The joys of retirement?!
As a member of the local Audlem Ramblers, we went down to the Wyre Forest. We came across the unexpected sight of a falconer's bird of prey caught by it's jessie's on a barbed-wire fence.
The
guys cut the bird free
Chris
holding the freed bird of prey – a peregrine?
As
winter slowly arrives, there have been some great sunsets – a
benefit of the open aspect of the Marina. Here
is a view looking west across the pool.
Overwater
Marina gets used as an easy launching location, on this occasion for
the Land and Water contractors who have been working on some piling
to tidy the pound below Lock 4 on the Audlem flight of locks.
Lifting
off the boat sledge
Onto
the lorry – now on it's way to the Montgomery Canal at Welshpool
There
is easy (though muddy) access from the Marina, via Bridge 82, to the
canal towpath.
Here
I had the pleasure of catching the tug “Taurus” ticking along
with a Gardner 2LW – heading for the Marina for a mooring.
The
same day, I walked up to the Audlem Top Lock, where they are
replacing the lock gates.
A
new lock beam awaiting installation
Health
and Safety fencing obscure the renovation work
No comments:
Post a Comment