At the pond this familiar man was fishing,
a conversation between us across the water elicited the information that he was going to be married in four weeks. He's a nice guy who's always either on the pond or the canal. He was still there when I returned some four hours later.
Below Deep lock, moored at the Lockkeeper, was Nb Lady Lee, Now, I know I've seen her before, many times, but can't remember exactly where & when. I'm looking through my (untagged!) archives to find her.
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T'other day I saw Nb Rhapsody approaching Morse lock. I now met her just above Deep lock on her way back.
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A pleasant couple all the way from Chicago; been here since the beginning of April and not their first time on the canals.
Up the canal a surprisingly unconcerned rabbit was wandering about on the towpath. 
Mrs Mallard was giving her brood a lecture at Shireoaks locks.
Feeder lock pound was low for some reason, the wash was bone dry:
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Narrowboat Sunny was moored above Brown's lock. No signs of life.I must share the terrific Thorpe locks:
Can there be any reason not to visit the canal?
From Thorpe Locks bridge to the feeder takes you through Lindrick Dale and across the bottom of Lindrick Golf Course:
The footpath crosses the Feeder: the bank can be followed eastward to the Ryton Weir and gate:
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A cute Jack Russell, Alfie, was tussling with a branch just inside the woods. |
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| Mommy Mallard was still with her chicks | |
Past Rhodesia, approaching Deep lock, a narrowboat was visible:
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It turned out to be "Evening Star" from Huddersfield: |
Why are (almost*) all the folk on narrowboats so damned nice?
Isn't the canal beautiful!
* One exception, I shan't name, but they're somewhere on the blog
