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The Kennet & Avon Canal, seen here at Newbury in Berkshire, was built in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. From Bristol to Bath the waterway and its 105 locks followed the River Avon before the canal connected it to the River Kennet at Newbury, and then on to the River Thames at Reading. Although the canal gradually fell into disuse after the opening of the Great Western Railway in the mid-19th century, its 87 miles were later fully restored and the waterway is now popular for various leisure activities.
For another view of this canal - at Hungerford - please see www.flickr.com/photos/rosbornking/53373687498/in/datepost...
Our visit to the south-western part of the Cotswolds started on a sunny and warm day in Malmesbury, an ancient town on the River Avon. We picnicked at this spot, beside a small waterfall and with the partly ruined abbey in the background. It was a great start of a wonderful trip!
The Avon river runs through the heart of Christchurch city and is a vital part of the landscape. It is lovely to take a walk by the river in the city for a peaceful stroll or even to go punting on the Avon.
... the one in Devon.
An early morning scene on the River Avon on Dartmoor, just below the reservoir.
Devons River Avon is the shortest of the many River Avons in the UK, just seven miles passes from where it rises on Dartmoor before emptying into the English Channel at Bigbury-on-Sea.
An HST heading out of Bath Spa Station for Bristol
October 2016
It was results like this that converted me from Canon full frame to Fuji X
Sunset from the woodland bridge in Christchurch's Hagley park, and with spring certainly here we had a wonderful evening.
The Weekend Is Here: The Battlefield Is Ready! (The Foamy and Sparkly Kind) 🎉
My dear friends, my girls!
The moment we've been waiting for has arrived: T-H-E W-E-E-K-E-N-D! 🙌
But you know as well as I do that before these two days officially enter the dictionary definition of "rest," they require a little... action! The house is literally waiting for me with a stacked to-do list. The moment I walked through the door, the laundry basket (which is the textile version of Mount Everest), the kitchen (as if I'd fed an army all week), and those dust particles... they all shouted "Hello!" in unison.
Agenda items and my current mood:
Doing Laundry: I like this part, I admit! Throw it in the machine, that detergent smell... Wonderful. But the folding part? That's where I switch into "battle-weary" mode.
House Cleaning: Music up full blast! Time for cleaning while dancing. I'm like a modern, sweaty, and heavily caffeinated version of Cinderella. But the result: Sparkling clean! ✨
Cooking: My stomach is growling, the fridge is looking neglected. Time to invent something quick, delicious, and something that won't completely exhaust me before Saturday night couch time.
THAT DREADED CHORE: IRONING! 😩 Confession: I hate ironing. It's practically a type of meditation. A wrong, boring type of meditation. But what can we do, we can't walk around in wrinkled clothes. I guess the best thing is to put on my favorite series and accept ironing as a "brain resting" exercise... Maybe.
When this whole marathon is over, if I'm lucky, I'll finish the day without falling asleep in front of the TV. If it does happen, I'll just accept it as the victory of being completely exhausted! 😉
Well, sleeves up! The rest after all this hustle will be so much sweeter.
What's on your weekend agenda? Are there exhausting chores, or just pure joy? Let's chat in the comments!
Wishing everyone a Happy, productive, and ultimately very restful weekend!
Big hugs!
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A late afternoon view looking over the River Avon, in Stratford - upon - Avon Warwickshire! The buiding you can see in the distance is the Royal Shakespeare Theatre...
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BNSF 5745, an early model GEVO still in its as delivered H2 livery leads Chiles Kentucky coal loads through the small town of Avon Illinois on the BNSFs Brookfield Sub.
This ex-Royal Australian Air Force Avon Sabre is one of only two still flying and whilst it is based on the American F-86 Sabre, it was built in Australia with numerous changes and upgrades resulting in not much more than the wings of the F-86 in common..
A Rolls-Royce Avon engine was fitted which meant that 60% of the fuselage required modification and the size of the air intake was increased by 25%.
This resulted in the Australian Avon Sabre being faster than the US F-86 ( 700mph vs 687mph ), with a greater rate of climb ( 12,000 feet per minute vs 9,000 feet per minute ) and a higher ceiling level ( 55,000 feet vs 49,600 feet )
Other modifications were made including changes to the cockpit and an increase in fuel capacity. Also, the Australian sabre could be started without an external power source.
The 6 x .50 machine guns of the F-86 were replaced with 2 x 30mm Aden Cannon. In the jet age it was rare for more than a couple of bullets to hit the enemy aircraft therefore it was decided that a couple of 30mm cannon strikes would generally do more damage that a couple of .50 machine gun bullets.
The Avon Sabre is arguably the best of the numerous Sabre variants built throughout the world.
Former RAAF Avon Sabres were donated to and used by both the Malaysian and Indonesian Air Forces. . . . . .Canon EF-S 18 -55mm f3.5 -5.6 IS
On top of the rocky tor summit of Ben Avon 1171m in the cairngorms. Image taken by drone with a ND16 filter as it was a nice bright sunny day.
After we'd had our scones we decided to go for a boat trip, but as the boats were setting off every 15 minutes we decided to let this one go so that we could be the first ones on the next boat, therefore having more choice of seats!!
...high water at Cumberland Basin in Bristol looking towards the Gorge, Clifton and the iconic Clifton suspension bridge.
I was not sure about going out this morning, lacking a bit of inspiration with the local spots and the weather was for clear skies. As I was awake at 4am, damn body clock, i decided to go and watch the sunrise at one of my favourite locations. I was sat drinking coffee and this kicked off infront of me.
AVON Anniversary edition perfume box from the 70's. The width of the box is 1.5".
(Macro Monday Group Theme: Brand and Logos)
A birds eye view of 26038 crossing Avon Viaduct with an authentic 1970's branch line goods train on Sun 9th March 2025.
A Northern Diesel photo charter organised by Chris Gee and Andrew Fowler.
Everything from busts to buckets. A floating Aladdin’s Cave seen on the Kennet & Avon Canal near Bath, England HSS.
45699 "Galatea" running as classmate 45562 "Sierra Leone" crosses the river Avon at Eckington with the 1Z42 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill "Cotswold Venturer" on a blustery but mild 18-02-23.
Avon River. An iconic Christchurch river. Been a post earthquake city a road cone is never far from the eye!
An no, I don't work for Nova Energy!
Captured during an extremely brief and small opening in the clouds, with the sun backlighting its exhaust and illuminating the viaduct piers, Caledonian Railway McIntosh 'Class 439' 0-4-4 tank 55260 (aka 55189) runs across the lofty Avon viaduct during an 'In Search of Steam' photographic charter event on the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway on 4th November 2023.
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