Stoke Bruerne 1 of 4.

A pleasant village in Northants for a stroll and a bite to eat.

Sheffield Canal

The towpath alongside the Macclesfield Canal at Congleton, Cheshire

Waterways

Castle Gardens, Leicester

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taken along the canal in walton

Autumn at Cromwell bottom beside the Calder&Hebble navigation canal

Beautiful morning on the Towpath Trail, Cuyahoga Valley Nat'l Park

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Our countryside is indeed a special place wherever we go. The Grand Union Canal between Barrow Upon Soar and Loughborough.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park, near Akron, Summit County, Ohio

Cuyahoga Valley National Park, OH, Towpath Trail (Station Bridge - Red Lock)

The towpath by the Macclesfield Canal near Oakgrove, Cheshire

Hackney,London

Vibrant colours and catchy names - all narrow boats seem to have an interesting story to tell.

The towpath by the Caldon Canal near Consall Forge, Staffordshire

Selly Oak ~ Birmingham. Along the Worcester & Birmingham Canal

Cuyahoga Valley National Park - Ira Trailhead

Nikon F Nikkor 24mm F2, XP2-400 Waist Level Prism

Just outside of Canal Fulton, Ohio, in the rain

A shot of a narrowboat moored at Windmill End

A quiet spot on the Grand Union Canal near Catherine-de-Barnes Solihull

Nikon FM Nikkor 24mm F2 Fujicolor 200

Outside of Canal Fulton, Ohio

Nikon FM Nikkor 24mm F2 Fujicolor 200

Outside of Canal Fulton, Ohio

Ilford HP5 at 800

Canon EOS 100

The Shropshire Union canal passes through the village of Wrenbury in Cheshire.

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The towpath of the Birmingham & Fazeley canal narrows under the tight tunnel at Livery Street, Birmingham.

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The towpath near the end of the Peak Forest canal at Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire

Light and shadows on the Canal path...

I think these are inkcaps (Coprinopsis atramentaria) well into the process of deliquescing, but in too nice a spot to ignore!

Swansea Canal near Ynysmeudwy in South Wales. The canal was constructed between 1794 and 1798, running for some 16.5 miles (26.6 km) from Swansea to Abercraf in South Wales. The main cargos were coal, iron and steel, and the enterprise was profitable. Sold to the Great Western Railway in 1873, it continued to make a profit until 1895. A period of decline followed, with the last commercial traffic using the waterway in 1931. Around 5 miles (8.0 km) remain in water.

I deliberately waited until my family members walked on ahead so that I could make this composition – I swear it was not so that I could get away from them! I recognised that there was a pleasing compositional balance to the scene, with the trees on the left and right framing the narrow boats. My aim was for the figures disappearing into the fog to provide the final touch.

Leeds-Liverpool Canal in the Yorkshire Dales near Gargrave

Grantham Canal at Denton Basin

Nikon F Micro-Nikkor 55mm 3.5 (Non AI) XP2-400 Waist Level Prism

Just outside of Canal Fulton, Ohio

Along the towpath...

River Lea towpath, North London