Just playing with Saturday afternoon’s pictures and the software…
Diesels in the dale
A rare event – and one that might not be possible in a year or so… Today’s “Shropshire Union” railtour brought a passenger train down Coalbrookdale, to Ironbridge power station and back. I’d better get out with the camera. For more photos, visit “The Shropshire Union” on Geoff’s Rail Diaries
Calm before…
…the high winds and heavy rain, forecast for tomorrow. It wasn’t completely calm today – there was a light breeze, and it was pleasant to be out in the country to the south of Shrewsbury. Lyth Hill is a tremendous viewpoint for the Shropshire hills – it’s also a popular spot for the dog-walkers. We left them behind as we descended towards Exfords Green, past the venison farm. By the time we got back to the car, the day was changing…
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Ludlow idling
A quiet hour in the afternoon, exploring the streets of Ludlow (and trying to keep the cars out of the photos…)
Afternoon at Attingham
Friday – first “ordinary” day of the new year. Attingham’s always good for a gentle stroll, and it shouldn’t be too bad underfoot. We might see the deer too… They were anticipating their lunch as we passed, but rather than hang around, we wandered on around the perimeter of the parkland on the east bank of the Tern, getting back to the car a little before sunset.
Winter sun
There was still evidence of Saturday’s snow showers on the Stretton hills. We should have been out enjoying the conditions on Sunday, or yesterday, but other transport arrangements got in the way. No such problems today, and once again, the sun was bright and the frost hard – the mud on the path to Hope Bowdler was well-frozen. It’s the walk we did in November (“To the Battlestones“), though today we started from the parking space below the Gaer Stone. Most enjoyable it was too!
Coalport
Can’t stay in all day, but the weather’s poor and deteriorating… The China Museum at Coalport is worth exploring – the china is astonishing! (there are those who like it). We leave at about twenty to four – already it’s becoming dark, and the rain has turned to sleet – which turns to snow as we climb out of the valley.
Christmas Skies
Yesterday evening, as instructed at about twenty past five, we gazed into the western sky – and there it was, Santa’s sleigh, a brightly-lit object hurtling past the crescent moon and the stars. We tried the binoculars, to little effect – it just became a larger brightly-lit object. My son, on a seasonal visit, insisted that it was the International Space Station…
For the last daylight hour of Christmas Day, we took a stroll along the lanes for a much-needed leg stretch and breath of fresh air. It certainly was fresh, but once again the sky was mostly clear for a glowing sunset. Merry Christmas everyone!
Shrewsbury’s quieter paths
A Christmas Eve exploration – along quiet paths in Shrewsbury, within the loop of the river but away from the bustle and the traffic
More wandering – to the river and back
Another leg-stretch with the camera, this time down to Jackfield and along the old railway track as far as the cooling towers, then up onto Benthall Edge and back across the fields via Benthall Hall.
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