They’re everywhere now – must check out the local bluebell wood. Today we’re on Wenlock Edge, walking a circular route from Aston Munslow. There’s quite a variety of other blooms beside the paths and tracks – a riot of colour (I may be exaggerating). But for sheer quantity, the bluebells win, hands down.
Wandering with the camera on a warm, but only intermittently sunny, spring afternoon.
We’ve had one or two steam-hauled specials in Shropshire recently – this would be the last for the immediate future. It should have been a Britannia, then it was going to be Duchess of Sutherland. In the end, they were all indisposed, and the duty fell to humble Black 5 no. 44932 – an ideal subject for “steam in the landscape” shots…
(A few) More photos and video at “Steam in the Landscape” on Geoff’s Rail Diaries
Just published to “Geoff’s Rail Diaries“, an illustrated account of yesterday’s trip to the LBNGR. Visit “Leighton Buzzard and the Baldwin” – now!
No 778, a WW1 Baldwin, makes a fine sight accelerating away from Page’s Park station on the Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway.
It’s the Industrial Railway Society’s AGM – before the meeting, there’s a trip up the line – and before the trip up the line, there are a couple of “false starts”, just for photographers. Great stuff!
More photos will eventually appear on “Geoff’s Rail Diaries” – but not tonight…
A short circular walk from Much Wenlock, across the edge and down to Homer (it’s near Wigwig…). In a week or two, there should be lots of orchids in the woods – the early purple variety. Too early to see any today? There were one or two, in amongst the emerging bluebells – early early purple perhaps?
We’re getting a breath of fresh air – it’s been cold and grey all day, but now the sky has cleared, and the sun is strong and low. There’s a lot of yellow in the landscape…
Wednesday: the fine weather continues, and we’re on Brown Clee again. We’ve walked this route, from the picnic place near Ditton Priors, on previous occasions. Today we’ll walk anti-clockwise – up through the woods to the summit, and back past Boyne Water, to follow the estate road back to the start. A most pleasant way to spend the afternoon!
It’s too good to waste! Local wandering on Monday and (with tea and cake) Tuesday. Ironbridge Gorge and Benthall Hall
It’s a Tudor house, on the banks of the Avon near Stratford, busy on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
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