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Our countryside is indeed a special place wherever we go. The Grand Union Canal between Barrow Upon Soar and Loughborough.
Houseboats on the River Lea where it passes between Springfield Park (out of shot to the right) and Springfield Marina (across the river).
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.
The towpath up to the 'Astle Bridge', Netherton...named after a piece of graffiti remembering a local-hero footballer... Despite repeated attempts to remove the graffiti, it would always reappear...a plaque underneath the bridge now celebrates this story...
A 1st for me. I took a 1/2 dozen images and was getting my tripod ready when she flew off. A female.
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Along the winding towpath on the Leeds to Liverpool canal at Apperley Bridge, West Yorkshire, England.
I think these are inkcaps (Coprinopsis atramentaria) well into the process of deliquescing, but in too nice a spot to ignore!
The towpath of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal near to Foulridge, Lancashire, UK
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The towpath of the Birmingham & Fazeley canal narrows under the tight tunnel at Livery Street, Birmingham.
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When our canals were first built, towards the end of the 18th century, their main purpose was to transport goods from where they were made to the towns and cities that needed them. Coal was a major need, and the Lancaster Canal was constructed in the late 1790s to improve the supply of coal to Lancaster. The canal boats - or narrowboats - were horse-drawn, with the horse walking along the towpath hauling the boat at the end of a long stout rope. The horse would normally be controlled by a young lad holding its bridle, and walking with it. The horses would be changed and rested every so often, with stables alongside the canal.
The white glow comes from the floodlighting at Firhill, during a game between Partick Thistle and Raith Rovers. Thistle won, the Raith Rovers website recording - The Dickensian fog was still a factor, with visibility poor. At pitch level, the players looked unaffected, but supporters peering through the gloom at MacDonald’s goal had their work cut out following the play.