The men and the moon

I popped out for a walk slightly later than I habitually do, but it was a lovely evening and I enjoyed my stroll. Sunset (behind me) translated into pink clouds to the east - and a rising, almost full, 'Beaver' moon. 

At the moment there are large scale works going on above and below the canal and alongside the playing fields, and the crews were just packing up at the end of the day. I'm not exactly sure what they are doing but it has to do with the drains and sewerage system. Considerable lengths of temporary roadway have been laid for the vans and equipment. They appear to be clearing out and relining pipes (such a stench the other day!) and installing what looked to be large concrete chambers, possibly for storage or water treatment. I may be wrong but I suspect the work has to do with plans by the water authorities to reduce sewage outflow into the rivers. There's recently been a lot of fuss about the pollution in our waterways. Sewage outflow is allowed when storms overfill the system but it seems that discharges have been happening much more frequently.