A picture that perfectly illustrates why I find this time

of year a contradiction. Whilst, on the one hand, I feel somewhat down about the end of summer with the ever-shortening days (do I suffer from SAD?) the lighting for photography is absolutely superb. With the sun much lower in the sky, even in the early afternoon, it is able to illuminate parts of the underframe of 150249 as it passes Blatchbridge Junction. The Sprinter is about to diverge to its left off the mainline and head into Frome whilst working the 11.19 Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meads. Blatchbridge Junction signal box used to be located on the right approximately level with the rear coach of the train. The photograph is taken from the security of a cage at a foot crossing.