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A misty day and a capture from one of the working quays at Crail, a fishing village in the Kingdom of Fife, The pip is of Creels at Crail, taken the same day on an adjacent quay. Creels are traps used to catch crustaceans, in this case they are likely to be prawns. HFF and a great weekend,,,,, A large view, perhaps. A little relaxing Friday Jazz to accompany the image, www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXbpS5apPi8

Ashton Windmill in Somerset, It is now preserved and maintained by volunteers, The tower is over 7.5 metres (25 ft) high with stone walls that are 60 cm (2.0 ft) thick. The sails are 13 m (43 ft) across and used to be covered with canvas. HFF and a good week,,,,,,,, Large view recommended.

Market Square, Wells, with the cathedral as a backdrop and the Penniless Porch mid-photo, The three-story porch building is constructed from Doulting ashlar stone, which is quarried in the nearby Mendip Hills. And It was named for the beggars who plied their trade there, The Penniless Porch was painted by the artist William Turner in 1795 A good choice of seating in the marketplace, HBM and a good week! Large would be my choice!

One corner of the moat that surrounds the Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset, St Andrew's Spring, from which the city takes its name. The spring supplies St. Andrew's Well from which water flows at a rate of 40 imperial gallons (180 L) per second into the moat which holds 4 million imperial gallons (18,000,000 L).[ The palace is the official residence of the Bishop of Bath and Wells and has been for over 800 years HFF and a good weekend..... Large view please.

A small but important fence on the River Brue at Burnham-on Sea, The image also shows clear evidence of the huge tidal range in Bridgwater Bay. For an idea of the tides on the 6th April, Low water at 12.42pm was 0.6m and High tide at 06.42am was 11.6m a mean différance of 11m (36.08924 ft) Ref www.tideschart.com › United-Kingdom › England › Somerset › Bridgwater-Bay The Brue flows into the River Parrett just before it flows into the bay and out into the Bristol Channel HFF and a good weekend, ---------------- Large view recommended!

Another image from the recent archives once again from a remote part of the wonderful Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, HFF and a terrific weekend to you all, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, large may be good!

Late on a misty afternoon just when the light started to fade as the sun set below the trees at Hawkridge Reservoir, Large perhaps!