Showing posts with label lock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lock. Show all posts

Saturday, January 5, 2019

05/01/2019 Happy New Year everyone.

I have been regularly walking the canal to keep myself relatively fit.  It has been cold, but with almost no rain so far and little wind, even I who loves the sun have enjoyed my walks.  If you have not seen my previous two posts then there is more information about the canal there.

Mist on the Kennet and Avon Canal.

As above.

One of the locks.

George Bar Bistro.

Caen Hill Locks are the longest continuous straight flight of locks in the UK.

This dog obviously decided that she had walked far enough and refused to move 😉

Catkins.

Quakers walk away from the canal

Squirrels in the trees...

and a very excited dog saw them and could not stop yapping.

Sunset over Devizes.

Loved this pair in the sidecar seen in Devizes.

Reflections on the canal.

The wharf.

No, it is not real but very lifelike.

Still waters run deep.

Devizes is a truly historic town and so full of history.  I try not to put too much information on the photodiary, so I have posted about the town on My Life In the Charente 2 with lots more information which might interest many of you.




Thursday, December 27, 2018

Join me on a walk along the towpath of the Kennet and Avon Canal......

Since we have been here the weather has been fairly mild and I have only been caught in a couple of light showers.  I was not sure if I would have time to blog while here in the UK, but I could not resist sharing this lovely walk yesterday with you all.


The Kennet & Avon Canal has awesome examples of canal engineering. The 16 locks that form the steepest part of the flight at Caen Hill are not only a scheduled ancient monument, they are an Olympic sized challenge every boater must do.  Caen Hill (pronounced ‘cane’ ), is one of the longest continuous flight of locks in the country - a total of 29 locks with a rise of 237 feet over 2 miles with a 1 in 44 gradient for anyone who's counting!




Narrowboat.





The side of one of the locks.



The wharf.


A closer look at one of the locks.



Just loved the reflection here on the very still water.


One of the narrow boat windows.

As above,

Decoration.

Out for a walk.


I have updated my bird blog HERE.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

18/05/2016 A few photos at home today and some from Chateauneauf-sur-Charente yesterday.

Maximum temperature 17C, minimum 7C,   44 km/h SW  winds. Raining as I post this, will measure in the morning.
Ladybird at work in the broad beans.

Petunia.

Bumblebee. 

The tiling was finished this morning :-)

The Mairie, Chateauneuf-sur-Charente...

Eglise Saint Pierre.

The Charente river.

The weir.

The lock at the side of the weir.

As above.