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... but it was mixed fortunes on the canal. Areas which were out of the sun and away from the water flow caused by the locks remained frozen over but other parts took on a very different look with the water flowing freely, although overall the temperature remained cool to say the least. In fact last night the temperature in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, which is the town we lived in a few years ago and which is in the neighbouring county but only five miles from where we live now, dropped to minus 11.1 degrees C.
1. Narrow boats going nowhere. These boats are moored just outside a marina and just above the lock, so not benefitting from the movement of the water -
2. Walking further on and in an adjoining field we came across this heron looking rather forlorn. Looks like he might have forgotten why he went into the field in the first place - probably had mousing on his mind originally -
3. A little nearer to home, the canal had benefitted from direct sun for most of the day and these ducks had found a more familiar environment -
4. Finally, before getting back to the comfort of the house, on 'our stretch', this moorhen looked less than pleased about having to slide about on the ice.
All taken with E-30, 70-300mm lens.
Regards,
Ann1e
1. Narrow boats going nowhere. These boats are moored just outside a marina and just above the lock, so not benefitting from the movement of the water -
2. Walking further on and in an adjoining field we came across this heron looking rather forlorn. Looks like he might have forgotten why he went into the field in the first place - probably had mousing on his mind originally -
3. A little nearer to home, the canal had benefitted from direct sun for most of the day and these ducks had found a more familiar environment -
4. Finally, before getting back to the comfort of the house, on 'our stretch', this moorhen looked less than pleased about having to slide about on the ice.
All taken with E-30, 70-300mm lens.
Regards,
Ann1e
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