A few days' jaunt to North Devon
Serendipity. Happened to see this splendid windmill.
This engine, according to expert Neil, never operated in this area.
Welcome to Glastonbury. Underneath "Beware of the Lawyer", the small print adds, "The dog is harmless".
At the wetlands on the way, an osprey migrating south had stopped for lunch. it is clasping a fish.
Once again the small print escapes you.
After some roadworks, the information on the red sign says, "CATS EYES REMOVED".
We turned round specially to go back and get this shot.
Sunken Devon lanes and a wheatear at the beach.
Tide's out.
From Instow looking across the estuary to Appledore.
It is all very awkward twice a day (or night!)
Diversion, just for fun.
Over the new Severn Bridge into Wales, only to return a few minutes later over the old Severn Bridge.
When we were students, Neil had a thesis to write for his geography degree which meant we camped for a month in this area, including a site at the base of the old bridge. The old bridge was almost completed at that time, but soon could not cope with the traffic.
An afternoon at Slimbridge, a WWT site with captive birds on display, many free to roam, as well as wild bird visitors migrating through, especially wintering here. Of course we were too early for those.
But here are Nene Geese saved from extinction by Sir Peter Scott, the founder of Slimbridge.
The red team and the blue team.
What varieties there are!
Moorhen feeding her chick. The tiny wings show the vestigial "thumb", but again I think the scale of the photo has lost that detail.
Reflections. Artist Neil loves reflections, in this case of Caribbean Flamingos.
West Somerset Railways... what a wonderful holiday railway this is between Taunton & Minehead... providing walkers, biking folk with genial journeys in support of their hobbies, not to mention old steamers like my brother and myself... (Neil)
After watching quite a few comings & goings up and down the line, as you can see, we even managed a walk to the bottom of an old mineral wagonway. This is a local historical industrial site that includes a ropeway incline at a gradient of 1 in 4 ! All that remains today is this wonderful stone arch bridge at the foot of the hill.
Our return to Alcester was to honour Gladys Lavender, at her funeral in Bridgnorth. It was a very special time for all. The weather was warm & sunny. All was said and done in good order. In a video we saw Gladys a few years ago telling her friends at her Home, of her own memorable stories.
We were privileged to know her.
Mal, Carol, Sandra, Kate (M&C's daughter), Mike, Carol's brother, & in front his wife, Irene, and finally at the right Karim, Kate's friend.
Serendipity. Happened to see this splendid windmill.
This engine, according to expert Neil, never operated in this area.
Welcome to Glastonbury. Underneath "Beware of the Lawyer", the small print adds, "The dog is harmless".
At the wetlands on the way, an osprey migrating south had stopped for lunch. it is clasping a fish.
Once again the small print escapes you.
After some roadworks, the information on the red sign says, "CATS EYES REMOVED".
We turned round specially to go back and get this shot.
Sunken Devon lanes and a wheatear at the beach.
Tide's out.
From Instow looking across the estuary to Appledore.
It is all very awkward twice a day (or night!)
Diversion, just for fun.
Over the new Severn Bridge into Wales, only to return a few minutes later over the old Severn Bridge.When we were students, Neil had a thesis to write for his geography degree which meant we camped for a month in this area, including a site at the base of the old bridge. The old bridge was almost completed at that time, but soon could not cope with the traffic.
An afternoon at Slimbridge, a WWT site with captive birds on display, many free to roam, as well as wild bird visitors migrating through, especially wintering here. Of course we were too early for those.
But here are Nene Geese saved from extinction by Sir Peter Scott, the founder of Slimbridge.
The red team and the blue team.
What varieties there are!
Moorhen feeding her chick. The tiny wings show the vestigial "thumb", but again I think the scale of the photo has lost that detail.
Reflections. Artist Neil loves reflections, in this case of Caribbean Flamingos.
West Somerset Railways... what a wonderful holiday railway this is between Taunton & Minehead... providing walkers, biking folk with genial journeys in support of their hobbies, not to mention old steamers like my brother and myself... (Neil)
After watching quite a few comings & goings up and down the line, as you can see, we even managed a walk to the bottom of an old mineral wagonway. This is a local historical industrial site that includes a ropeway incline at a gradient of 1 in 4 ! All that remains today is this wonderful stone arch bridge at the foot of the hill.
We were privileged to know her.
Mal, Carol, Sandra, Kate (M&C's daughter), Mike, Carol's brother, & in front his wife, Irene, and finally at the right Karim, Kate's friend.
