…just a few spots of rain. It’s a good place for a wander on an afternoon when there’s a chance of getting wet – there’s plenty of shelter. The day’s only heavy shower fell soon after we’d arrived home…
Melons and artichokes
…in the greenhouse and the walled garden at Attingham. We’re taking a short leg-stretch, staying close to civilisation as there’s a chance of a heavy shower (inevitably, as we’ve taken a brolly, it stays dry). It’s very busy here today – car parks overflowing, with visitors to a classic car rally, but we’ll keep away from that, walking around the perimeter of the estate where there are relatively few others. As we near the end of our wander, we pass through the walled garden, where there’s plenty of summer colour.
The Wharfage and the bridges
Wednesday 7 August: beside the Severn on a warm afternoon. We walk as far as the redundant power station bridge, then back to the red iron bridge. The bus at the bus stop is red too – we don’t see many like that around here…
The bikes are back
Not a quiet afternoon… They did their best for the occasion, but one or two silencers sounded less than fully effective. It’s the Broseley Festival of Motorcycling today – we’d better go and take a look (and meet a couple of old friends)
Broseley Festival of Motorcycling
Last (Manx) Post: GLMR
After our visit to the Great Laxey Mine Railway, we’ll be heading for the ferry and home. This visit, to a railway significantly smaller than those we’ve seen so far, was just the thing for our last morning on the Isle of Man. Visit “Laxey: the GLMR” to find out more…
Manx trams galore
Just published to Geoff’s Rail Diaries, photos of the many and various trams we encountered and travelled on during our stay on the Isle of Man. Visit “Manx Electric Railway” – now!
Clip-clop
…the sound of the horse trams in Douglas, Isle of Man. For more photos of this year’s somewhat-limited operations, visit “Horsepower” on Geoff’s Rail Diaries
