If I walk along the canal or river about a mile out of Saltaire, I arrive at Dowley Gap, one of the many locks on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. The lock itself is just beyond the bridge in the picture above. It's all very familiar and yet manages to be different each time I come here. The red creeper on that wall was just stunning in the early morning sunshine.
The sun was just picking out the South Lodge, once a gatehouse for the Milner Field estate.
My two favourite trees, often photographed, looked just a bit different with the mist swirling around.
The Seven Arches Aqueduct, which carries the canal over the river, is hardly beautiful but I think it's interesting and quite remarkable. Built in 1773, it has over the years received hefty amounts of concrete on the towpaths. I don't often photograph it from this side. See HERE for a view from the other side and the story of when it was drained for repairs.
There is something very grounding about a walk frequently undertaken. While the route remains the same (maybe with slight variations every now and then), the walk itself is never exactly the same. Time of day and of year, light, weather, sounds, smells, plants, animals and people - they all combine to create a uniqe walk every time.
ReplyDeleteThe first picture could be the "October" photo for a wall calendar, as could the two great trees in the mist.