Things seen beside the canal

texanba Eylül 23, 2022

As promised, here are some photos of things I saw during my walk along the Basingstoke Canal on Sunday afternoon. A lot of the other people on the towpath that day were in more of a hurry - jogging to keep fit, or cycling. I was sauntering though, with my camera poised... There are a lot of photos in this post; if you don't want to look at them all, may I please ask you at least to look at the LAST two?

I don't think this old rowing-boat full of frozen murky water is going anywhere soon:

Bulrush

Frost patterns on a leaf

Seed-head

Gorse

Bracken

Clematis Vitalba - "Old man's beard"

Ant-hill made with pine needles

Robin

Ivy on a fence-post

Ivy berries

Trunk of fallen Silver Birch tree

Sawn Silver Birch

Silver Birch against the cloudless blue sky (in December!)

Felled Beech tree re-growing from the stump

Hazel catkins

The gnarled trunk of an Oak tree

Ouch!

Reflections...

And finally... I want you to tell me what you think is the story behind the next two photos. Do you think they are connected, for instance? (They were both photographed in the same place.) Suggestions in the Comments please!