Part the second

I have actually thought about where I was going to start with this post. I think I have mentioned that I have been walking up and down the Rushall Canal, which cuts through the estate I live on and is five minutes walk down the hill. It actually joins on to the Wyrley and Essington Canal which has a branch leading up to Chasewater where I spent many a long day working as the boatman in the early 80's. Yes I was the one that said "come in number 9 your time is up".

I get to the canal about half way along its length and have the choice of heading "up" towards Hayhead Nature Reserve or down towards the Motorway.
This is a picture I took on the way to the Motorway during the summer. The canal itself is fairly straight

To be honest most times I go up as it gives me lots of options to loop back home or if I want or to branch off into the Aboretum and wander around in the fields. This mainly happens when my youngest wants to come for a "Bike ride". She rides the bike I tend to jog along behind.

One of the things I like is the opportunity to get the same picture at different times of the year. At the moment these are my favourite.


The first was taken at begining of November as Autumn swept through. I do like Autumn and the colour of the leaves, the berries and the fruit, I could go on, but you get the Idea.

Compare this to the a picture I took a month later. Autumn has been and gone and Winter has truly arrived.

All the leaves are gone the variety of colour has been replaced with a monochrome. Yes there is the green of bark, lichen and moss. this is background the white of the snow and frost dominates. The water which reflected the surrondings is frozen and snow lies over it.


I should go to bed now so more soon