Another lovely winter walk: Sunday, 4th December, 2016.

Early afternoon and looking down river from what has become our favourite viewing spot.

Vigilant kingfisher spotter out of luck today.

Walked into town via Homebase and then tea 'n' cake at a Cafe we hadn't tried before. 

'The Court Tea Room' has only been open for 5 weeks and it is very nice.

We are now in College Green and David is getting fed up with carrying the quality 

bathroom blind (£4.99) we bought at Homebase. 

You can tell can't you.

Vicky in College Green and not carrying as much as David.

The Cathedral from College Green.

At the furthest point from home on our walk.

Sun and gentle cold breeze in our backs from now on.

Back at our favourite viewing spot.

About one mile to go now.

By the time we get home we have walked either 6.75 or 7 miles, 

depending which of our Fit Bits we believe, and 12 flights of stairs.

Not bad.

Frosty morning, Salwarpe & Worcester, Wednesday, 30th November, 2016.

Salwarpe Village Hall casts a long shadow across a frosty field prior to Cardio Fit session.

60 mins later the frost had gone.

Back in Worcester and there's still plenty of frosty undergrowth in Gheluvelt Park.

Tufts of frosty grass in Gheluvelt Park.

Backlit frosty tree in, you guessed it, Gheluvelt Park.

River level at the kingfisher lookout is now almost back to normal.

Down-river view of The Severn.

Up-river view complete with cormorant taking off with a fish in its gob.

You'll have to take my word for that.

Suckley, and the drive home: Tuesday, 29th November, 2016.

Trees on one side of the valley cast their shadows on the trees on the other.

View from Holloways as the sun begins to set.

We knew there were dogs at Holloways but we didn't know there was a cat as well.

We do now.

The sun sets over Worcestershire as we drive back home.

This field came complete with a buzzard and three herons.

They all took off once someone with a camera got out the car and stuck his head up above the parapet.

Mist and farmyard smoke.

Mist across the fields.

Even at the end of the day the frost remains.

The Not Very Big Clean Up begins, Worcester, Friday, 25th November, 2016.

Workmen removing sediment from Kleve Walk.

Undaunted swans remain in hopeful mood.

Don't look too closely at the cathedral - there's scaffolding all over it. 

Ongoing renovations. 

Cleaning up process in full tilt on Hilton Road and…..erm…that's the full extent of it.

Kingfisher's lookout post is revealed once more.

Unlikely to see any kingfishers until the river is shallower, slower and clearer.

But we'll keep checking.

Levels dropping due to no rain shock! Worcester, 24th November, 2016.

Water has receded from the passageway to the river from College Green but there's 

too much sediment  for us to be able to wander along Kleve Walk.

Pointing out the fact that the 'drop' has returned.

View along Kleve Walk from The Cathedral grounds.

There's a Jay in that tree but our camera isn't good enough to prove it, 

so you'll have to take our word for it.

Pigeons wheeling above South Quay.

Swans are always hopeful but, as per, we haven't got anything.

Nearly back home and there's still no sign of the kingfishers lookout perch.

It might have got swept away of course.

River rising, Worcester, Wednesday, 23rd November, 2016.

Walked into town and gone all the way around The Cathedral and through College Green only to find that the passage onto the river footpath (Kleve Walk) is flooded. 

Didn't expect that 'cos the racecourse isn't flooded.

Time to turn back then.

Not much of a 'drop' to 'beware' at the mo'.

(View of river from Cathedral grounds).

Pigeon acrobatics over South Quay.

Still no way through to the river at Hood Street.

View of racecourse from Sabrina Bridge.

Plenty of water on it.

Will the footpath home be flooded?

The tree in the centre of the photo usually defines the water's edge.

This is the only part of the river footpath that has flooded.

Just a small diversion required.

Compare and contrast with the photo taken yesterday.

Much bigger diversion required today.

Lots of rain = first flood of the winter, Worcester, Tuesday, 22nd November, 2016.

Barbourne Brook is in flood.

The river is already flooding Gheluvelt Park/Old Waterworks and so a diversion is required to get to the  wall by the willow tree overlooking the Severn.

 The dead tree on the far bank upon which kingfishers keep an eye out for 

fish is now completely inundated.

That indicates (by our in-expert calculations, that the river level has risen about 6 - 8 feet in just 48 hours and there's still plenty of water from Shropshire and Wales to get to these here parts yet.

Steps down to a favourite spot for local anglers are now under water.

Of course, some folk take it all in their stride.

Look at the fella on the far right: fast asleep!

A short while later, it's a rendezvous with Victoria at our favourite place in town for lunch (Elgar's), before a quick visit to M&S and then a trudge home along the roads 

(never as interesting as along the river).