After Storm Babet had blown through, Sunday was calm and started off bright and sunny, too good a day to waste inside. I decided I'd walk along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal from Crossflatts to Riddlesden, just for a change. It's a suburban area, with housing on the south-west side of the canal - the Bingley to Keighley corridor - though to the north-east it is a little more rural with fields and villages, and walking along the canal feels green and leafy.
The swans had discovered a ready source of food, dropped from the bird table in someone's garden.
A few cold nights seem to have kick-started the change to autumn colour.
When boats go past the boaters mostly wave in a friendly way, and most people you pass on the towpath say hello too. It's like an unspoken conversation: 'Hello, lovely day. Yes, it is. Good to be alive, just enjoying the day. Yes, it is'.
And it is good to be alive, feeling grateful for our peaceful land and the freedom just to enjoy it. Never take it for granted.
Those with the mirror reflections are so charming! All with water and trees are great too. Yes, our walking path at Lake Tomahawk also has friendliness, but since I'm so slow, I see people pass twice going the other way and they sometimes refrain from another hello.
ReplyDeleteThese feel quite tranquil.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a gorgeous day and you got some great reflections.
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