Salisbury Cathedral sunrise and Moon

This was about as good as it got - a few minutes later, the heavy cloud scudded over and replaced any colour and sight of moon or sky with a solid grey.

Three-quarter moon was late to rise, heaving itself up like a massive yellow cheese and I watched it for a few hours over the Watermeadows until the eventual paling of the sky towards the east.

The wind picked up too - see the sapling left hand side in LARGE that has become almost invisible by the amount it has moved during the exposure.

The big oldest alder in Wiltshire, which I have featured in a few Blips now, in contrast, remains, solid, stolid and an anchor for everything else.

After the floods, mud and the ability to have water lapping at the tripod legs, of a few months ago, the vegetation is so high now that one barely see the river as it passes by, this side of that huge alder.

I think that it may be time for bed now, don't you reckon? What a lovely night, watching the stars, moon and listening to all the night wildlife...

Lens is Nikkor 10-24mm