Gheluvelt Park, Pitchcroft and home, Worcester: Tuesday, 27th December, 2022.

 

Let's start with a full meeting of THAWAS.

Half a walnut for you.

Feeding swans, ducks, and gulls.

The Gheluvelts have returned to the park.

No sign of their cygnet.

The cygnet is still on the river.

It's time to fend for itself.

Overcast with a chill breeze upstream.

Overcast with a chill breeze downstream.

Feeding time at The Jetty.

It's time to fly on yer own two wings.

On Pitchcroft.

Outward bound.

Skyscape.

Almost under Sabrina Bridge.

On Pitchcroft.

Homeward bound.

Vicky and Kath.

Chatting.

Seeds for the birds.

The Brook.

Turkey, sausage and apple rolls for tomorrow.

Pithvier for now.

Scummylicious.

Worcester: Boxing Day, 2022.

 

Rainbow over The Barbourne Works and.......

........Northwick Avenue.

Gheluvelt Park, Pitchcroft and home, Worcester: Christmas Day, 2022.

 

Brunch:

 

A once a year Christmas Day treat.

Croissants, Petit Pan, French butter, ham, cheese, 

apricot preserve, strwaberries, blueberrys and fresh

orange juice.

A Christmas Day feast of half walnuts.

Feeding mallards.

Texting.

Grey, Mild and non-discript upstream.

Grey, mild and non-discript downstream.

Must be Christmas Day.

On Pitchcroft.

Skyscape.

The Gheluvelts are upstream.

We'll go to the jetty and give 'em a call.

Feeding The Gheluvelts.

Enjoying a Christmas Day feast 

of swan and duck food pellets.

Seeds for the birds.

The Brook.

Roast Beef dinner.

Shloer red grape.

Ditto.

Golden Syrup Sponge Pudding with custard.

One hour and thirty minutes to prepare and cook.

Fifteen minutes to demolish.

Roll on next Christmas.

Sandwell, Witton, and Droitwich: Saturday, 24th December, 2022.

Sandwell Crematorium.

Witton Cemetery.

Birmingham city centre.

From Witton.

At the car wash.

Half a tankfull.

That should keep us going for a while.

Gheluvelt Park and Pitchcroft, Worcester: Friday, 23rd December, 2022.

 

Texting.

Robin.

Wasn't singing.

Still isn't.

Carol and Vicky.

Chatting.

Are you two going to stand there all day chatting, 

or are you going to do the right thing 

and dole out yer half walnuts?

Is it worth me coming down?

Yes, it's worth you coming down.

Half a walnut in The Gods.

Blue Tit.

Plenty of water in The Brook.

It's been raining.

Not raining now.

Plenty of water in The Brook II.

Grey, mild and dank upstream.

Grey, mild and dank downstream.

Must be nearly-Christmas.

Feeding The Gheluvelts, two mallards, 

and an opportunist.

On Pitchcroft.

Outward bound.

Skyscape.

Worcester Cathedral and friends.

Great Tit.

Cormorant.

Almost under Sabrina Bridge.

Robin.

Just flown in.

On Pitchcroft.

Homeward bound.

Mistle Thrush.

It's raining.

A rainbow over Pitchcroft.

Faint, but it's there.

Starlings.

Two.

Seeds for the birds.

Bridge ground decimation.

Plenty of water in The Brook III.