Before the Winter Solstice

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A brief splash of colour lights up a cloudy sky at dawn, over the ancient Sarsen stones of Avebury in Wiltshire, on the day before the winter solstice.

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Size: 6048px × 4032px
Location: Avebury, Wiltshire - England
Photo credit: © Terry Mathews / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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