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Gallery 2023
January to April
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Sky at night (and morn)
January, February, March and April 2023
STARING AT STARLINGS: Murmurations are huge groups of starlings that twist, turn, swoop and swirl across the sky in beautiful shape-shifting clouds. Just before dusk, small groups of starlings from the same area come together above a communal roosting site. This image near his Nailsea home was captured by Phil Williams
Backwell lake wildlife
January onwards 2023
Scenery on a winter's walk
January 2023
LOOKING AT THE HEAVENS with additional reporting from Earth Sky: If he isn't busy getting all his ducks in a row at Backwell lake and his back garden for wildlife photos Phil Williams is looking at the night sky. This week he managed to capture this shot of planets lining up. Throughout February 2023, Venus and Jupiter shine brightly in the west after sunset. They edge closer together throughout the month. On the evening of Tuesday, February 28, they will be approaching a close conjunction. Then, the Venus and Jupiter conjunction happens, on Wednesday, March 1, wow-zer! After Wednesday, March 1, Venus will continue its reign as our bright 'evening star' until August 2023. Jupiter will disappear in the sunset glare sometime in March.The second photo also my Phil is of the full moon again from this garden
YOU SAY TOMATO: Whose Nailsea Barber Shop wits and their funny sayings on the A-boards have a pop at a perceived fruit and veg crisis. Thanks to Andy Lovegrove for sharing our High Street answer to the famous messages posted on London Underground noticeboards. Is Brexit to blame? Meanwhile Tout's supermarket at Wraxall garage say they are full stocked but we have seen empty shelves elsewhere
CHANGING FACES: Nailsea High Street March 2023, red telephone box nearly finished and the usual weekend pranksters
The north wind doth blow
Wednesday, March 8
WHITEOUT: Snow began to fall in the early hours. Here are some images from our town and nearby. Flights leaving from Bristol Airport this morning have been grounded following the snowfall overnight. Bristol Airport has removed all departure times from scheduled flights but its Twitterfeed says the airport is set to resume flights at 11am. However, at Nailsea High Street it is business as usual with Home Additions boss Alan Goddard saying he will be doing clearance jobs this morning. Weather forecast says should turn to rain later on Wednesday, March 8. Thank you to everyone who shared their photos
SNAP CHOICE: With May elections coming up and politicians using their favourite phrase 'time for a change' Nailsea People looked at changing its masthead photograph. The criteria was that it showed Nailsea at its best light and was all things to all people. Here are some hit and miss options we have had supplied. Thanks everyone. It was suggested we held a competition - no clear winner, yet
TWINNED RAINBOW: Double rainbows are formed when sunlight is reflected twice within a raindrop with the violet light that reaches the observers eye coming from the higher raindrops and the red light from lower raindrops. If you see a double rainbow, consider it as a good omen. The appearance of a rainbow in times of crisis can be a spiritual sign. It can be that the spirit guides are asking you to take a leap of faith and take a break from your current path.
Somewhere over rainbow
Thursday, March 23, 2023
GOING DOWN: Delightful red sky at night photos taken by Gill Fowkes in April from her Backwell garden. Thanks for sharing Gill
APRIL MARKET: Brilliant sunshine and lots of lovely food, drink and craft stalls for customers to sample and buy at the April Nailsea Farmers’ Market. Everyone and their dog(s) were out and the High Street was a bustle of colour and good cheer. Brisk trade was done by both the stallholders and shopkeepers. The smell of hot pastry, fish and flowers was lovely. Two community stalls were manned, one by Avon Wildlife Trust supporters talking about the demise of bees and Nailsea Bowls Club enthusiasts based at Mizzymead Recreation Centre. They are keen to welcome new members to try out their greens. North Somerset Labour Party candidates ready for the May elections turned the edge of the village green into a good humoured speakers corner. North Somerset ukulele group aka Ukebox provided the music and entertainment on the space outside No65 High Strteet. They were raising funds with the support of the Heartbeat Trust for a defibrillator to honour the memory of founder member David Wiltshire. He sadly passed away just before Christmas. Nailsea MicroPub opened early and outside Waitrose was Mini the Labrador a guide dog in training. The next Nailsea Farmers' Market is 9am-1pm on Saturday, May 20, when hopefully the looming scaffolding which somewhat spoilt the streetscape will be gone, thank goodness for the glorious flower beds and planters by Nailsea In Bloom.
DO YOU LIKE BUTTER? Dandelions are native to Europe but found throughout temperate regions in the Northern Hemisphere. The leaves, flowers, and root of the plant have traditionally been used in Mexican and other North American medicine. Wiccan beliefs indicated that dandelions put in the north east of a house would keep away the freezing winds from the north. As a child we were told picking dandelions would make you pee the bed! Thank you Cynthia Miller who took these glorious images using a tripod in the field behind a housing estate in Backwell.
STEAM TRAIN ARRIVING AT PLATFORM 1: Nailsea & Backwell railway station was busy with trainspotters on Sunday morning, April 30, waiting for the Flying Scotsman to steam through. Some waited in the fields of Backwell, others went to Parsons Green, Yatton and Worle stations to capture the moment on film. Nailsea People on an away weekend caught up with the ironic train in Plymouth as it was delayed due to a signals failure. One of the world's most famous locomotives on its centenary trip it was the first locomotive in the UK to clock 100mph (160k/mh). It pulled into Bristol Temple Meads on Sunday morning before heading to Cornwall. About 100 people paid 10p for a platform ticket to see it depart. It first entered passenger service in February 1923 and has been celebrating its 100th birthday with a string of dates around the UK. Thank you Nailsea Drone for sharing the video