Friday, 26 August 2022

Red Hill (am), Gheluvelt Park and Pitchcroft (pm), Worcester: Thursday, 25th August, 2022.

Wiping the trolley down.
Going in.
Well in.
Robin.
On a post.
Ignoring summat else flying by.
Half a walnut for Nic.
Robin.
Surrounded.
Vicky with three fully paid up members of THAWAS.
One more for Nic.
The Park's top predator?
It would be if it didn't have a bell on its collar.
The Brook is in flood.
Rain drops on leaves.
Busy Bee.
Feeding Mrs Gheluvelt-Swan and her three cygnets.
I've not eaten anything for days, me.
Gently drifting downstream.
They'll be flying soon.
On Pitchcroft.
Outward bound.
Skyscape.
Worcester Cathedral and friends.
Kingfisher.
Male.
On Pitchcroft.
Homeward bound.
Narrow boat.
Gheluvelt cygnets have drifted quite a long way downstream.
Bright, dry and warm downstream.
Gheluvelt swans heading back upstream.
Bright, dry and warm upstream.
The Brook is in flood II.
Pixie.
Very chatty.

Thursday, 25 August 2022

Walk to the docs and back, Worcester: Wednesday, 24th August, 2022.

 

Half a walnut is delivered by air mail.
Robin.
One of us is about to enter the docs.
Several members of THAWAS are here today.
Plus two on the periphery who aren't quite sure 
whether they should sign up or not.
They are now!
Overcast, warm and very humid downstream.
Overcast, warm and very humid upstream.
Narrow boat.
Swan food pellets hand delivered 
for the Gheluvelt cygnets and.......
........Mrs Gheluvelt-Swan.
No sign of Mr Gheluvelt-Swan today.
Narrow boat II.
Robin.
Was singing loudly.
Not singing quite so loudly now.

Wednesday, 24 August 2022

Walk to the pharmacy and back, Worcester: Tuesday, 23rd August, 2022.

 

Half a walnut for Tubsie.
Bessie mates.
Sitting down for a multi-course feast of half-walnuts.
Not a particularly busy Bee.
Robin.
On a bench and.......
.......up a tree.
Half a walnut for Nic.
Robin.
Different one.
Nic's been given a non-half a walnut.
Not by us.
That's one to bury now and eat later.
About to enter the pharmacy.
Three for a girl.
Rounding Brittania Square.
Ray Smeeting is in town.
Tiny non-apples.
Apples.
Lots.
Overcast, warm and horribly humid downstream.
Overcast, warm and horribly humid upstream.
A typical British summer's day then.