A fresh spring afternoon – cool air with warm sunshine, blue sky and puffy white clouds. It’s a great start to the season – let’s hope it lasts!
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A wander on a warm and fine spring afternoon. Ned’s lane is muddy, as is the lane down past Round Hill, but at least the surfaced road is (mostly) fit to walk on (don’t fall in the potholes!).
From tomorrow, the days will be longer than the nights for the next six months…
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There’s no connection! It just happens to be the 17th of March – which means the vernal equinox is only a few days away. It’s a fine spring afternoon, with bright warm sunshine and some heavy cloud, which disperses as the day progresses. It’s very pleasant quiet country, down below the Wenlock Edge.
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On the whole, it’s a pleasant early-spring afternoon – the sun, when it shines, is warm. There are one or two showers about though. I felt a few drops, and began to wonder if I was going to get wet, but it soon passed. Later, approaching the woods along the old railway track, there must have been a few drops blowing in the breeze, as there was a faint rainbow. Sadly, the crock of gold was on the other side of the river…
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A grey and windy afternoon – the views are uninspiring, and the hedgerow plants won’t keep still…
Not exactly… (aren’t they supposed to lead to a bad end?) The paths really aren’t fit for walking – I’ll stay on the surfaced lane, itself wet and muddy, with an assortment of potholes. I wouldn’t want to drive along these lanes! There’s no shortage of the pale yellow flowers now, and one or two other shades are starting to appear – there are a few violets, and – what’s this? I’ll have to look it up when I get home. Apparently it’s toothwort, a pale parasite, not the commonest of plants.
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It’s a cold afternoon – especially in the stiff easterly breeze. No photo stops until I’m in the woods on Benthall Edge, where at least there’s some shelter. It’s dull and grey too – the camera gets some token exercise, but that’s all…
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A very pleasant stroll, a little under five miles, between Ironbridge (bridge 1) and Coalport Bridge (2), calling in at the youth hostel for coffee and cake (yes, it’s open! Must be spring!) before crossing the Jackfield footbridge (3) and the new free bridge (4) to return to the start.
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It certainly feels like it – pleasantly warm in the sunshine (hat and gloves in pocket, jacket unfastened…), and with practically no wind, it’s very enjoyable wandering around these lanes. (Later, the sun hides behind the clouds, and it’s not quite so warm. It comes out again as soon as I’m in the car, driving home)
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A morning job that overran meant I was around an hour late beginning my walk – and, as forecast, it became much sunnier from around 3pm… It’s a clear afternoon, with great views from the higher ground – but it’s very wet underfoot. Squelch squelch!
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