would have been quite dark, apart from the occasions when the sun streamed through the Great East Window. It struck me how much has survived in its roofless state.
The architecture at Lilleshall Abbey, Shropshire, is stunning. The Augustinian abbey was founded between 1145 and 1148. Shown here are details from the Processional Arch, Slype, and Great East Window.
Needs a click to open: This morning, Venus and Jupiter in the eastern sky were obscured by cloud and so I turned my gaze northwards, where I picked out Ursa Major - the Plough or Big Dipper. It shows up surprisingly well in this shot taken with my phone. Polaris was bright, too.
Pastel shades ahead of this morning’s sunrise at 06.25.
I was supposed to be rewriting a problematic chapter but kept getting distracted by the ever changing sky, just before dawn.
Rain. Although regrettably just a passing shower that will evaporate under the next patch of blue sky.
Audacious storm How you mess with my feelings You come then go Whirling into my world #vss365 #audacious
Boscobel House in Shropshire is a fascinating place to visit. The English Heritage volunteers bring alive the story of King Charles II’s flight here after his defeat in the English Civil War - how he hid from his pursuers in priest holes and the ‘Royal Oak’, a descendant of which tree lives today.
Yes. Regrettably, I’ve never managed more than a flash of turquoise. However, when we lived in Asia, its White-Throated cousins, seen here on our weather station, were regular visitors to the garden.
Just before sunrise, Westward Ho!, this morning. The weather is being kind for the late summer bank holiday weekend.
Well, this is beautifully captured.
This is simply astonishing.
Pretty sky to start the morning but, at 10C, feeling a mite autumnal.
Yes!
A stripy North Devon dawn.
This morning’s waning crescent moon, about 9% illuminated.
No prizes for the quality of my snatched photo but I was very taken with the alignment of the moon, Venus and Jupiter early this morning.
Discovered this gem of an Arts and Crafts house in Wolverhampton - Wightwick Manor. Not just a fantastic Victorian building but an enviable collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings as well
Just prior to this, we had a sharp shower of rain. It only delivered 0.6mm but better than nothing.
A sunrise in three instalments. North Devon, this morning, 17th August.
Yes. The perfect weather helped!
The cast iron Garden Bridge c.1800, and its reflection in the River Sow at Shugborough Hall, Staffs, the other day.
Low tide, North Devon, just after sunrise.
Before dawn this morning when Venus and Jupiter were once again easily picked out in the heavens.
Exploring at Shugborough Hall (National Trust), Staffordshire, recently, where there is so much to see on the estate and some incredible rooms inside. The Vassalli plasterwork ceiling in the State Dining Room is sumptuous.
Kniphofia ‘Bees’ lemon in flower in the herbaceous border at the moment. I always know we’re in August when these appear. Statuesque and vibrant.
Sunrise over North Devon this morning. The hot dry weather is set to continue.
Garden-wise, it is officially late summer when I find hops on the bines.
Looks like being a good year for acorns.
Well, that was a spectacle this morning! #sunrise
Stunning creature.
Almost high tide, just after sunrise. Looking across the bay towards Baggy Point.
Sunrise this morning.
This morning’s dawn was rather muted, the sunrise disappointingly brief.
Tinges of autumn on the allotment today.
Actual rain is falling - not just the drizzle from the last few occasions. It’s windy here but the rain is quite light and so it will be perfect for the plants but especially the green manure I broadcast at the allotment a few days back.
They are! Thank you.
The sweetcorn ‘Super Sweet’ are cropping nicely and certainly living up to their name.
An hour before sunrise and sunrise itself seen from North Devon this morning.
Jupiter and Venus around 04.20 this morning.
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Sunrise this morning: 05.43.
Last evening of July and it was a rather pleasant one on the North Devon coast.
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A vast total of 2mm here in North Devon this morning. And the sunshine immediately afterwards dried it up before it could do any good. Your lake looks desperate.
Great premise for a science fiction book.
Not much of a sunrise this morning.
Beach Hut of the Day. Westward Ho! Devon.
Wow.
Western Honey Bee busily pollinating the raspberry flowers for me.
North Devon coast this morning. Mild and calm but not a very summery sky. A couple of paddle boarders taking advantage of conditions but the surfers were becalmed.
I’ll just leave this here for anyone who agrees and is eligible to give their support.
Buff-tailed Bumblebee on lavender this morning.
Wow!
He looks like a mildly rebellious teenager.
Sunrise in North Devon is now already around half an hour later than it was 5 weeks ago. Nice one this morning. #sunrise
You live in a lovely part of the country.
Dare I say ‘early autumnal’?
Thank you.
I daren’t ask what’s going on to cause it.
If it isn’t, it should be. A definite yes from here.
Yes, I think it’s going to be a good year.
Picked our first 500g of blackberries yesterday. They seem to be ripening early this year.
Butternut Hunter F1 taking shape.
Sweetcorn beginning to swell. Thanks to growing organically, we have plenty of ladybirds to keep the pests in check.
Courgette plants are worth it for the flowers alone. Ours our loved by ants.
Pears on the allotment tree beginning to swell.
Bramley apples on the allotment beginning to take on some colour.
In our garden, the gulls are the only birds for whom the crows will step aside from food and water.
#TeamGull The expression on this Herring Gull’s face suggests butter wouldn’t melt in its mouth. But in this part of the world, they have no compunction about robbing small children of their ice creams and chips.
Yes!
Thank you for posting. EVERYONE should know this. ⬇️
This morning’s sunrise.
Today, for an auspicious start to the new week, we have upgraded from clouds having silver linings to rose gold instead.
